Mystery Water Leak

[peter brandt]

The doors for the storage cabinet under the refrigerator had some water
damage when I bought my coach. It has been parked for 3 months now, the
fridge is "off" and dry and so is everything else above it. When I took the
doors off today, I noticed they are still damp - water seems to run down the
inside of both doors. Has anybody else had a similar problem? Any idea where
the water is coming from?
I also took the outside vent cover for the fridge off and things are dry
back there.

Thanks,

Peter
77 Eleganza II
Colorado

 

[g.m. hope]

>
> The doors for the storage cabinet under the refrigerator had some
> water damage when I bought my coach. It has been parked for 3 months
> now, the fridge is "off" and dry and so is everything else above it.
> When I took the doors off today, I noticed they are still damp - water
> seems to run down the inside of both doors. Has anybody else had a
> similar problem? Any idea where the water is coming from? I also took
> the outside vent cover for the fridge off and things are dry back
> there.

A long time ago, I noticed that the floor outside the bath in my coach
was getting wet. On investigating, I found that the vent line from the
water tank ran up the vent pipe and terminated inside the motor
home above the bath module. When I connected to campground
water, the water would rise up the vent tube and drain down onto the
bath module and then down the inside module wall. Mine showed up
on the floor outside the bath door. Is it possible that the vent in your
coach could have been dropped on the top of the bath module and
overflow from it is running across the ceiling of the module and into
the fridge area. . . .maybe????

HTH,
Marion Hope
George M.(Marion) Hope gmhope
1930 SW 19th Way (352) 371-2795
Gainesville, FL 32608

 

[g.m. hope]

> coach could have been dropped on the top of the bath module and
> overflow from it is running across the ceiling of the module and into
> the fridge area. . . .maybe???? >>
>
> The vent only goes about 3 foot up from the floor and is taped to the
> vent pipe. I replaced mine with a tube to go around the inside back
> of the motorhome and threaded a hose fitting into the little vent area
> of the water fill assembly. I had found that when I put a hose into
> the fill pipe it often would pressurize the tank and force water up
> the vent and all over the carpet. Now that it is outside I can see
> water coming out of it when the tank is full.

Mine went all the way up to just below the underside of the roof as I
recall. I, too, rerouted mine to the airvent on the fill assembly. Sure
was a shock when it started soaking the carpet on connecting it to
the city water line the first time though :^).

Marion Hope
77 Kingsley



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George M.(Marion) Hope gmhope
1930 SW 19th Way (352) 371-2795
Gainesville, FL 32608

 

[peter brandt]

I climbed up on the roof today, and sure enough there was a leak at the
front of the refrigerator vent! I hope that takes care of the wet storage
cabinet doors. Thanks again for all your suggestions.

Peter
77 Eleganza II
Colorado