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fresh water tank leaking

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fresh water tank leaking

Postby tc'sbackporch » December 7th, 2017, 12:15 pm

we have a 4207 and the fresh water tank is a bladder under the floor beside the dinette table and the pantry. has anyone took one out and repaired it.


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Re: fresh water tank leaking

Postby tomschauer » December 7th, 2017, 6:42 pm

I am sure someone with a 4207 will chime in, but I do not believe that is the original tank. For 87, I'm pretty sure it would have been a plastic tank.
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Re: fresh water tank leaking

Postby waybomb » December 7th, 2017, 6:47 pm

Our 89 4207 had a plastic tank.
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Re: fresh water tank leaking

Postby tc'sbackporch » December 8th, 2017, 9:19 am

friend of mine had one and it had a bladder tank also but it was under the masterbed
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Re: fresh water tank leaking

Postby bud37 » December 8th, 2017, 9:28 am

Just curious, never seen one.......what is it made out of ? if you empty it and suck the air out would that flatten it enough to remove thru the hatch.....maybe then a simple patch..... :beergood:
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Re: fresh water tank leaking

Postby Nauti Big Bud » November 11th, 2019, 8:04 pm

I have a 1990 4207 and my fresh water tank is aluminum and I think it is leaking can’t see where but it’s empty a couple days after filling it following
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Re: fresh water tank leaking

Postby Midnightsun » November 12th, 2019, 3:07 am

Nauti Big Bud wrote:Source of the post I have a 1990 4207 and my fresh water tank is aluminum and I think it is leaking can’t see where but it’s empty a couple days after filling it following


Ah there is the answer, those aluminum tanks should never have been used for water or holding tanks for that matter as they corrode/oxidize and will eventually leak, there is no repairing those as they are pitted everywhere upon further inspection. The previous owner probably replaced the tank with a bladder.
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