Toilet Water Valve Leak
I am filling up my trailer with water the other day, and my first clue something was weird was when my water pump kept going. Didn't think much of it, shut it off and moved my water hose over from the...
Forum Discussion
I had this problem a couple times over the winter in our RV during sub zero nights. I narrowed it down to the water lines freezing (or partially freezing) in the RV, which caused the water pressure to drop to a very low psi. For whatever reason, when the water pressure is extremely low, the valve on the toilet isn't forced shut, and the low pressure water is allowed to run past the valve, filling the bowl and eventually running into the bathroom.
I did 2 things. Installed a manual shutoff valve on the pex line running to the toilet. I also installed a water leak alarm around the base of the toilet which goes off if the toilet bowl floods.
The RVDreams thread has some good suggestions too. Electric switch, or the electric flush toilet...
Links:
http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-RWD41-Water-Defense-Sensing/dp/B0049U3XE2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1369182575&sr=8-4&keywords=water+alarm
http://www.amazon.com/Cash-Acme-22222-Push-Fittings-2-Inch/dp/B000KE4NUO/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1369182970&sr=1-2&keywords=sharkbite+valve
I did 2 things. Installed a manual shutoff valve on the pex line running to the toilet. I also installed a water leak alarm around the base of the toilet which goes off if the toilet bowl floods.
The RVDreams thread has some good suggestions too. Electric switch, or the electric flush toilet...
Links:
http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-RWD41-Water-Defense-Sensing/dp/B0049U3XE2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1369182575&sr=8-4&keywords=water+alarm
http://www.amazon.com/Cash-Acme-22222-Push-Fittings-2-Inch/dp/B000KE4NUO/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1369182970&sr=1-2&keywords=sharkbite+valve
