Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 11, 2025 ...

Water often runs down hill. If the toilet is above the floor and the riser is wet , start at the highest wet place and work from there.
 Agreed, find a local RV repair person, Not a plumber .
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  I love my Bus and will never get back the cash dumped into it .    Just got back from a lovely weekend at a race track .

And we are not level where we are at because he had to park a certain way because of the electrical box so yes we are going down hill but he is going to level it out but first thing first get this leak taken care of

Yes!  On a previous coach, the plastic water line to the ice maker failed, which allowed the water pressure pump to empty the entire contents of the water tank onto the floor.

Sharon, as you have learned there is no easy answer.  We have all had water leaks from every possible source and there are many places that can leak.  All are probably fairly easy to find.

It is nice that you posted photos.  Don't give up.  This new first coach will have a learning curve.  As you know, this leak has been likely going on for a while.

To answer your question, we are very happy with our Foretravel.  It has been our home for over 20 years and has traveled all over the US & Canada, and has many problem over the years.  We consider each problem an Adventure.

With you guys not feeling technical or handy, looks like the only way to find the leak is to do your own diagnosis or pay someone a lot of money, and maybe do a poor job.  Nobody cares about your coach better than you guys.  You could find a mobile handyman RV fixer by asking around, who can usually fix any RV living space problem.  Not necessarily a job for a plumber.

We all have older big complex motorhomes and many things will go wrong, but everything is fixable.  This may be the first big problem, but it will not be the last.

From your photos, it looks like the top of the bottom box under the toilet is wet or mildew, indicating that the water source is the toilet.  If it smells it is likely from the bottom seal.  An easy fix could be to remove the bottom two bolts, lift the toilet up and replace the bottom seal.  Or you could spend to have another do the same. 

If it did not smell, and was wet, it could be the fresh water leaking from the water fill valve or from the backside vacuum break.  Both are known to leak and self-replaceable.

Good luck.  Let us know what you find.

The bottom tall round trim on the toilet opens up so you can see around the bottom to see if the leak is there.

And we are not level where we are at because he had to park a certain way because of the electrical box so yes we are going down hill but he is going to level it out but first thing first get this leak taken care of

Many replies try to cover unkowns. Some coachs have ice makers, washing machines. Coachs can have anything as owners install what makes them happy.
Smell = carpet when wet be it in a Rv or home. Smells!, because you are inside a small space it is even stronger.
Remove old carpet, any carpet pad. Throw it away.
Wood flooring. Because of quality products used. Dry it! Use fans, get a dehumidifier from thrift store, borrow. Open windows. Allow air to flow out of coach. Position fans at rear, blowing forward.
Repair = i understand the fix it now feeling.
But you have to fix it right. Your pictures show wood with long term damage, rot. That wood may need replacement, repair. That should be done prior to new toilet

Many replies try to cover unkowns. Some coachs have ice makers, washing machines. Coachs can have anything as owners install what makes them happy.
Smell = carpet when wet be it in a Rv or home. Smells!, because you are inside a small space it is even stronger.
Remove old carpet, any carpet pad. Throw it away.
Wood flooring. Because of quality products used. Dry it! Use fans, get a dehumidifier from thrift store, borrow. Open windows. Allow air to flow out of coach. Position fans at rear, blowing forward.
Repair = i understand the fix it now feeling.
But you have to fix it right. Your pictures show wood with long term damage, rot. That wood may need replacement, repair. That should be done prior to new toilet

Sharon, the refrigerator (provided it is the original gas/absorption and not a household one) needs to be level or the cooling unit will go bad.

I picked up 6 of these a couple months ago, they've gone off twice and paid for themself already. Highly recommend these as others have said.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Basement-Watchdog-Battery-Operated-Water-Alarm-BWD-HWA/100038838

I did have a plumber come in and he said it does need replacing but I also think or at.least I am worried that it's more than just the toilet, did you see the pictures i.posted

The crazy part/thing is that the water valve is less than $20 and can be installed with just a screwdriver and a pliers!!