Water draining out from under side door

[Chino]

I have a McLouis Glen 449 2006 motorhome. We have water is draining out from under the front door at the side of the motorhome until tank is empty. I have looked in tank under the seat to see drain plug in tank but there does not appear to be one. Does anyone have any suggestions.

 

[Phill D]

Hi and welcome

Have you been underneath to trace water pipework dump to the tank.

Some tanks have internal while others have external tank taps.

I take it the motorhome is new to you.

 

[Howard B]

Is the Frost valve open?

 

[Andy Norfolk]

Could it be your fridge? Ours is located to the side of the door with a drain out into the lower external fridge vent. There's a dish it drains into that could be overflowing.

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Water running from under the tank makes the tank the most obvious culprit. It would be unusual to have no drain valve of some description. If there's no pipe hanging down can you get your hand inside the tank through the filler cap on top of the tank?
You may be looking at a split tank if as you say there's other outlet from the tank other than the pump.
Is it a submersible pump, [ hanging down inside the tank} or a separate pump in a cupboard somewhere?
The tank connection for that could be leaking.
Is the internal floor wet around the tank?
Mike.

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[IRHP]

Is the pump running? If not its definitely from the tank.

 

[rosalan]

Too obvious I know but put a sheet of card or paper underneath. This should be an exact starting point for drip. Water can travel some way before dropping. I think you would notice the pump working if that part of system was involved. This leaves damage or a leak from connections or grey water.

 

[autorouter]

Has the tank worked OK for a while, and has suddenly started losing water? Or is this a new-to-you vehicle and you've never had the water working yet?

 

[Speve]

Sounds like frost valve is open

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

100/1 outsider, it only happens when Rex the Labrador is in the van?
Mike.