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Title: So many leaks in the plumbing.
Post by: whoofit on April 11, 2015, 12:03:37 AM
[p]Finally the freezing temps are gone for the foreseeable future. Filled the tanks and city lines today, flushed the systems of the factory antifreeze. Opened every access panel and checked every termination. Surprised to find 4 leaks in the water lines at the fixtures and fresh water fill hose. [/p][p]
[/p][p]Most every nut was loose and was able to hand tighten 1/2 to 3/4 turn to stop the drips. Not major leaks but they didn't show themselves for hours.[/p][p]
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Title: So many leaks in the plumbing.
Post by: jeeps on April 11, 2015, 08:47:37 AM
[font size="3"]This is disconcerting.  Is it due to the freezing temps?[/font]
Title: So many leaks in the plumbing.
Post by: drdave on April 11, 2015, 09:07:46 AM
Despite being a PIA I'm glad they were was no damage...      How did you winterize?  With antifreeze or did you blow your lines out?
Title: So many leaks in the plumbing.
Post by: whoofit on April 11, 2015, 09:22:34 PM
[quote source="/post/9154/thread" timestamp="1428752857" author="@brenda"][font size="3"]This is disconcerting.  Is it due to the freezing temps?[/font][/quote]It might be temperature related but this trailer is brand new. I think they didn't tighten them enough to begin with.
Title: So many leaks in the plumbing.
Post by: whoofit on April 11, 2015, 09:24:37 PM
[quote source="/post/9156/thread" timestamp="1428754066" author="@tlbones"]Despite being a PIA I'm glad they were was no damage...      How did you winterize?  With antifreeze or did you blow your lines out?[/quote]This was winterized at the factory. This trailer never had water in it. Me thinks they left all these too loose. Caught it on my checklist.
Title: So many leaks in the plumbing.
Post by: djsamuel on April 12, 2015, 12:22:49 AM
I encountered this on our second trip with our camper.  I hand tightened the fittings, and no problems since then.
Title: So many leaks in the plumbing.
Post by: whoofit on April 12, 2015, 04:39:13 PM
[quote source="/post/9206/thread" timestamp="1428808969" author="@djsamuel"]I encountered this on our second trip with our camper.  I hand tightened the fittings, and no problems since then. [/quote]Seems a lot of things are loose from the factory. I found all the cable/antenna connections barely screwed in too. Good reception on the radio now.... Before that the LED lighting would drown out reception.