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Armye7 · 10-17-2018, 07:10 AM

We have a new 2019 Aspire 44W last night while watching TV we heard what sounded like water running under the kitchen sink and we also started smelling antifreeze. Our Aquahot was also running. I immediately shut off the aquahot and went outside to check the aquahot reservoir and it was empty. Apparently I have a leak in one of the hoses. Spoke with CS this morning and they want me to add fluid and run zone 3 and then zone 1 to determine which zone is leaking. We are currently living in our coach in Ohio so I hope the can come up with a solution it’s starting to get cold here. Also there’s no dealer here that will service the coach so I hope we can figure something out.

Gasman 2 · 10-17-2018, 07:40 AM

Larry and Vickie,
Sorry to hear the issue with the leak. There are people on this forum that can help you with this and where to look for the leak Chuck brobox comes to mind.

Yes as a fellow Buckeye it's starting to cool down. Hope you figure this out soon.

Richard

757driver · 10-17-2018, 09:15 AM

If you heard fluid running around the kitchen sink area then it is the Zone 1 pump loop. Check in the basement on the passenger side at the door for the fresh water tank or the one in front of that. The Aquahot hoses for the Zone 1 pump loop and the booster pump enter the slide in that general area. If you pull out the drawer under the sink and unscrew the base under that drawer you should be able to see the Aquahot lines running to the register that is on the kitchen slide. Might just be a loose hose clamp.

brobox · 10-17-2018, 09:26 AM

Larry, Sure sorry to hear of the problems. I have had my share and sad to say I learned from experience. Do you have spare Century Fluid with you? Can you get any close by? Lesson for other new coach owners, never leave home without it, you never know when a leak pops up. No fluid, no hot showers. The problem I have had were to many cheap hose clamps, most I changed with standard Lowe's stainless screw clamps.

Remove the cover of the AH, take a good flash light, it's dark in there, and check all of the hoses coming off the motors. Next place to look is the boost pump area on the P/S. You mention that where you heard the noise, I don't know where it is on the 19, but turn zone 2 on and listen for the pump running in the basement, usually behind the kitchen area. It will be behind a basement panel, a couple of screws will need to be removed. Lots of connections there and the hose that goes up the kitchen slide for the floor registers. A flashlight is a must. While you are down there, look at the entire bottom of the coach for wet spots. Let us know if you see anything. Hope it is simple and just a loose clamp.

Armye7 · 10-18-2018, 05:46 AM

Looks like the hose that runs through our passenger side slide blew apart. I put 2 gallons of the green stuff in and it just poured out on the ground. Going to Middlebury on Sunday to drop off for emergency repair. Our only hope is that nothing freezes before we can get up there. Temps fell to 31 degrees last night with no problems supposed to warm to 50s during the day and 30s at night we should be ok.

brobox · 10-18-2018, 06:08 AM

Larry, can you reach in there where the "hose blew apart"? most of those connections were just spring clamps on mine, many were replaced with screw clamps for "maybe" the reason you experienced.

Reading the other posts that always come up this time of year on Aqua Hots...if they are mechanical they can break. Nice part about this forum, someone can usually offer help to hopefully get some heat.