So we're pretty sure the unit we rented was in winter storage before we rented it. The unit was de-winterized, which means all the antifreeze etc that has been in the unit is flushed etc.
Well about an hour into the trip we notice some water on the tile outside the bathroom door. So I go and check the bathroom, and it appears the waterline into the toilet is leaking. Luckily this is clean water I am wiping off the floor. I tighten the threaded connection, put a towel down and hope for the best. Its not a steady leak, just a drip. About an hour or so later, the kids say, there's water on the floor again. So I go check it. Still dripping and the towel is soaked. So second towel gets added and we decide to take a better look when we stop.
So needless to say the drip doesn't stop. By the end of the day its dripping more. I tied a bag around the leak and propped the sides of the bag with towels (credit goes to Ben and Austin from work - I saw them contain a pump leak this way). Sorry never took a picture of this setup. Second day of travel I call the rental company. The guy has us check somethings and call him back after we have. We arrive at the campsite,its more of a spray now. We decide the valve is cracked, not likely to be repaired by tightening by us. I keep emptying the bag, about a gallon at a time every couple of hours. We talked to the rental guys again and then when we tell him where we are he said we should take it in to a RV place down here to get the valve replaced. He agreed it was cracked.
So Monday we're walking around the campsite, dreading having to unhook everything when we walk past another camper that is having repairs done by a mobile unit. So we get their card, and give them our site number and an hour later they come by and fix the problem and we never had to move the trailer. YIPEE!!!!
Interesting one of repair guys had a chihuahua with him, named Jezebel. A very unlikely looking pair. Calmest dog ever. She's a therapy dog. The gentleman hasn't had to take blood pressure medicine in the three years he's had her. He was on blood pressure medicine for 15 years before getting her. Interesting. She rides in the repair truck all day, goes on his motorcycle etc.
Well about an hour into the trip we notice some water on the tile outside the bathroom door. So I go and check the bathroom, and it appears the waterline into the toilet is leaking. Luckily this is clean water I am wiping off the floor. I tighten the threaded connection, put a towel down and hope for the best. Its not a steady leak, just a drip. About an hour or so later, the kids say, there's water on the floor again. So I go check it. Still dripping and the towel is soaked. So second towel gets added and we decide to take a better look when we stop.
So needless to say the drip doesn't stop. By the end of the day its dripping more. I tied a bag around the leak and propped the sides of the bag with towels (credit goes to Ben and Austin from work - I saw them contain a pump leak this way). Sorry never took a picture of this setup. Second day of travel I call the rental company. The guy has us check somethings and call him back after we have. We arrive at the campsite,its more of a spray now. We decide the valve is cracked, not likely to be repaired by tightening by us. I keep emptying the bag, about a gallon at a time every couple of hours. We talked to the rental guys again and then when we tell him where we are he said we should take it in to a RV place down here to get the valve replaced. He agreed it was cracked.
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| This is the repaired piece but this shows where it was leaking from. |
So Monday we're walking around the campsite, dreading having to unhook everything when we walk past another camper that is having repairs done by a mobile unit. So we get their card, and give them our site number and an hour later they come by and fix the problem and we never had to move the trailer. YIPEE!!!!
Interesting one of repair guys had a chihuahua with him, named Jezebel. A very unlikely looking pair. Calmest dog ever. She's a therapy dog. The gentleman hasn't had to take blood pressure medicine in the three years he's had her. He was on blood pressure medicine for 15 years before getting her. Interesting. She rides in the repair truck all day, goes on his motorcycle etc.
So awesome!
ReplyDeleteUggh... Leaks are the worst! Thanks goodness it was clean water. The mobile RV repair folks make is SO much easier than trying to get it into a shop. I have seen folks getting AC units replaced right in the park.
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