2024 Bounder 35K Fresh Water Tank leak

  • 06/24/2024 12:54 AM
    Message # 13373670

    Took delivery 06/07/2024.  Spent 2 nights at dealer's RV park to get familiar with things.  Fresh water tank at 78 percent on delivery.  FW tank compartment floor dry as a bone.  Filled fresh water tank to 100 percent.  Used pump and then switched to city water.  All seemed well.  On arrival at home on 06/09/2024, 230 miles from dealer I found the Fresh water tank compartment had about an inch of water in it.  There was a tiny but steady drip coming from the left (forward) side of the tank.  Emptied and dried the compartment bottom.  I drained the tank to 75 percent.  Drip stopped.  Compartment remains dry.  Contacted dealer and waiting to hear from them.

    I'm trying to see if it is something I can deal with rather than drive 230 miles back to my dealer.  In any case, nothing is stopping me from using my new coach as long as I don't fill that tank beyond 78 percent.

    Beyond this, it is a wonderful machine!!!

    Any thoughts appreciated.    Thanks!

  • 06/25/2024 12:53 PM
    Reply # 13374334 on 13373670
    Anthony McCool (Administrator)

    May be a high hose connector since it is still pretty full. Worse case it is a leak from a crack. Under warranty but a pain to replace/ repair tank.

  • 07/02/2024 1:50 AM
    Reply # 13377160 on 13373670

    Thank you for the feedback, Anthony.  i'm scheduled back to my dealer on the 8th.  Meantime I'll see if I can see/feel something that's not completely tight.


    Andy

  • 08/08/2024 2:53 PM
    Reply # 13391799 on 13373670

    Good luck!

    Our dealer is far away also.

    Picking up our 2024 35k this weekend, I hope.

    Getting a 3rd party inspection today.

    Sounds like you like your 35k though!

    Last modified: 08/08/2024 2:54 PM | Thomas Masanotti
  • 08/14/2024 8:39 PM
    Reply # 13394001 on 13373670

    Thomas, I apologize for being to tardy in my reply.  I really do like my Bounder.  I've made a one week trip and am getting ready to go out for 3 weeks.  I'm spending time in it just sitting or walking around learning about it.  It is an amazing piece of equipment!  Got 6.9 mpg on my trip towing my Buick Encore AWD.  Not bad at all.  But then, we buy something like this for the comfort not the mpg's.

    Hope you enjoy yours.  It's one heck of a motorhome.


    Andy


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