Tip Water PSA

[DennisT]

I know everyone here shuts off water to there RV when leaving, even for a short while, but just in case you need a reminder on why.

Friends of ours that just closed on a house have been moving things out of their coach.

Yesterday they took another load over sometime in the afternoon.

I was outside at 8 pm and all was well.

Came out at 9:30 and hear water running - not a good sound.

Look around and see water pouring out of multiple bay doors.

I shut off the water at the pole and started opening bays while the wife gave them a call.

Long story short it came from the braided line under the half bath sink. Split quite a bit from what I heard through the window this morning when we pressurized to verify the source.

Wouldn’t have stopped it from happening but, if the water is off when you leave, it would have minimized the result.

 

[DennisT]

And as a suggestion for Newmar, or any manufacturer, add shutoff valves to the lines going to various points. Faucets, toilets, etc.

They had to go get shutoff valves, cut the lines below the split, and add the valves so they could get water back to the rest of the coach.

Having the lines completely integrated into the faucets is good for ease of installation but not for isolating when there is an issue or you need a new faucet.