Grey tank 1 overflow

[tkostansek]

Hi all it appears i overfilled my grey 1 tank this weekend and it began spilling out the bottom of my camper. My wife and her 20 minuets shower. while not on sewer hookup over filled the grey 1 tank to the point it had backed up in the shower. I dumped it into a tote but not before it started to come out on the bottom or the camper below the water heater and furnace area. Reflection 150 268bh.

I opened the basement and could see a bit of water on the basement floor which i cleaned up and put a fan in there. wasn't allot of water. maybe a quart total came out. pulled the gate pretty quick when i saw it leaking. Should i be concerned. is there not an overflow path for the water if the tank gets over filled? thanks

Tonyk

[Second Chance]

Yes - you should be concerned. The only thing overfilling a gray tank should do is to back up into the shower. It should not be leaking into the basement. This would indicate a leak in the shower P-trap or other plumbing associated with that gray tank. You didn't say what year your RV is, but if within the warranty period, this should be a warranty issue. You also need to be concerned about whatever got wet with the leak. Water is the most damaging thing that can happen to the structure of your RV other than a collision.

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Rob

[tkostansek]

I create the sig thanks. is it possible the shower Over flowed. it seems like it has a skirt around the bottom. Maybe she let the water get to high. It hasn't leaked before now. Only this time with the tank full. You would think they would make an overflow Drain so you cant damage your RV with water if it gets to full.

[Second Chance]

I create the sig thanks. is it possible the shower Over flowed. it seems like it has a skirt around the bottom. Maybe she let the water get to high. It hasn't leaked before now. Only this time with the tank full. You would think they would make an overflow Drain so you cant damage your RV with water if it gets to full.

If you're asking if it's possible the shower pan itself overflowed, yes - but you're the only ones who can answer that question. I would think it would be pretty obvious if the water level made it up to the top of the shower pan (including water on the floor). The shower pans are one piece and wouldn't leak unless they are cracked or filled up to overflowing (which, technically, is not a leak). A watchful user is the best protection against filling up and overflowing the shower pan.

Rob

[huntr70]

So, your gray tanks are not glued to the piping.

The piping from the shower and sinks simply slides into a rubber gasket on the tank.

Odds are, if it was backed up into the shower, it just leaked from around that rubber gasket.

[OurNewEra]

Hi all it appears i overfilled my grey 1 tank this weekend and it began spilling out the bottom of my camper. My wife and her 20 minuets shower. while not on sewer hookup over filled the grey 1 tank to the point it had backed up in the shower. I dumped it into a tote but not before it started to come out on the bottom or the camper below the water heater and furnace area. Reflection 150 268bh.

I opened the basement and could see a bit of water on the basement floor which i cleaned up and put a fan in there. wasn't allot of water. maybe a quart total came out. pulled the gate pretty quick when i saw it leaking. Should i be concerned. is there not an overflow path for the water if the tank gets over filled? thanks

Tonyk

Wow! Filled up a 71 gallon grey tank. I was going to suggest you could use the second grey tank to equalize but I see you only have one. I wouldn't certainly air everything out as you said you did. I would certainly check up on what @huntr70 pointed out about the pipe joints leaking.

I use a color code system with my wife for water usage - Green = we have sewer so use all you want, Yellow = no sewer and empty tanks use sparingly, Red = No sewer and tanks are almost full, military shower. A 20 minute shower with no sewer connection is strongly discouraged.

[Ynot4me2]

Grey tanks fills up real quick. We found we can last just 3-4 days on grey and 5-6 on black.

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[tkostansek]

I don't have 71 gallons. i have two tanks for 71 gallons total. She told me that the water never got more than an inch deep. So the pan didn't overflow. It had to be that gasket Tom spoke of. So these things aren't sealed i guess. Is that so the water wont backup into the Floor? or so air can get out. Is there a vent?

[tkostansek]

I will keep a better eye on it for sure. I just hope i don't have any water damage that i didn't see under there.

[tkostansek]

don't you need a second gate valve to do the equalize tanks trick? Other wise when you pull the drain cover your hosed!! correct??