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- Non-Fluid Motion Model
- American Tug (formerly had C30)
This weekend the water heater on our C30 sprung a huge leak -- so much that the bilge pump would exhaust like a garden hose on max pressure for a few seconds in every 2.5 minute cycle. AFAIK we did nothing in particular to cause this; it was just a routine day trip. (I had suspected a very minor leak in the past, but had never pinned it down.)
The heater is a Webasto Isotherm Spa 40 liter (11 gallon). It is slightly over 1 year old (2019 model). You can see the solid stream of water coming from under the cover on the tank, in this photo (ignore the few drops of water higher up; those were from us):
http://www.tugnuts.com/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=74723
Before I start calling the manufacturer and dealer -- and taking it apart 🙂 -- I wanted to get opinions. The leak is clearly higher than, and away from, the other fittings and it definitely seems to come from something under that cover. I assume it might be either the tank leaking/coming apart, or could be a problem with the engine heat exchanger. It seems that the tank may have a 5 year warranty, if that is the issue.
Other thoughts? Has anyone had something similar? If we replace it, would you recommend to use the same Webasto model again or not?
The heater is a Webasto Isotherm Spa 40 liter (11 gallon). It is slightly over 1 year old (2019 model). You can see the solid stream of water coming from under the cover on the tank, in this photo (ignore the few drops of water higher up; those were from us):
http://www.tugnuts.com/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=74723
Before I start calling the manufacturer and dealer -- and taking it apart 🙂 -- I wanted to get opinions. The leak is clearly higher than, and away from, the other fittings and it definitely seems to come from something under that cover. I assume it might be either the tank leaking/coming apart, or could be a problem with the engine heat exchanger. It seems that the tank may have a 5 year warranty, if that is the issue.
Other thoughts? Has anyone had something similar? If we replace it, would you recommend to use the same Webasto model again or not?