| Water collecting in shore power compartment [message #347581] |
Mon, 09 September 2019 14:10  |
Christo
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Registered: April 2019
Location: Weymouth, MA
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Does anyone else get standing water in their shore power compartment? This seems like a bad thing! I leave the door open just far enough for the shore power cable to come out the bottom, and at the moment I don't have city water connected. I'm thinking that water running down the outside of the coach shouldn't infiltrate, so maybe I've got in interior leak that's ending up in this compartment? Surprised too that there isn't a drain; maybe it's just plugged up.
Christo Darsch
GMC Nor'easters
1977 Eleganza II - "The Komet"
3.50 Power Drive, Disc Brakes, Alcoas
Weymouth, MA
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| Re: Water collecting in shore power compartment [message #347588 is a reply to message #347581] |
Mon, 09 September 2019 17:29  |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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You are going to love this answer.
There is a small drain in the bottom of that plastic well it attaches to a short, about 3/8" ID, plastic hose that come outs in the wheel well DO NOT REMOVE THE HOSE as it is a real bear to reinstall. It does not run straight through but circles around an electrical cable where you cannot get to it. You need to find some way to unplug that hose it.
I had mine out to clean it and It was nearly impossible to reinstall.
Good luck
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Water collecting in shore power compartment [message #347594 is a reply to message #347588] |
Mon, 09 September 2019 18:58 |
Christo
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Location: Weymouth, MA
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Found the drain, and yes it was blocked, and yes I dislodged it when trying to clear it. D'oh. Fortunately I was able to reach the nipple it through the back of the interior electrical cabinet and reattach the hose to it. However, I also noticed that the gasket material between the body panel and the compartment frame was decayed and partly missing, so I think I have an explanation for a mystery water infiltration issue. Thinking about the best way to ensure that any water coming through the hinge drains properly (staying within the compartment frame rather than running into the compartment.
Christo Darsch
GMC Nor'easters
1977 Eleganza II - "The Komet"
3.50 Power Drive, Disc Brakes, Alcoas
Weymouth, MA
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