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Title: wet carpet
Post by: joeszeidel on August 22, 2015, 09:35:47 am
Has anyone had wet carpet up front and was it the dash air?
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: nitehawk on August 22, 2015, 09:39:44 am
Our wet carpet was from the front roof AC. Shop vac'd up as much water as possible, then used a squirrel cage Stanly blower fan to dry the rest. Roof AC holddown bolts needed tightening.
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: Chuck Van Tassel on August 22, 2015, 10:04:16 am
Look out side under front fiberglass  and find drain for dash a c.  Blow line out with air
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: joeszeidel on August 22, 2015, 10:21:20 am
Thank you both I will do when I get back to florida. Right now I'm at MIS racetrack in beautiful Michigan. Should be easy fix.
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: joeszeidel on August 22, 2015, 10:46:58 am
Looked under front fiberglass for line, could not find. Where should I be looking?
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: Peter & Beth on August 22, 2015, 10:57:54 am
Looked under front fiberglass for line, could not find. Where should I be looking?
Open genset door.  On left side (as you look at the genset) look for coach "floor" or call it the genset dog house ceiling.  You will need a strong flash light as all is paited black, or feel around for the outlet hose coming from the catch pan inside the coach that collects condensate from evaporator.  It's either clogged or warped and does not allow the condensate to drain properly.  Likely like that from the factory.  Clogging could only be from outside dust collected throught the years from road "stuff".
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: wolfe10 on August 22, 2015, 01:28:15 pm
Actually, I would recommend AGAINST blowing air into the dash HVAC condensate hose.  That will just blow whatever is clogging in back into the evaporator to clog again in the future.

Attach a clear hose to the bottom of the condensate drain hose and suck on it.  That should pull the blockage on through rather than allowing it to stay floating around in the evaporator. 

The clear lose allows you to stop sucking on it before "gunk" gets to you!
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: joeszeidel on August 22, 2015, 04:07:15 pm
Peter, thanks for your help. I did find the drain and traced back into the coach. It appears to come from the dash ac and I think I will have to cut the line to clean it. Also I am parked and not level. Coach is pitched to the rear which maybe why the water would'nt flow out. Will have to pull front panel to get to pan, I think.
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: Bill Willett on August 22, 2015, 04:27:14 pm
Before you start taking the panels of I would use a shop vac and try to suck it out,that is how I cleaned mine.
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: joeszeidel on August 22, 2015, 05:28:18 pm
Shop vac is a great idea.Thanks everyone
Title: Re: wet carpet
Post by: joeszeidel on August 25, 2015, 01:56:22 pm
Well now that I'm back in Florida I had a chance to look and find the condensate drain hose. It turns out the line is not plugged but there is a plastic nipple that come out of the dash unit that is broken and that seems to be the source of the leak. I'm going to try and stick a short nipple in the hole and seal it. Then I will replace the lines with clear plastic tubing and then I can than see the flow by removing the front inside  panel by the steps . Any thoughts?