In getting my TT ready for our first excursion next week something happened that concerned me. It appears that at some point (seems to be related to either the water heater or the pump starting up and/or shutting down) I'm get a little water coming from under the bunk house. It happened twice yesterday, but I couldn't pinpoint when and why.
Could I be doing things in the wrong order? I am very concerned about this and am wondering if I need to pull the bunk or water heater to make sure there are no leaks and/or water damage. I filled my fresh water tank to sanitize the tanks, drained, then hooked up to the city inlet with a regulator to flush that out as well.
I'm new to this so if I am omitting any relevant info please ask and I will add anything needed.
you might have low point drains for the water system there that are open??
Do you do your own winterization/de-winterization or have someone else do it??
on one TT I had they looked like cap plugs screwed on the ends of two small pieces of pipe. On my current TT, they are two small valves you reach from the inside they have small metal rings on them and you pull them up to open, push them down to close...
I just bought this over the winter so it was already winterized. I probably should've specified that each time I had water in front of the bunkhouse it was maybe only about 8-12 oz.
If this was an open drain like you suspect, would it be accessible from only the outside?
I would check all of the water connection in the area of the leak. Also, do not hook up the city water. fill the water tank and turn on the pump while looking for the leak. Listen carefully for the pump to cycle on and off. If it does that means you have a small leak somewhere in the pressure pipes. If it does not cycle on and off. Turn off pump and hook up the city water. Watch and see if water is leaking. If so you need to figure out whats between the city connection and the pipes. If no water is leaking then start checking your drains for the leak.
I just bought this over the winter so it was already winterized. I probably should've specified that each time I had water in front of the bunkhouse it was maybe only about 8-12 oz.
If this was an open drain like you suspect, would it be accessible from only the outside?
Thanks.
is the water inside the trailer our outside... on my old trailer, the low point drains looked like plastic compression fitting caps that screwed on the ends of little sections of pipe that stuck ou tthe bottom of the TT..
my current TT has a plastic tray cut into the floor under one of the vanities... in that tray there are two little valves that you open from the inside, but the water drains out little pipes that stick out the bottom of the TT...
you could have a low point that is leaking, or a joint that is leaking might have to follow the pipes and see where they go.
I agree with TRNFLA. We had an issue with our plumbing last year during a re-build. The pipes were solid using the on board pump, but would leak using the city water hook up due to the additional water pressure. The city water had a bit more pressure even with a regulator. We ended up going over every joint / connection with a wad of toilet paper. fastest way to find a leak is with T.P.
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