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Originally Posted by BradS7535
Thanks bill, what about the wood panel under the grey tank? Not sure what the grey thing is under the sink, but that wood there (where the black PVC pipe goes into the floor) looks like it got wet?
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Sorry, I thought you were talking about the green stain.
The "gray thing" is the water heater. You are looking at the foam insulation around it. The wood below it definitely got wet at some time, but it doesn't look to me like it got soggy-wet. More like drops. In other words, the wood hasn't rotted or delaminated. I can surmise a number of ways that this water stain could have gotten there, but I don't think you will know for sure even when you lay your own eyes on it.
1. A water supply pipe leaked a bit. Probably the white one, which I think is the cold water inlet to the water heater. I'm not convinced this is right, because leaks seldom fix themselves, and most likely it isn't leaking now. Or someone has fixed it. Either way, you are good.
2. Dishwater slopped over the front of the sink and onto the floor. The sink is small - this is easy to do.
3. A plastic container of some water-based cleaner leaked. The movement and vibration as the TM travels causes them to move around and abrade. I've had this happen more than once, and so I like this possibility.
4. A drain pipe leak. This is the one I favor, because I've had it happen to me several times. That mass of big black pipe is the drain for the kitchen and bathroom sinks. As you can see, it is made up of lots of individual pieces. About half of the fittings are glued together - the other half are threaded hand-tightened fittings. When the TM is on the road, the movement and vibration causes the hand-tightened fittings to loosen, and then they leak just a few drops. A quick turn by hand tightens them up again.
Bottom line - I don't see anything to be worried about. There is no sign that there has ever been a massive leak. But then, I haven't seen it either.
The real question for the dealer is "Has this wood ever been wet while you have had it on your lot?" You kind of have to trust his answer, but as part of your pre-buy inspection, you will reach in there and hand-turn the black fittings, just to see if any are loose (I bet you'll find one or two). And you will put some water in the system, pressurize it, run some water in the sink, and see if anything leaks.
Bill
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