Water Leak

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Hi Greg:

The valve your describing is a three way valve and it's only purpose is to
introduce air into the system at the bottom of the water heater to blow out
the water lines and heater for winterizing. With the air off the shuttle (
spring loaded opposite end) closes and water is directed from the sporlan
to your freshwater tank or city water. The shuttle in the valve will stick
open with calcium or whatever in the seat and allow water to escape through
the pin hole that is supposed to allow the air to bleed off from the valve
when the air switch is closed.

There should be 4 screws holding the end cap on the valve, I have had to
remove the cap and with needle nose pliers, move the shuttle back and forth
to free it up. Some times this works, but I have had to remove the valve (
royal pain to get to) and take it apart, clean and lube the valve then re
install it. By using JB or something else, you will defeat the purpose of
the valve and not really gain anything because it wont hold long term and
may actually start introducing air into your water system from the Coach air.

Good luck
Safe travels,

Ralph Fullenwider
Dream_35_Team
'85FC35 in Oklahoma
Ralph's RV Solutions

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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