Possible leaks, need some help
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Topic: Possible leaks, need some help
Posted By: Appocalexx
Subject: Possible leaks, need some help
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2016 at 9:39pm
So both of these picks are at the rear of my 179er. Each looks like they are coming from the corners. It did not look like anything was at the top of the corners. The first pic is the right side of the sink with the pink stuff for winterizing, the second pic is on the left and almost looks like rust but not for sure. The water in the second pic is a darker brown but doesn't smell like rust and I could not really put the smell with anything I'm familiar with and I have smelt some crazy things in my life. Lol. I this has been sitting outside for the past 10 months for the winter and have been checking one the Pod the entire time for things just like this and last time I checked it was about 3 wks ago and did not have this there then. I took the Pod for a drive today just to get the feel of with me new TV and did not check the inside before I took off, not sure if that would make a difference or not. I will be calling the dealership and send them the pics and see if they could help me as well but thought I would share and see what some of y'all say if this is something that you have dealt with in the past. Thanks in advance. - Alex |
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2016 at 9:51pm
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Trying to find leaks can be a real bugger. Only way I have been able to find them is to use two people. One on the outside with a hose spraying in one location where you think the leak may be originating from and holding it there for up to a minute, with the other individual inside looking to see if any water enters. Move the hose from point to point on the outside until hopefully the spot can be located where the hole/leak point/fracture is. Maybe, in your case your pod is still under warranty and the dealer could take care of this. Fortunately for us our 2011 177 is still leak free! ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: StrongPod
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2016 at 5:08pm
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I had a leak in my seal around the "basement" pass through storage door in the rear. I had the seal replaced and always used both the thumb and key locks to tighten down the doors and haven't had any more problems ------------- 2010 RPod171 w/ V8 F150 |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2016 at 5:16pm
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There are two possible causes you should check. First, remove the drawers and check the tightness of your faucet connections. Second, on the side closest to the refrigerator, there is a panel that hides the electrical connections and the outside shower connections. Remove that and check the shower connections. I had a leak there. When the outside shower connections were made, the water lines were just brought up and attached by just bending the lines. This puts a lot of stress on them. I re-did it using elbows on the connections so that the water lines come straight up to attach instead of bending. I think one of these two is likely the cause since you did have RV antifreeze in one of your pictures. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |