|
04-10-2012, 05:19 PM
|
#1
|
Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Bend
Posts: 57
M.O.C. #12265
|
Help! Leak from washing machine
We just purchased a 2010 Montana Mountaineer 345-DBQ. Today we had a washing machine installed in the front bedroom closet, and something appears to be leaking. There is water dripping from the bottom of the from the front cap. There is no water inside, as far as we can tell.
I cannot tell where the washing machine drain goes down below the floor. Anything I can easily check?
thanks,
Phil
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 12:42 AM
|
#2
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,372
M.O.C. #8728
|
I pulled mine out and installed a pan with a drain hose that runs to the front landing leg. I also located the water lines that fed the washer in the basement and installed shut offs in them.
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 03:29 AM
|
#3
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
|
You indicated you had the washer installed today. Sounds like you had it done. Recommend you take it straight back to the installers and let them fix whatever is wrong. They didnt do something correctly if it is leaking. Probably a loose connection, but could also be a defect in the machine itself.
__________________
Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 03:34 AM
|
#4
|
Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
|
Our brand new Splendide leaked from day one. We didn't notice it for a while, but when we did Splendide was great and fixed it under warranty.
__________________
Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 03:39 AM
|
#5
|
Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Bend
Posts: 57
M.O.C. #12265
|
Yes, we had it installed. We are still at the dealer, and they will look at it today. I was just wondering if there was something easy I could check.
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 10:43 AM
|
#6
|
Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Bend
Posts: 57
M.O.C. #12265
|
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by NCFischers
I also located the water lines that fed the washer in the basement and installed shut offs in them.
|
That's a great idea.
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 12:06 PM
|
#7
|
Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Bend
Posts: 57
M.O.C. #12265
|
OK, here is a new one to me. I am told that the washer drain doesn't go into the grey tank. This would explain why it backed up and/or leaked. Is it "normal" to need a sewer hook up to use the w/d?
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 12:47 PM
|
#8
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
|
Our last two rigs (3400 and 3750) drained directly to the sewer outlet after the tank discharges and did need to be hooked up to the sewer to drain. Some models differ.
Bingo
__________________
Bingo and Cathy - Our adventures begin in the hills of WV. We are blessed by our 2014 3850FL Big Sky (previous 2011 3750FL and 2007 3400RL) that we pull with a 2007 Chevy Silverado Classic DRW CC dually.
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 01:18 PM
|
#9
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Navarre
Posts: 1,527
M.O.C. #9765
|
Not to add to the confusion BUT. When I installed our W/D, near the drain there was a placard stating "drains directly into sewer line and a connection to a sewer is required". That may not be the exact statement but close and you get the drift. However, on further review, the W/D drain empties into my grey tank. Like Bingo kind of said, some do, some don't.
Mike
|
|
|
04-11-2012, 06:25 PM
|
#10
|
Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Dillon KOA
Posts: 1,291
M.O.C. #7445
|
We, too, have a brand new Splendide that is leaking badly (well, after the one BIG leak, we quit using it until we can get it somewhere to have Splendide warranty work done on it). I suspected that it was leaking the first time or two when I used it, but I wasn't sure; the cabinet floor toward the back appeared damp. On the third time I used it, we had a flood from the cabinet into the bedroom.
The RV is going to Bretz RV in Missoula on May 4th to have some other work done, so that's when the washer will be checked. We suspect a connection may have worked loose between Clackamas, Oregon (where the machine was installed) and Dillon (where we're living until the end of May). The installation was done on a Friday afternoon, never a good time to have anything done on an RV when the crew is ready to call it a week!
Carolyn
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|