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RonNBama · 06-07-2008, 04:01 AM

A couple of weeks ago, I drained the fresh water tank. It sat empty until yesterday when I added about a half tank of water. Now I have water dripping under the coach. One place it's coming out is where the Aquahot exhaust penetrates the undercarriage and another is below the surge-tank where an electrical wire penetrates the undercarriage. Doh! Where the heck can this be coming from? Any suggestions will be appreciated.

RonNBama · 06-07-2008, 04:01 AM

A couple of weeks ago, I drained the fresh water tank. It sat empty until yesterday when I added about a half tank of water. Now I have water dripping under the coach. One place it's coming out is where the Aquahot exhaust penetrates the undercarriage and another is below the surge-tank where an electrical wire penetrates the undercarriage. Doh! Where the heck can this be coming from? Any suggestions will be appreciated.

RonNBama · 06-07-2008, 05:45 AM

Gonna get back into it a step at a time. Current symptom(s) is that the drip continued well after the pressure was released (2-hours). There was a visible puddle beside/under the tank and that puddle disappeared within minutes of the tank being drained.

I first thought I might have over pressurized the system when I added water. I did not use my regulator, but had the fill valve open when I opened the faucet and only opened it a "smidge" to trickle water in. Closed off the faucet before the fill valve too. Now it appears that the tank itself may have an issue or at best the lower exit line.

On a lighter note, we "went-campin'" yesterday evening. Just drug out the lawn chairs and set up our table under a tree in the back yard and commenced to toast The Good Life. The dogs acted like we were at a campground but without the leash-law. It was a hoot. Not quite the ambiance
of Lake Guntersville SP and the power wasn't "free", but the setup was a lot easier.

RonNBama · 06-08-2008, 10:18 AM

The water tank and associated connections are no longer a mystery. I removed the tank and placed it on my special MDP* to verify that the tank itself was not leaking. Turns out that the outlet line connection was loose. The good part is that I got to use my SawzAll to remove some unused partitions and hardware. Now I am a TankMaster and fresh water expert.

*MDP-Moisture Detection Platform also known in some sectors as a wood-floor motorcycle trailer.

MonacoMama · 06-08-2008, 01:48 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by RonNBama:
The water tank and associated connections are no longer a mystery. I removed the tank and placed it on my special MDP* to verify that the tank itself was not leaking. Turns out that the outlet line connection was loose. The good part is that I got to use my SawzAll to remove some unused partitions and hardware. Now I am a TankMaster and fresh water expert.

*MDP-Moisture Detection Platform also known in some sectors as a wood-floor motorcycle trailer.

</div></BLOCKQUOTE>Bama...did you really (Now be honest with Mama) remove your tank and put it back?

I think I am afraid of the answer I am going to get...

Mama

RonNBama · 06-08-2008, 03:22 PM

Oh yeah, went through the whole process. After I tightened the connection on the outlet hose, I began filling the tank again. Soon as it had an inch or so of water, there was water coming from under the tank again. Never even thought it was being pushed out of the padding by the weight of the water, so everything comes out. Really had a Duuuhhh moment there but WTH-over? Now I know what's hidden in the tank compartment. :-)