dswhite Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Just had a water fitting come loose under the sink. Water ended up in the belly of our 5th wheel and was running out from the screw holes holding up the cover on the bottom of the rv. The underbelly is filled with insulation. Any recommendations as to whether to leave it alone, remove the underbelly cover & let dry or remove the underbelly cover and remove all the wet insulation and reinsulate or ?????. Thanks, Dave David & Sandi 2010 Silver Fox 29 5T 2011 Silverado 3500HD Crew, SB, SRW Duramax, 6 spd Allison 2018 Polaris Ranger XP 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I would sure want to get things dried out under there! Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rif Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Dave, First, let me welcome you to the forum. We look forward to your active participation. You would probably be fine just opening a few areas of the underbelly and letting it dry out well. If you are in an arid location this won't take long. Perhaps a fan or two might help. Unless the insulation has been wet for a very long time I would not bother replacing it. 2000 Volvo 770, 500HP/1650FP Cummins N14 and 10 Speed Autoshift 3.58 Rear 202" WB, 2002 Teton Aspen Royal 43 Foot, Burgman 650 Scooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Greg Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I would suggest placing some water alarms under the water heater, sinks and such places to warn you of leaks before they become a major problems. Ours saved us once. Search for them on Amazon. Greg http://www.amazon.com/Zircon-Leak-Alert-Electronic-Batteries/dp/B002Q8GRPG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423672259&sr=8-2&keywords=water+alarms Greg & Judy Bahnmiller Class of 2007 2014 F350 2007 HitchHiker Champagne Both sold 2/19, settled in Foley, AL after 12 years on the road http://bahnmilleradventure.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswhite Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks everyone. Good suggestions. I have an RV guy coming out Friday to open it up & dry it out. I would have tried it myself but I was having trouble figuring out which end of the screwdriver was the handle. David David & Sandi 2010 Silver Fox 29 5T 2011 Silverado 3500HD Crew, SB, SRW Duramax, 6 spd Allison 2018 Polaris Ranger XP 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKBendana Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Just ordered the leak alarms...gotta love Amazon! Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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