I have a problem, just bought my camper in Feb 2014...its brand new. I keep it parked in a campground from April till October. Just started camping April 18, 2014, we are weekend campers only since hubby works through the week...I get a call last Thursday night from campground owners that their sewer lines had a blockage and raw sewage was all in my camper..it was seeping out of the slideouts...it was coming out of the shower, bathroom sink and kitchen sink. We always leave the black tank closed and the grey tank open. I call my insurance company...they are thinking this camper can be cleaned up and lived in again, but they don't know for sure since they never had a claim like this before...the adjuster is coming out Wednesday to see the damage. It was standing waste water was all over the camper floor from one end to the other. When they moved it off my site so they could fix the damage sewer pipes the sewage just poured out. I do not think this camper should be lived in ever again. I don't see how they can clean every nook and cranny. Has anyone had this happen to them?

You mean you had a sewer line connected while you were away. Interesting. Anyway I agree. If you had sewage on all your floors without you knowledge for a extended period of time, I think there would be floor damage, that would require a complete new floor at the least and what about the bottom of the side walls. Sounds like one heck of a @@itty mess!

My motorhome was in a flood a number of years ago and we weren't even allowed near it for a week or more due to it being a biohazard. When they allowed us in to see it, we met the insurance agent and they immediately totaled it. I can't imagine having raw sewage in it. I can't imagine them being able to disinfect it...

You could look to the people whose houses went through floods. EVERYTHING that got wet has to be removed, walls, flooring, etc. then the wood frame treated to kill any bacteria. Removing the cabinets and walls up to a foot or so above the "high water" mark could be expensive.I would expect the campground insurance will be buying you a new camper.

No one in the campground unhooks sewer lines when they leave for the weekend. The campground underground sewer pipes were very old and would not be up to code for todays standards...the culprit was a sewage cap got lodged in the pipe and clogged it up. The owners have no ideal how the cap got in the lines. Our site is at the end of this septic line and our camper got all the backup.

I remember some one posted a similar experience a while back and thier ins. totaled the rig.That's the route I would take because there is no way to clean enough to prevent toxic (read DEADLY) mold from forming.

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tahoemc
Explorer
Jul 02, 2014
GarthBnut wrote:
Got a call from Insurance and they are totaling the camper...just what I wanted to hear...but it will be next week before they can get the check written...we missed our week vacation this week..but hopefully we can be camping by next weekend again Tom Johnson Camping Center put our name on a camper just like what we had..it was the last one they had too...he reserved it first of last week for us..he just knew we would be needing it lol... they will have it ready for us when we get the check. We should be happy campers again soon :)

Glad they're totaling the rig for all of the obvious reasons. An unfortunate experience for you, but it appears you are getting closer to putting it all behind you. Good Luck and Happy Trails!
Cabinwood
Explorer
Jul 02, 2014
GarthBnut wrote:
Got a call from Insurance and they are totaling the camper...just what I wanted to hear...but it will be next week before they can get the check written...we missed our week vacation this week..but hopefully we can be camping by next weekend again Tom Johnson Camping Center put our name on a camper just like what we had..it was the last one they had too...he reserved it first of last week for us..he just knew we would be needing it lol... they will have it ready for us when we get the check. We should be happy campers again soon :)

Yay! So glad to hear that. Most people I know that camp long term do leave the gray open, I bet no more. I sure won't!
timmac
Explorer
Jul 02, 2014
GarthBnut wrote:
Got a call from Insurance and they are totaling the camper...just what I wanted to hear...but it will be next week before they can get the check written...we missed our week vacation this week..but hopefully we can be camping by next weekend again Tom Johnson Camping Center put our name on a camper just like what we had..it was the last one they had too...he reserved it first of last week for us..he just knew we would be needing it lol... they will have it ready for us when we get the check. We should be happy campers again soon :)

That RV park needs to refund all your money for staying there and maybe gas money as well or threaten to post the name of the park on the web...
GarthBnut
Explorer
Jul 02, 2014
Got a call from Insurance and they are totaling the camper...just what I wanted to hear...but it will be next week before they can get the check written...we missed our week vacation this week..but hopefully we can be camping by next weekend again Tom Johnson Camping Center put our name on a camper just like what we had..it was the last one they had too...he reserved it first of last week for us..he just knew we would be needing it lol... they will have it ready for us when we get the check. We should be happy campers again soon :)
Ronzie
Explorer
Jul 02, 2014
GarthBnut wrote:
We are on the lowest part of the campground and at the end of the sewage line, the sewage cap got lodge right before the sewage enters the septic tank, my neighbor which is on a different sewage line had a backup with hers to the next day...they were there and caught it in time...the sewer pipes are very old and and thin, the sewer pipe was actually smashed...My neighbor and I are in the oldest part of the campground...Still waiting on insurance to settle with us...My insurance is Progressive, first time I have ever used them and seems like they are taking forever..it will be 2 weeks Thursday.

That's insane, there is no way they can clean that and no one in their right mind would clean it and give any type of guarantee. It's in your heating vents, under the flooring that the walls are built on top of. It is a bio-hazard. Tell them you will have it tested for air quality the day you get it back.
Pogoil
Explorer
Jul 02, 2014
Bloodborne pathogens, campground will be at fault for sure.

Pogoil.
ol_Bombero-JC
Explorer
Jul 02, 2014
kcmoedoe wrote:
Closing your black and gray water valves when you are not there would have rendered the problems with the sewer moot. An ounce of prevention would have avoided what is likely to be a long and problematic cure.

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Now that's a helpful post!!

Woulda, shoulda, coulda - doesn't help now!!..:S

Don't accept anything less than *TOTALED* !!

Your level of contamination is not anywhere near comparable to flood damage!

Bio-Hazard.
If ins company gives you a hard time - talk to any knowledgeable
Haz-Mat expert. Should be one as close as your fire dept.

~
jdog
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
What is going on with Progressive Insurance? They do not seem to be progressing at all as they should be. The ball was in their pocket 2 weeks ago. Did they drop it?
Gau_8
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
Terryallan wrote:
NEVER, NEVER, EVER, Leave ANY of your tanks open. Even if you are there. You never know what will come up the hose. As you have found out.

I will go you one better. Not only do I not leave the valves open, I never leave the hose attached, no matter how long the stay.

I would never use thar RV again. If they dont total it, hire a lawyer and call the health department.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jul 01, 2014
GarthBnut wrote:
..My insurance is Progressive, first time I have ever used them and seems like they are taking forever..it will be 2 weeks Thursday.
Well, we all know their advertising budget is huge. Hope they do well by you.