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Subject Topic: new van gone wrong again Post Reply Post New Topic
17/10/2010 at 7:10am
 Location: Worcestershire
 Outfit:  Autotrail Comanche
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on friday we decided to take up the plastic floor covering under the carpets( the clear  one they fit when they are building the van)  on our 5 month olld elddis avante 626 ,as we had noticed a stale smell not the nornal new van smell as we pulled up the protective covering  the floor was soaked with stagnant water, it turns out the pipe from the pulldown sink in the washroom was not connected to the waste outlet and water ran down the inside of the van van and not into the wastemaster!!!!!!,the van has now been returned to the dealer for repair,but we are now worried about any damp problem this may cause in the flooring or internal furniture,the dealer says it have no effect ...but i know what dealers are like with their magic damp meter come p/x time.

any advice greatfully recieved

tony



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17/10/2010 at 8:28am
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Provided the pipe has been reconnected then the source of the damp will be eliminated & the existing damp will dry. You would want the repair shop at your dealers to explain exactly what work was carried out & you would want it to be all dried out before you collect the 'van.


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17/10/2010 at 8:36am
 Location: north wales
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It is just like having a pipe burst in your house. You imagine ceilings crashing down and all sorts of problems afterwards with damp, but in no time once the water has dried everything is back to normal.


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Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 17/10/2010
It is just like having a pipe burst in your house. You imagine ceilings crashing down and all sorts of problems afterwards with damp, but in no time once the water has dried everything is back to normal.



Apart from the huge yellow/brown stain that you can never paint out no matter how many coats of paint you give it

I feel for the OP, buying a new van should get you perfection and support, unfortunately...

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17/10/2010 at 9:48am
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I had similar with a previous van where the kitchen sink waste hadn't been fully tightened, so some grey waste had dripped beneath, onto fridge, ran down to the floor and as per OP had seeped beneath plastic floor covering.
Stank while it was a problem obviously, but once found and source problem sorted, the van was fine and no permanent smell or damp problem a result.

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