Hi, WELL after many trips in the van, finally I did one of the worst things I could do. I left the inside tap on and got distracted outside. The first I knew is when I saw water pouring out of the back of the van flooring!! (Mind you my 9 yr old was sitting next to the sink watching TV and didnt see or hear a thing! - sound familiar?) anyway..... my fault.
When I finally got inside and was able to turn the sink tap off I can guess that there would of been approx 40 litres of water flooding the area. Fortunately the van was slanting to the back and the water pooled up against the back trunk waiting to pour out the flooring. Obviously the cupboards were flooded and the oven /griller as the water passed them to get out. I quickly mopped up with towels/paper towels etc and finally dried off the joints (seals between cupboard and floor) with a hairdryer to TRY and minimise any water damage.
NOW after that, I please ask..... has this happened to anybody else? Do you think the cupboards / flooring composites will deal with this water ok? The water was there for approx 10 minutes at the most and I dried all that i could see asap. (in fact it took me approx 3 hours to totally be satisfied I had it all) I have opened the van up again to air out. Fortunately we have hot weather at the moment. Any thoughts or suggestions please? Also has anybody installed a safety drain, similiar to ones we have at home in case I be an idiot again? Please be nice!....
When I finally got inside and was able to turn the sink tap off I can guess that there would of been approx 40 litres of water flooding the area. Fortunately the van was slanting to the back and the water pooled up against the back trunk waiting to pour out the flooring. Obviously the cupboards were flooded and the oven /griller as the water passed them to get out. I quickly mopped up with towels/paper towels etc and finally dried off the joints (seals between cupboard and floor) with a hairdryer to TRY and minimise any water damage.
NOW after that, I please ask..... has this happened to anybody else? Do you think the cupboards / flooring composites will deal with this water ok? The water was there for approx 10 minutes at the most and I dried all that i could see asap. (in fact it took me approx 3 hours to totally be satisfied I had it all) I have opened the van up again to air out. Fortunately we have hot weather at the moment. Any thoughts or suggestions please? Also has anybody installed a safety drain, similiar to ones we have at home in case I be an idiot again? Please be nice!....