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Old 07-18-2018, 07:38 AM   #15
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Just one more thought, our vents are like torpedoes spin with the wind, if facing towards our big vents, sorry loss for words, the smell could be blowing in that way
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When looking at the roof vents make sure there is a good seal around the pipe though the roof penetration. Sometimes the vent caps hide this and the smell gets in the ceiling then exits anywhere in the coach.
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Old 07-18-2018, 07:56 AM   #17
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This may sound unusual, but we had the same problem and the smell was in the bedroom. It turned out that we had a circuit breaker box that had a breaker that went bad. It ran one of the air conditioners and was warm to the touch when the air was on. I replaced the breaker and the smell was gone.

Wow! That's a new one.
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Old 07-18-2018, 08:06 AM   #18
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Here is what it looks like installed
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We had that smell and tried everything - actually turned out to be the batteries so they do not always smell of sulfur
Where would the batteries be that I should check? As you can tell, we’re new to this!! 🤗
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This may sound unusual, but we had the same problem and the smell was in the bedroom. It turned out that we had a circuit breaker box that had a breaker that went bad. It ran one of the air conditioners and was warm to the touch when the air was on. I replaced the breaker and the smell was gone.
That’s where our smell is. And the back ac doesn’t work! Where would I find that??
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Just another thought- do you have ceiling vent fans? Fantastic fans? If that is running and you flush the toilet that will draw in black tank odors through the toilet hole. Works every time in my RV.
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That’s where our smell is. And the back ac doesn’t work! Where would I find that??


I’m not sure where to tell you to check in your coach. Ours is built into the bedroom wall; the cover is opened and then there is a circuit breaker box just like you would find in your home. When you find the breakers, I would turn off the panel power entirely and then pull out the breaker and replace it with a new one. Hopefully this is the problem and you solve two problems with one fix!
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Where would the batteries be that I should check? As you can tell, we’re new to this!! 🤗
The coach batteries are under the entrance steps.

It would be helpful if you could put your coach model and year in your signature, since that information helps identify where things are located.
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For a 35K and a smell in the bedroom one needs to check the trap for the washer/dryer. Even if you don't have a w/d it is plumbed for it. It needs water in it to prevent gray tank odors from entering the living space.
If it is not that then the rear bath has the vent air admittance valve discussed above (actually all the sinks have those valves on a 35K). Turned out my valve was fine it just worked itself loose over time. Tightened it up and all was good again. It smells like a sewer/black tank issue but gray smell can be just as bad.
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Thank you all so much for the info and suggestions! We’re in MD this weekend for a softball tournament...so when I get back I’ll have plenty of ideas to try. You guys are awesome! This is why I love this forum 🤗
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