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Hi, can anyone help. We,ve had a problem on our van with a leaking Whale whilst on holiday in Cornwall. It,s been dripping from the caravan connection for a while, but after filling the aqua roll up, then re-connecting the whale, it started pumping water back out from the caravan connection. I checked the "o" rings which seemed fine. I was advised by a local caravan shop to replace the "o" rings to see if that stopped the leak. However he could only supply an "o" ring with a slightly thicker wall thickness. Because of the size I could only use one new "o" ring at the front with an original "o" ring at the back. This was on the blue connection on the van which accepts the Whale. Tried re-connecting but the Whale still pumped water even though the Whale was a tighter fit.

         Sorry if this went on a bit, but has anyone had a similar problem. our van,s a Bailey Ranger 470/4 2004, thanks for any replies.                                   

I was told that the pumps suffered in the cold winter we had, which made them contract/expand - hence them not fitting too well.

We had to buy a new pump recently because the old one died. We noticed a difference in it fitting more snuggly to the caravan - the other one was a struggle to shove on and was drippy.

Do you know another caravanner who could let you try theirs on your connection? May save you worrying about the internals! We were lucky enough to go to a shop where the owner let us borrow one to try before we bought one.

Just a thought.

Quote: Originally posted by bassgas on 21/8/2010

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Thanks for the response. I will have to make sure the flap is in the right place and check thehose in the Whale. Since my message I,ve replaced the "o" rings anyway.

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