Water Leak 17 B, 2017 model ??? Help....... - Escape Trailer Owners Community
Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×

Go Back   Escape Trailer Owners Community > Escape Tech > Problem Solving | Owners helping each other
Click Here to Login
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 10-27-2017, 08:35 PM   #1
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Central Florida, Florida
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B SOLD
Posts: 115
Water Leak 17 B, 2017 model ??? Help.......

I need HELP & any opinions to this problem will be appreciated.

We are on our first camping trip in a RV Park in Chattanooga Tn, with water connected, but no fresh water in the Tank.

I am noticing a continuos drip on to the ground, on the passenger side, right under side where the Fridge is .

Right next to the leak is the storage compartment accessed from outside, where in there is a good puddle of water .

I opened the small outside panel behind the fridge & the condensation tube outlet is completely dry. I think the amount of water leaking is much more than can be expected from just condensation or humidity.

I am going to shut off the water & see if the leak stops.

I may be wrong but I suspect a leak in the fresh water plumbing under the floor of the rear dinette( Which is converted to a bed,) where the floor is wet, next to storage compartment.

I discussed this with Jeff at Escape Trailers, Reece was not available today. I am going to send them some pictures to better explain this situation .

(Camping is fun eh ?)

Thank you in advance for any help.
disneydoc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-27-2017, 08:43 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLO County, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21C 2019 Expedition
Posts: 5,210
Welcome to the world of plumbing with road rumbles. Susan was complaining yesterday taking an outdoor shower in Alabama Hills that the fixture was leaking. Twisted down the fitting and problem solved!
Attached Thumbnails
20171027_073015.jpg  
Rossue is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-27-2017, 10:12 PM   #3
Senior Member
 
rubicon327's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,126
Isn’t all of the plumbing on a 17B confined to the driver’s side? Unless you had something changed like an outdoor shower on the other side.
rubicon327 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-27-2017, 10:42 PM   #4
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Central Florida, Florida
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B SOLD
Posts: 115
Thanks Rubicon,

There is no change in the plumbing as far as I can remember, I think the external shower is on the drivers side, although I have not yet become aware of it or used it.
disneydoc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-27-2017, 10:45 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
sunrisetrucker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 17b "Shelly"
Posts: 457
Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327 View Post
Isn’t all of the plumbing on a 17B confined to the driver’s side? Unless you had something changed like an outdoor shower on the other side.
I have a classic 17B and there is no plumbing on the passenger side. Must be something else causing the problem.
__________________
Like a lot of fellows, I have a furniture problem. My chest has fallen into my drawers
"Billy Casper"
sunrisetrucker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2017, 05:39 AM   #6
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
Have you used the trailer without city water, just fresh water from the tank? Depending on what you get with the no water test, this might be next. You'll have to isolate it down one step at a time. I take it it's not the A/C dripping as you'd see it running down the side of the trailer.
__________________
Happy Motoring
Bob
padlin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2017, 06:36 AM   #7
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Central Florida, Florida
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B SOLD
Posts: 115
Thank you for your posts,

It is not the A/C leaking as there was no water coming down the outside walls .

It may not be the fridge as the drain line was dry when I opened the outside panel behind the fridge on the passenger side & the water is much more than could be expected from just condensation

The campground is not level, & in fact sloping towards the passengers slide, so it could be that the water is leaking from the drivers side in the rear passing under the rear dinette( Bed in our case) where it is in fact wet, going into the storage compartment where there is water collecting on the passenger side and then dripping down externally.

Now as posted as a possible scenario, in one of the other threads, how to check the plumbing at the water heater ? Let me get in there & give that a shot.

To make things easier, it has started raining early this morning.

Thanks for bouncing ideas with me about this situation
disneydoc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2017, 06:45 AM   #8
Senior Member
 
rubicon327's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,126
Quote:
Originally Posted by disneydoc View Post
It is not the A/C leaking as there was no water coming down the outside walls .
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but if your rooftop AC is running you should see condensate dripping down the outside wall of the trailer on the low side.
rubicon327 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2017, 06:49 AM   #9
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Central Florida, Florida
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B SOLD
Posts: 115
There is no water running down the outside walls, so it MAY NOT be the A/C
disneydoc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2017, 08:27 AM   #10
Member
 
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19', 2010 Toyota Tacoma TRD DCLB 4X4
Posts: 49
This maybe a stupid question, but...

If you you are using city water, are you using a water pressure regulator to reduce to the water pressure?

on another note, I have have water leak from threaded fittings off the water pump.

Shannon
smac2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2017, 08:33 AM   #11
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: ,, Oklahoma
Trailer: 17
Posts: 840
My wife and I saw a puddle behind our rear tire, looked and looked. Could not see water coming off the Roof A/C and thought it was a leak. The water took a goofy zigzag path around a window, hugging by surface tension to underneath the trailer. Being gelcoat white and water clear, we did not see it right in front of our eyes. It would drip then stop. We must have been searching when it was not dripping. Anyway it was our roof A/C doing its normal thing and our eyes missed it. Running our fingers around the perimeter found the path of the moisture. Just passing along that idea.
gocamp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2017, 08:35 AM   #12
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Central Florida, Florida
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B SOLD
Posts: 115
Sure enough the 2 BLACK NUTS going on the inlet tubes TO THE WATER HEATER were wet & the Floor underneath was wet & there was a tiny stream flowing from the drivers side to the passenger side following the slope of the Trailer under the bed going into exterior storage, then dripping outside next to the wheel.

I will post back again, as hopefully the leak will stop. Let me see how this goes -

The above leak was similar to the one others had on their Trailers on this Forum .

Thanks
disneydoc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2017, 11:46 PM   #13
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Central Florida, Florida
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B SOLD
Posts: 115
After driving home that day, the camper has not been tested again with water connection hooked on, as it is in storage now.

But I am reasonably sure the loose 2 black nuts were the culprit. If something comes up when we camp again I will post on this thread.

Thanks
disneydoc is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Escape Trailer Industries or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:55 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 2023 Social Knowledge, LLC All Rights Reserved.