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CLOC-AdminWe have been staying in our Cameo 36 FWS in our RV access next to our house while going through a kitchen remodel and refinishing all the hardwood floors. Have only been in here about a week but noticed two days ago two damp spots on the bedroom carpet, next to the bed, on the bedroom door side of the bed. Both spots are linear and don’t have an odor. Any ideas as to the source? I believe the freshwater holding tank is roughly under that area but we’re using city water. We had been hooked up to city water around five to six days before the spots showed up. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
B.W.Gentry
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2007 Carri-Lite XTRM5
Breckenridge, TX
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Ideas that may not be of any value:
water does not flow uphill, so anything from below has to be a burst pipe spraying a lot of water upward that you should hear and most likely hear and see in the main belly storage area.
My guess is a loose fitting on the water line feeding into the toilet, or the toilet flush valve itself. Those valves are replaceable. Either way Fresh water leaks onto bathroom linoleum and seeps under the wall separating the bedroom from bathroom.
another but less likely source is the fittings for the washer dryer in the closet, or a bumped open valve there if there is no washing machine. The wood floor in that closet should be obviously wet and probably the carpet directly in front as well.
not likely a roof leak in that area, but that is where the roof changes slope. There are metal trim parts on the roof that hold down the plywood angle and the screws that hold it down need caulking every so often.
you don’t say where you are. If in an area of high humidity and you are running the air conditioner with the doors or windows open a lot, condensation can form in the vents and drip out of the ceiling ac vents.
as you track down the source you need to track where the water ultimately drains downward to. You need to dry the area out thoroughly with fans and perhaps a small heater or mold will take over, even in the desert. Given the area, I would remove one or more of the thin black panels on the back wall of the main belly storage area and dry with fan as needed. Ultimately the water will find its way into the fiberglass insulation under the 5er. If a lot has accumulated, you can feel how heavy the black fabric that lines the bevy is in that area versus areas forward or rearward from the leak. That belly fabric is removable. Just upen air with a fan may allow the insulation to dry, but if really soaked you can always pull it out and dry it on a sunny picnic table. I had to do that when I overfilled the fresh water holding tank a lot because I forgot.
good luck
JohnD222
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2013 36FWS Lifestyle (our great 2010 Cameo 36FWS has happy owners)CLOC-AdminWell, still trying to figure out the source of the wet spots on bedroom carpet. I have taken out the front bulkhead wall in the storage area to expose the area underneath the spots on the bedroom floor. Bottom side of the plywood flooring is dry, all pex is dry, found a slight wet area under fresh water tank and at the bottom of the bulkhead wall on large storage door side, but thats the only wet area underneath.
Here’s a picture of the wet spots.
B.W.Gentry
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2007 Carri-Lite XTRM5
Breckenridge, TXCLOC-AdminOne more time.
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We had a wet spot in the storage area near the large door(door side) on our Lifestyle 36FWD every time it rained. Was a leak around the outside power plug. Just another place to look.
Billy
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