Shower Base leaking

kamper00 · 07-31-2017, 07:23 PM

I noticed that in the pass thru storage where the plastic is in the front was collecting water. Thought it was just from some of the heavy rain we had had. (2018 8244BS) so this past weekend when camping I just took the hose and really got the outside wet...nothing.

So my wife and I looked and looked for leaks, couldn't find any...ran the bathroom sink, nothing. Then....ran the shower...this caused water to leak down the wall below the shower and onto the floor of the pass thru storage and into the plastic...Ugh!!! Appears to be getting in between the base and the wall assy. Going to seal that whole seam, all the way around, hopefully that takes care of it..

Anyone else experience this?

fonzie · 07-31-2017, 07:28 PM

It could be leaking through the shower fawcet assembly if your shower hose is on top.

kamper00 · 07-31-2017, 07:40 PM

It leaked when I was hitting the seam on the bottom with water from the shower wand, but going to look at those connections just to be safe.

crunchman12001 · 07-31-2017, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kamper00

It leaked when I was hitting the seam on the bottom with water from the shower wand, but going to look at those connections just to be safe.

The shower pan has a inch or so lip that goes up the wall behind the shower wall surround. When you sprayed it with water, you probably shot water up behind it.
As mentioned above, check the supply fittings to faucet, also check below the pan for a leak at the drain or unattached P trap.

**Flybob** · 07-31-2017, 08:04 PM

Do not seal between the shower wall and the pan. It is designed to be open as there is a lip as was mentioned above. Check the drain. Many times the slip joint at the trap or the floor drain seal was not tightened properly.

kamper00 · 07-31-2017, 08:07 PM

Not leaking at drain, defiantly at the corner where the wall meets the base. Can't see any harm in sealing that..I installed a shower stall in my basement similar to the one in the RV and the instructions did say to seal that even though there was a 1" lip behind the wall

crunchman12001 · 07-31-2017, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kamper00

Not leaking at drain, defiantly at the corner where the wall meets the base. Can't see any harm in sealing that..I installed a shower stall in my basement similar to the one in the RV and the instructions did say to seal that even though there was a 1" lip behind the wall

Your home shower does not flex or need to move when you travel down the road a 65 MPH.
Did you look under the pan while the water is running?
Also, stand inside the shower and look for a cracked pan.
Did you remove the faucet and check for leaks?

kamper00 · 08-07-2017, 10:22 PM

Well 1 leak turned into 3, the shower leak had me going, after sealing it up nicely and having it still leak perplexed me. Short story short is the plastic barbed push pins that hold the side to the wall allows water to slip between itself and the wall as the wall is not completely smooth. I removed them all and cleaned the surfaces with isopropyl alcohol then used some clear RTV/silicones around the plug and snugged them in place wiping off the excess silicone. Water running down the wall while showering has ceased. I did use a hair dryer on very low heat and med speed to blow air up into the wall behind the shower to dry it out....

Leak number 2 which I first thought was the one above sine there was water in the pass through plastic area. THis one was a loose fitting at the ot water to the bathroom faucet, water followed down pipe to elbow where it dripped down from there...

lastly which created the most damage..had water fill the kitchen cabinet on bottom, the fitting to the kitchen faucet wasn't snug enough which caused it to drip intermittently. Caught it when it did and the bottom of the cabinet was filled with water and the outside wood has began to swell and look raggy

A request is in to FR to have the cabinet front facia replaced.

crunchman12001 · 08-08-2017, 04:09 AM

Glad you found the leaks. Thanks for the follow up.

kamper00 · 08-11-2017, 10:21 PM

Wanted to add friends were camping with that have a 2017 unit found theirs also leaked from the plastic barbed plugs so I would venture that all curved showers that use the plastic barbed plug do or will leak.

stephndudb · 08-12-2017, 08:03 AM

Kamper00 is right. I opened up as access panel so I could see the base of the wall panel behind our shower enclosure and had DW spray the shower wall. Instant water inside that service space. I never would have seen it otherwise because it was dropping down into the trailer's belly rather than running onto the floor.

If you have the little plastic push pins on the walls of your shower enclosure you need to remove them and seal them with silicone.

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