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    Posted: 05 Jun 2020 at 4:21pm
We have a vent at the fill port with a little screen on it.  I has to attach to the tank somewhere.  I may be that the hose slipped off.  Just a little wild speculation on my part, but stranger things have happened with travel trailers.
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Thanks Offgrid, thats what I assumed but wasn't sure.

Lostagain, I was thinking the same. It looks like the fill port has the vent integrated into the upper right side of the port, I don't know how its plumbed so I may have to get a closer look.

Is there any plumbing and electrical schematics available for these campers? Seems like there should be something available, preferably with pics like the automobile repair manuals you can purchase.

Thanks again for your help! We are heading out later next week for our first long distance (for us) trip so I am trying to be sure we are all set.
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It could be possible that the tank vent leaked when you filled it.  On our 172, there was no integrated fill port and vent as there is on our new trailer, but the vent had to be somewhere, though I never needed to locate it.  You may want to try and track down where the vent is.
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Overfilling shouldn't normally cause a problem unless the fill line itself had a leak in it. I overfill mine all the time, no other way to know when its filled without crawling under there. 
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Thanks I will be trying a different FR dealer than the one I purchased from to see if they are more responsive.

Just wondering- is it possible the leak is from the fact that I filled the tank completely to the point that the water began coming out of the filler inlet? In other words is it possible to overfill and that would create the leak? Not sure just trying to learn. Thanks again all!
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Millstream, if your dealer is unwilling or unable to schedule a warranty repair within a reasonable time, you may want to reach out to FR for some help.  It is their warranty and they are obligated to honor it, if not through one of their dealers, through a qualified independent repair shop.  I think the FR companies are honorable folks and will work with you on getting the leak fixed.
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If you bought this in September, it is still under the 1 year warranty.
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Thanks- I realized after posting originally and looking again that  those are gas lines that run right down under the filler hose. I do have the deck open and can see the filler hose from under the bed. I can't see any water but will look again tomorrow. I wonder if the leak is where the filler hose connects to the tank?

I bought this last September so I don't know if its still under warranty. But my dealer can't even schedule me and asked for me to call back in July to do so. I figured if I could find and fix this myself I would. 

Thanks for your reply StephenH I appreciate it!
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The line coming down is an LP gas line. Can you get to the water lines inside to look at it? If the layout of the 178 is similar to the 179, it should be visible when you look under the bed. You might be able to see if anything is leaking inside the RPod. It is possible that water is leaking inside and running down through where the gas lines go up through the bottom. However, not being there to see, it is hard to say where it is coming from. Since this looks to be a new RPod, you might wish to get up with your dealer to have it checked out. After all, it should still be under warranty.
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Ok I think this photo should work. You can see at the arrow where the water is running down the line and dripping off. Theres also some water running to the bend in the line where it turns to terminate at the aluminum manifold.
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