Water Pooling in Underbelly

[danemayer]

My underbelly could be classified as a pond with all of the water I've had in it since I purchased this unit. I have ducks looking for a place to land around my RV!!! My latest leak occurred last week. A connection coming off the water pump was loose and leaked in the storage compartment and the underbelly. I pulled the insulation around the holding tanks once again due to total saturation. I have had a lot of water in my underbelly when driving in the rain. Heartland was not helpful and would not cover the problem under warranty. I spent several days and several hundred dollars re-sealing the underbelly. It is much better now when driving in the rain, but leaks keep on happening. Heartland should take note of these problems. There are a lot of disgruntled owners who will not be a good referral source for them. It is too bad. I really like my RV but the quality control at Heartland needs a great deal of improvement.

Hi meagle,

If you have improved the underbelly, perhaps you could share some pictures and an explanation. It might help others who drive in the rain.

And you may already know this, but if you have the pump switched ON, and the pump is running with faucets closed, something is probably leaking and needs to be investigated immediately.

 

[meagle]

The latest incident occurred while driving on a long trip. I probably should have turned the pump off while traveling. As far as the underbelly is concerned...I used a silicone caulking material and caulked around the entire underbelly and where the coach attaches to the frame. In addition I covered the same areas with scrim tape after applying the silicone. I also used expanding water proof foam material in all openings in the coroplast for lines. Where the hydraulic slide bars enter the coach I cut rubber pieces to go around the opening to reduce water entering from the wheel wells.

 

[JohnD]

I probably should have turned the pump off while traveling.

We make an effort to only have the pump turned on when we need it . . . and turn it off when not running water.