No water in tap - water leaking base wardrobe

[Gazbibelots1860]

Hi, I’ve searched the forum but can’t quite find the answer to this. We have just got to France and there is no water coming from the tap it splitters a dribble comes out and the pump activates. And I’ve noticed there is water seeping from the base of the wardrobe, underneath the wardrobe/fridge. It’s not from the window drainage holes, there also doesn’t seem to be water leaking from any pipes connected to the tap under the sink. No water coming from hoses at tank refil or where blue hose leaves the fresh water tank

Any ideas? I can drain the water tank and just not use the tap whilst on holiday but be good to know if it’s a tricky or easy fix (I fear it’s a tricky one as I can’t see leakage anywhere easy to access

 

[TripleBee]

So the water only becomes visible if you actuate the tap?
Otherwise, with a filled water tank, there is no water leakage?
Try to disconnect the water hose on both sides (pump and tap), hold your finger on one side and blow (mouth or compressor) the other side. Listen where you hear the air escape and try to narrow down the location of the leakage?
You can follow the fresh water hose from the tap to the fridge. On the side of the cabinet, against the fridge you have a round plate you can take out. If you have an inspection camera, you can try to follow the hose from both sides.
The side of the water pump is also covered by a big round plastic plate you can take out. Try to follow it from there.
Keep us updated.

 

[Gazbibelots1860]

Thanks. After not attempting the tap in a while there seems to be no water now leaking from under the cabinet which suggests it’s somewhere along the pipe system and not a leaking tank.

Thing is the pipe disappears from view underneath the sink and can’t really be seen again until it meets the top of the fresh tank in the hatch in the rear cupboard (next to gas)

 

[Flower Power]

I had a similar problem in my van but after checking the water pipe connection and tightening (!) the clamp on top of the water tank, it went away.

 

[Gazbibelots1860]

I had a similar problem in my van but after checking the water pipe connection and tightening (!) the clamp on top of the water tank, it went away.

Thanks. I did feel around those connections and couldn’t feel any water, have not attempted to use the tap since.

 

[Corradobrit]

Do you have a shower? Once the collar was left in the open position. When I turned the tap on no water to the sink but it was leaking out of the shower connection into the cabin. Repositioned the collar into correct off position and no more issues.

 

[Gazbibelots1860]

Does anyone happen to know if there are any more joints between wherw the blue pipe leaves top of tank to where it meets the tap? Find it hard to believe the pipe has ruptured as it feels pretty sturdy (even on a 2011 van)

 

[WelshGas]

Does anyone happen to know if there are any more joints between wherw the blue pipe leaves top of tank to where it meets the tap? Find it hard to believe the pipe has ruptured as it feels pretty sturdy (even on a 2011 van)

One piece from tank to tap.

 

[vbk1975]

Does anyone happen to know if there are any more joints between wherw the blue pipe leaves top of tank to where it meets the tap? Find it hard to believe the pipe has ruptured as it feels pretty sturdy (even on a 2011 van)

If you have a rear shower outlet then there is an extra Y piece that spits the pipe between the rear shower and tap. So the pipe from the pump goes to the Y then splits the feed, from memory it is visible if you look from the top of the gas bottle black lid and look between the top of the water tank and bottom of the wardrobe.

 

[Gazbibelots1860]

If you have a rear shower outlet then there is an extra Y piece that spits the pipe between the rear shower and tap. So the pipe from the pump goes to the Y then splits the feed, from memory it is visible if you look from the top of the gas bottle black lid and look between the top of the water tank and bottom of the wardrobe.

Thanks. Don’t have a shower so need to turn the tap on and inspect again!

 

[sbmcd]

Have you considered it may be coming from the sliding window and running back, we had that on our 5.1.

Put your hand up the back of the cupboard under the sink, feel alone the top of the waste tank and look in that area. After heavy rain of course.