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Water Leak
05-08-2005, 14:58
Post: #4
Water Leak
Mine has a threaded hole in the bottom of the valve. I am going to see if
it should have a plug. I have got the technical literature for the valve in
the coach and will check on it tomorrow. Maybe someone else knows.

tom
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

At 09:55 PM 5/8/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Tom:
>
>Thanks for the reply...I'll try that and that seems to make sence since I
>notice the air line conected to this unit...
>
>I'll have to start the coach up and build up the air and cycle the air
>switch as you mentioned....
>
>I'll do this tomorrow after work and before I go pluging the round type
>hole....I just feel the hole is there for a reason and the air switch just
>might of been left in the wrong position from my winterizing procedure.
>
>Thanks....
>
>Any other thoughts from the group before I go and screw the unit up...HE HE!!
>
>Gregg
>New Castle,IN
>85 PT40
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> Where your water heater controls (mine are in a trap door on the side of
> the bed frame) are you will find the air pressure switch. Cycle it a
> couple
> of times and the leak should go off. I had the same problem a while ago.
>
> tom
> 1982 FC35
> Vernon Center,NY
>
> At 02:40 AM 5/9/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> >Just now getting around to my anual de winterizing program and
> >hooking up my water line as usual, every thing was going great. Been
> >doing the same produre for many years (winterizing and dewinterizing)
> >with NO PROBLEMS till now. Had presure at all point of need (toilet,
> >wash bowel, shower, kitchen sink, etc.)from the city hook up...Went
> >out side to start filling the water tank (throwing the switch in the
> >hook up compentment area/ electric land line hook up area)...
> >
> >Went on with my business and was walking around the rear of the coach
> >and noticed water leaking from the water heater area into the engine
> >area / down the the ground (nature's plumbing law)....Thus, I went to
> >the rear of the coach (inside) to the water heater area and there I
> >noticed a steady small pin hole type spray of water on the brass vale
> >(this looks to have means to devert city vs. water tank fill with,
> >looks like a air line to this unit. It also tees in to the water
> >heateralso. On the side of the unit where it is leaking, I am to the
> >opinion some exposy or JB Weld might be the trick vs. taking the unit
> >out and replacing it (last thing I want to do for finding the part
> >and trying to get the coach ready for next weekend outing). It seems
> >to be near a seem of the brass unit since screws are holding the cup
> >cover type unit to the main body) but 1/16" or 1/8" from the seem
> >with a pin type hole that I can hold my finger on it and it stops the
> >source of leak. Leak is there no matter what position I have the
> >switch in (City or Fill)---(Boy am I stong)!!! I gusess the winter
> >freeze might of got this or my real question is, "is this round tpye
> >hole it there by design and will I screw the unit up by pluging with
> >water expoy or JB Weld to stop the leak source???
> >
> >What would your take be on this little unkown leak? I am having some
> >problems wondering that the leak is of a round type hole vs. a normal
> >hair line crack that would be noticed from a winter type freeze
> >problem (reason for my concern of plugging the leak source???) and
> >what would the the proper fix be? I just love it when Murhy greets
> >me on my time line!!!! WHY ME?
> >
> >Gregg
> >New Castle, IN
> >85 PT40
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