Bill Davis- Isata water leak

Bill Davis · 08-29-2017, 09:03 AM

I have a water leak on floor next to bed on pass. Side. Only leaks when driving on wet roads not while parked. Any ideas? Isata 3 rwm 2017 just picked up new 2 days ago. Leaked on first trip.

RolandRevenger · 08-29-2017, 09:14 AM

I had water in the same area; ended up being from the shower drain. The rain may not have been a contributing factor. However, I also had some water in storage compartments; could be that the door to the outside shower area is the culprit; water in that area would not have to travel far to get to that area of the floor. Finally, the exhaust fan right above that area could be the culprit. Good luck; hope the leak can be found and corrected quickly.

**bclemens** · 08-29-2017, 09:35 AM

Pic of location? might be a compartment that needs sealed? Water is coming in from underneath? Weird location though.

Bill Davis · 08-29-2017, 10:14 AM

It's appears to be running down the inside of the aluminum angle piece

**bclemens** · 08-29-2017, 10:18 AM

Picture from far back and then up close would be very helpful.

mlmay12 · 08-29-2017, 03:14 PM

Most of my storage compartments leaked from water being thrown up in the rain when RV was new. I painstakingly sealed them all underneath with RTV on all seams. It fixed the storage compartments but still have a leak when it rains by coach door behind passenger seat. Caused the flooring to unstick from the floor. Think its finally sealed along the seam behind passenger door, but too late for the floor.

This and the Lame Atwood water heater that keeps water at 130 degrees or nothing are my main problems. Have pretty much given up on getting a Truma Water heater as there is only one Certified Truma Dealer in a large town like San Diego and there are no dealers that will do warranty work on Dynamax here.

**bclemens** · 08-29-2017, 03:46 PM

DeMartini further north does work, Conejo has been pretty good to us as well, helping out when we needed.

As for the Atwood, have you had the recall work done? Have you called them on it directly? They can send you to local service centers that might be "just service" not even dealerships. We just tested out the Girard (Gen 3) for a customer that was out of warranty and it worked great. They have an adaptor kit that covers the opening and door left by the Atwood. The Girard fired up just off the kitchen sink flow and we had hot water in less than 20 seconds. Pretty normal for tank or on-demand. From the tank, the water was 72 degrees and we had 120 degrees from the kitchen faucet in 20 seconds. City water, the water came in maybe 15 degrees colder, got to 119 in 20 seconds. The high temp is also adjustable to a certain range.

All in all, my tech was happy with the unit. He loves the Truma, swears by it, but was very happy with the Girard as well.

Side note...its is ALL about flow rate. If you understand that all of them will work...just the Truma and the Girard require less thinking to work. Truma is about 0.5, Girard is rated to 0.8 gpm for burner activation.

mlmay12 · 08-29-2017, 04:03 PM

Thanks for the info, I will look into it. Hate to whine but this has been a real sore spot in a Motor Home I truly love. I am a retired Aircraft Mechanic/Electrician and I'm not used to being unable to come up with a solution.

**bclemens** · 08-29-2017, 04:41 PM

I don't take that as whining. It's frustrating when something doesn't work as it should, we just need to get you on the right path to make that right.

**bclemens** · 08-29-2017, 04:42 PM

If you private message me your VIN and contact info...I'll see if my guys know anyone local over there.

mlmay12 · 08-29-2017, 05:06 PM

Thanks, contact information sent.

Bill Davis · 08-29-2017, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Davis

It's appears to be running down the inside of the aluminum angle piece

More pictures

Bill Davis · 08-29-2017, 06:08 PM

Pics of area

Bill Davis · 08-29-2017, 06:09 PM

More pics

**bclemens** · 08-30-2017, 08:22 AM

no pics came through. When you "Go Advanced" there is a spot down below that says "Attach Files....[Manage Attachments].

You can pick a picture to upload...but then you have to select the box that says "upload"

glsimms · 08-30-2017, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bclemens

I don't take that as whining. It's frustrating when something doesn't work as it should, we just need to get you on the right path to make that right.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bclemens

If you private message me your VIN and contact info...I'll see if my guys know anyone local over there.

Now that's what I call customer service!

Bill Davis · 08-30-2017, 08:34 AM

Can't find advanced only option is add video not figured out how to use this site yet not user friendly for me.

**bclemens** · 08-30-2017, 08:49 AM

You on phone, iPad or computer?

Bill Davis · 08-30-2017, 08:51 AM

I pad

**bclemens** · 08-30-2017, 08:53 AM

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