WATER Leak! Help!

[kanchaser55]

Single newbie female needing help...if water is running out of the front nose of my 304R Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf where would it be coming from? Is there somewhere I can find a diagram of the underbelly?

Monday morning I went to wash my hands and the water came out normally and then began to trickle. I turned it back off, but possibly not fully off. I wondered if the pipes had frozen.

I returned home Monday afternoon to water gushing out of the bottom right corner of my camper outside (possibly a blessing the camper might not be completely level bc the water ran downhill).

Inside there was about 1.5 inches accumulated in right corner of nose in bedroom and floor of hall. The shower and sink were overflowing. My question is how can I tell if pipes burst or this was simply the sink & shower overflowing?... I immediately disconnected the water to stop the damage.

I used a shop vac, heater, fan and will get a dehumidifier today... will this work to prevent damage maybe?

ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

[timfromma]

While it's impossible to know for sure from just reading your post. It does sound like your grey tank got overly full, perhaps from the faucet not being turned all the way off?


If you want a quick and easy check to see if you have a pluming leak, add water to your fresh tank and turn on your water pump. If there is no leak, your pump should run until pressure is build up in your water lines then shut off. If it runs for more than a few seconds or runs intermittently despite all your faucets being turned off, that could indicate a leak somewhere.

[timfromma]

On a side note, your situation is the reason why I make sure my water pump is off and the city water connection is turned off at the spigot if I leave my camper unattended for any length of time.

[bikendan]

Unfortunately there is no such thing as a underbelly diagram nor any such thing for your trailer. Did you have any recent hard freezes? Your profile says Cleveland, Georgia.

[kanchaser55]

Yes it did likely freeze Sunday so the pipes possibly did freeze. I'm not sure if I left the faucet open slightly or if a pipe burst

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by kanchaser55

Yes it did likely freeze Sunday so the pipes possibly did freeze. I'm not sure if I left the faucet open slightly or if a pipe burst

I'm asking about a HARD freeze, not just some freezing temps.
Not aware that hard freezes occur in Georgia.