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11-13-2021, 06:40 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Silver Springs
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Water in the heating ducts
Hello,
I am new to this forum as well as new to living in a travel trailer. I have a 2020 Freedom Express. Water was puddling on the floor in the bathroom near the sink area, I pulled a panel on the outside, and discovered that when I turn on my city water, there is a leak (pretty steady) coming out of the heating duct running through the side panel (accessed from the outside near the outside kitchen). Note: the furnace is off.
Here's the question: Why does water run through my heating ducts when there is city water water hooked up to my travel trailer? AS far as I can tell, all my water pressure lines as well as my drains are on the outside of any heating ducts.
Please, any information will be helpful.
Thank you
Todd Brandwein
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11-13-2021, 06:47 AM
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Site Team
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Location: Modesto
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That’s a new one for me. Any way you can post some pics?
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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11-13-2021, 08:35 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Gaylord
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I think you're saying that when you connect city water to your trailer and turn it on, there is water leaking out of the FURNACE EXHAUST on the outside wall of the trailer, not from a HEAT DUCT (that blows warm air, inside the trailer ?????
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John
2015 F250 6.7l 4x4
2014 Cougar X Lite 27RKS
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11-13-2021, 02:26 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Silver Springs
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Fixed it!
Ok, As it turns out, it wasn't coming from the heating duct after all. I was able to pin point the water leak. It was a pin hole in the c0ld water pressure line shooting water up to the bottom of the heater duct, making it look like water was comi9ng out of the the duct. A little Flex Seal and the problem is solved. Thank you for the reply
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11-13-2021, 02:53 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
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Glad you got it fixed. I don’t know that I would count on flexseal to fix it permanently. I would look at replacing the leaking line.
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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11-13-2021, 02:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Wickenburg
Posts: 3,314
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If it's pex, just slice it at the leak and install a Sharkbite coupler.
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2019 Cougar 26RBSWE
2019 Ford F-250
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11-13-2021, 06:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Florissant
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I saw the Flex Seal reference and I knew alternative fixes would be offered!
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Skids
2019 Bullet 248RKS
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11-14-2021, 07:30 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Joppa, MD
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I'm not a fan of "as seen on TV" (over and over and over again) or any other "infomercial" stuff. Mt feeling is, if it's that fantastic then why do you have to hard sell it so much?
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Marshall
2012 Laredo 303 TG
2010 F250 LT Super Cab, long bed, 4X4, 6.4 Turbo Diesel
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11-14-2021, 10:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Picacho, Az
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I might use Flex Seal til I'm able to make the repair correctly with the proper parts, it WOULD NOT be the permanent fix regardless of how many boats, dams or lighthouses Phil Swift repairs with the stuff.
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Full-timed 10+ years
Sold '13 Redwood FB
Traded '13 GMC Denali DRW D/A
Replacement undetermined
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11-15-2021, 03:43 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Silver Springs
Posts: 4
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Update:
Flex seal sucks for this job. Leaks right through! Going to try sharkbite
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11-15-2021, 04:42 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: W. Texas
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IMO in an RV with PEX sharkbites are the cat's meow. Easy, quick and I've not had a failure. Flexseal?
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Danny and Susan, wife of 56 years
2019 Ram 3500 Laramie CC SWB SB 6.4 4x4 4.10
2020 Montana High Country 331RL
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11-16-2021, 12:16 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Mount Vernon
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Sounds like a couple of shark bite couplers should be in my emergency repair kit.
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