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  • 07/23/2019 at 7:53 pm#32462
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        retiredpopo
        I have a 2009 Camaro FD3. I put water in our RV for use when traveling. I turned the pump on for use of the toilet and water ran out the bottom of the RV near the kitchen area. My water regulator was hooked up. Does anyone know what the problem could be? I am hoping that I can still tie into the city water and this not happen. I’ll be trying this tomorrow. I haven’t been able to hook to city water yet. Thanks for any help in advance
        Posted: 4:23 PM – Jun 16, 2015
        falconhunter
        Could be the low point drain be open?
        Chip
        Posted: 5:26 PM – Jun 16, 2015
        retiredpopo
        Thanks Chip, but all are closed.
        Posted: 6:34 PM – Jun 16, 2015
        remoandiris
        If there are no open drains, there must be a broken hose or connection somewhere between the pump and the fixture.
        Posted: 7:57 PM – Jun 16, 2015
        retiredpopo
        The broken hose/connector is what scares me. Thanks for the reply
        Posted: 10:08 PM – Jun 16, 2015
        rskeans
        Check the connections under the wash basins, water pump, etc. Also the p-trap connections. I just went through this with a new unit.
        Posted: 8:35 AM – Jun 17, 2015
        lillyputz
        Mine has a water leak, some were behind the main storage compartment wall. when hooked up to city water or with the pump on, it floods the main storage floor and drips out the front area of the belly.
        I just love my lifestyle.
        Posted: 6:53 PM – Jun 17, 2015
        rskeans
        Lillyputz, In my case the bathroom basin hoses were not tight. Water ran down the fittings into the storage compartment from behind the wall. I pulled an access panel to see where the water was coming from and they went straight up to the sink above. Problem solved.
        Posted: 5:42 PM – Jun 20, 2015
        JohnD222
        Popo,

        If it leaks with the pump, it will leak a lot more with city water!

        I would use the pump to track it down. You being under the sink with a big flaslight when someone turns on the pump will work best, but doable by one person… Refill the water tank in advance if needed…

        Water does not leak out of a drain fitting unless a faucet is left open and water runs into the sink etc.

        Extend the slide.

        There isn’t much to see under the sink before you remove all of the thin plywood walls that cover the hot water heater and garbage can holder. Some screws go into the floor, some into the adjacent wall. However, you might be very, very lucky and find that is not needed because it is a loose fitting between the solid pipe and the flex pipe that leads to the sink faucet. Might want to try that first. Just bump the stitch for a few seconds and if dry, that is not it.

        Start with just the plywood walls not associated with the garbage can.

        Take the cabinet doors off before you start. It will give you a bit more room, and you won’t spring a spring or break a door. I like taking the door off and leaving the spring in place, and then closing the spring.

        Hot water heater fittings are most likely culprits, particularly the ones close to the valves.

        There are some “loop” flex hoses towards the outer wall to facilitate slide going in and out. Hopefully another easy tighten the fitting solution.

        There are more such loop flex fittings to allow for side movement that are under the floor beneath the garbage can. The slide might need to be half way position in order to see down in there. It is quite a twist to get in there. I find it easier to go in from under the sink not through the garbage can door..

        When found and fixed you really should open up the bottom of the 5er to dry out the insulation. Or just go live in the dessert for a month!

        retiredpopo wrote:The broken hose/connector is what scares me. Thanks for the reply
        Posted: 5:49 PM – Jun 20, 2015
        JohnD222
        If it turns out to be the water heater itself, you can isolate it and live without hot water for a bit.

        Did you put the big hot water heater anode rod/drain plug back in after winter? It is accessible from outside and should leak down the exterior gel coated decaled wall, but if silicone is bad at the wall joint, that water can go down the inside of the wall into the belly area.

        Remember, if the hot water heater was drained, it takes a while for it to fill up before you build up enough pressure in the line to reveal leaks in downstream fittings and pipes.

        Just because you find one leak, does not mean that there isn’t a second or third. So test before you button it up. If carpet or cabinet is wet, use a fan to dry it out before buttoning up the thin plywood walls.

        Posted: 12:29 PM – Jun 21, 2015
        retiredpopo
        Wow thank you all for the replies. It’s been too wet around here lately to bring the RV home so I could check out the suggestions that were given. Hopefully it will dry out enough in the next few days for me to get it to the house. I’ll let everyone know what the results are. Thanks again.

        B.W.Gentry
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        2007 Carri-Lite XTRM5
        Breckenridge, TX

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