sourdough
06-11-2019, 02:18 PM
We've had some discussions about leaking tanks and several about soft floors. Well....
On the trip to FL this year we thought we heard a leak; small but could see a spot under the trailer, then it would disappear. Looked hi and lo for a leak in the trailer and found none. It kept reappearing then disappearing. After a while DW asked if I thought the floor at the end of the island was getting soft. I tried it and thought it might be but had just switched to tennis shoes due to a problem I was having with my foot and couldn't really tell. At times it felt like it might be a bit soft, then it was OK.
Finally I saw the drip continue for a while and determined it had to be the fresh water tank or galley gray tank. Made sure the fresh tank was empty and it persisted. Started draining the gray tank every day and it stopped. As we drained every day and the leak stopped the floor got noticeably stiffer.
Brought it home and took it in to have them give me new batteries and check the gray tank. Initially they said it had split and was covered by extended warranty. Yesterday evening they called and things had changed;
The leak was not caused by a split tank, instead when the trailer was built someone left several larger screws on top of it, shoved it into place against the floor and secured the tank. Over the thousands of miles it has covered the screws wore holes in the top of the tank and caused it to leak thereby dampening the floor. They are in the process of putting it all back together after replacing the tank.
All that to just throw out that if you have what seems like a leaky tank, or a floor getting soft, it could be something as weird as that. Just a heads up.
On the trip to FL this year we thought we heard a leak; small but could see a spot under the trailer, then it would disappear. Looked hi and lo for a leak in the trailer and found none. It kept reappearing then disappearing. After a while DW asked if I thought the floor at the end of the island was getting soft. I tried it and thought it might be but had just switched to tennis shoes due to a problem I was having with my foot and couldn't really tell. At times it felt like it might be a bit soft, then it was OK.
Finally I saw the drip continue for a while and determined it had to be the fresh water tank or galley gray tank. Made sure the fresh tank was empty and it persisted. Started draining the gray tank every day and it stopped. As we drained every day and the leak stopped the floor got noticeably stiffer.
Brought it home and took it in to have them give me new batteries and check the gray tank. Initially they said it had split and was covered by extended warranty. Yesterday evening they called and things had changed;
The leak was not caused by a split tank, instead when the trailer was built someone left several larger screws on top of it, shoved it into place against the floor and secured the tank. Over the thousands of miles it has covered the screws wore holes in the top of the tank and caused it to leak thereby dampening the floor. They are in the process of putting it all back together after replacing the tank.
All that to just throw out that if you have what seems like a leaky tank, or a floor getting soft, it could be something as weird as that. Just a heads up.