Date:         Fri, 16 Jun 2017 01:10:47 +0000
Reply-To:     Jared Planter <jaredplanter@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jared Planter <jaredplanter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Filling the water tank
Comments: To: ddbjorkman@verizon.net
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I had a new tank hose installed and it was leaking at the connection to the
tank. I used some silicon and it hasn't leaked since, I'm pretty confident
it's not the source of this leak. I've checked everywhere and it really
seems like the only place it could be leaking is from the top of the tank,
the white wire that feeds into a grommet has some calcium build up around
it. The leak only happens when we overfill the tank, we kept expecting the
weep hole to drip and then we would shut the water off but it never does.
If water could get through the weep hose, we should see it.

The one thing I haven't done is observe all the connections to the tank
while it is being filled (or overfilled).
On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 17:56 <ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:

> Be sure to check the large hose connection to the tank.  If you have a
> ribbed hose, it is not uncommon for an incorrect connection to cause a leak
> there.
>
> Dave B.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jared Planter <jaredplanter@GMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thu, Jun 15, 2017 5:26 pm
> Subject: Filling the water tank
>
> Hey guys
>
> I had a shop add the new utility boxes from GoWesty and replace the
> plumbing on our tank. Everything works great except when we fill the tank,
> water leaks out of the drain channel on either side of the van (depending
> which way the van is leaning). The channel runs under the flooring at the
> base of the rear bench. We were told that was normal but we noticed on the
> inside of the fill port lid it says to shut off the water at the first sign
> of water at the weep hole on the fill port. Water never comes out of that
> weep hole, it only ever drains out of one side or the other if the van. Now
> that we're in a damp climate the water isn't drying and we're starting to
> smell mildew. We're trying a dehumidifier to dry things up but we want this
> to work properly in the future. Any thoughts? She's an 87 westy.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jared
>