Bad odor

[ncary99]

GD313RLTS
Rotten egg/sewage smell near front of trailer happens intermittently. It comes and goes so im guessing its an air lock/vent leak and not an actual leak. REALLY strong when front storage is open. Very random and sometimes goes away when trailer is moved to new campground or goes away after a day or two after showing up. Owned several TTs and ive never had this happen. GD nor dealer really has any advise.


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[RGMutchler]

Are you getting any air bubbles or gurgles when you flush?

 

[offtohavasu]

Check under your sinks if the smell is worse there. It could be the AAV. Here is a link to help you out started by the very knowledgeable Tuscon Jim: http://www.granddesignowners.com/fo...e-bathroom-cabinet?highlight=admittance+valve

 

[ncary99]

Ok thx ill check the sink area. I dont recall any bubbles when flushing. A while back it was happing after traveling with my roof vents open. I thought maybe this was creating a vacuum while driving but i make sure they are closed now and its still happening.


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[ncary99]

THANKS!!! Bought 2 new vents from lowes. I think that was the problem. One of the under sink vents from the factory didnt even have parts in it!!! Im not bashing GD but they are par for the course just like the rest of the companies. Problems straight from the factory and no quality control. DVD Player just quit as well. However customer service has been great so far.


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[Clsfly]

Having had trouble with the air emitters in other campers (had to tape them up until I could get new ones) I changed mine out before our first trip and I had trouble. Nothing worse than having to live with that stink inside the camper! The RV manufacturers use the cheapest they can get. Both of the ones from the GD factory had black plastic shavings stuck under the diaphragm and we not sealing so they would have been a stinky problem for sure. Replaced with Studor Redi Vents $13 each from Amazon.

 

[ncary99]

UPDATE. So far so good. Thx guys, I think new vents did the trick!


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[offtohavasu]

Good deal. Happy camping!

 

[TucsonJim]

In case anyone else happens upon this thread, the parts are called Air Admittance Valves and they are used in lieu of a vent to the roof. They work wonderfully when they function. Evidently, GD and others tend to use a very inexpensive version and they fail from time to time. The ones I purchased from Lowes have worked fine, and it's very rare to hear of a failure when similar quality units are used in housing applications.

Jim

 

[cebreeding]

What area in Lowes? I am presently having this issue.

Carl

 

[TucsonJim]

What area in Lowes? I am presently having this issue.

Carl

Carl, they are in the plumbing department.

Jim

 

[Jerryr]

What area in Lowes? I am presently having this issue.

Carl

Air Admittance Valve is in plumbing section of any Lowes, Home Depot etc.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Studor-1-1-2-in-Plastic-Mini-Air-Admittance-Vent/1081741

Jerry

 

[cebreeding]

Thanks for the response, I picked one up today.

Carl

 

[Dave27]

ours fell off and we got the odor. We discovered it fell off at the Rally in Indiana, so we talked to one of the techs about it. He looked at ours and noticed it was a little sticky, so he cleaned it out. He recommends cleaning them maybe once a season, they can just be washed with dish soap in the sink. This is a maintenance item that isn't written down (at least I haven't seen it). So I'm just passing on some information I learned.

Dave