Hearing water leak behind shower panel

Mackelfrack · Member

Hearing water leak behind shower panel

daffyfrancis · Senior Member

Turn the pump off smile Not much help I know.

Perhaps you can take the taps off & you might be lucky that the leak may be able to be seen but otherwise the shower panel may have to be removed.

Perhaps a photo of your shower may help others to give you some practicable advice.

David

blaze · Guru

most likely you will need to remove the outa skin of the van in the area the shower is. When a caravan is built they are built from inside out
cheers
blaze

Mackelfrack · Member

Thank you. Will pass on to hubby.

Mackelfrack · Member

Yes. I will post photos as soon as I can.

mezza56 · Senior Member

We have a cupboard behind the wall where the taps are in our shower and we have a panel that can be removed to access the taps , not sure if you have similar , I have also seen a removable panel on the outside of the van behind the shower to access the plumbing , its what some manufacturers obviously give consideration to. I also met a chap with a Winnebago motorhome and he had cut a porthole in the side of the van , he said he put it there to access the back of the shower taps.

PeterD · Guru

mezza56 wrote:
I have also seen a removable panel on the outside of the van behind the shower to access the plumbing , its what some manufacturers obviously give consideration to. I also met a chap with a Winnebago motorhome and he had cut a porthole in the side of the van , he said he put it there to access the back of the shower taps.

Are you sure that the van owner had cut the access rather than the manufacturer providing it? Just the same as the motorhome owner did.

That could be an answer for the OP (original poster.) Something like this would not look too out of place even if it looks a little oddly placed.

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Had similar in our motorhome . It was a push on fitting . I just replaced it . Pulled a panel off inside cupboard . Pays to have a few spare push on fittings !!

JBDUBBO · Veteran Member

Had the problem at home water leaked behind wall and came out in bedroom carpet. Chopped out a number of outside bricks looking for it found the water but not the leak then I spoke to a plumber fellow caravanner. He said "Sometimes they leak in the O ring on the tap shaft" so I removed the tap and fitted a new O ring and lubricant he supplied problem solved. Only needed to replace carpet and bricks.

Mackelfrack · Member

Mackelfrack · Member

Well be heading back up to van next week. See how we go with suggestions. Had to come back to Sydney for medical appointment. Thanks everyone

Joda · Senior Member

That panel in the photo is removable, those white caps will be screw covers, flip them off with a knife & there should be screws to remove the panel, turning pump on when panel is off will reveal leak.