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03-25-2017, 02:52 PM
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Jayco Eagle 5th wheel, check your plumbing
Just a heads up, our 2017 Jayco Eagle 325bhqs had a slow leak under the kitchen sink. When I checked it out, there was no teflon tape used for either the hot or cold hookups. Easily fixed, but something that only costs a few cents and is a standard plumbing practice should have been done by the factory at build time.
Better double check your connections for leaks.
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03-25-2017, 03:01 PM
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Those threads are not supposed to have Teflon Tape since they seal using the tapered washer on the end of the supply line.
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03-25-2017, 03:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grumpy
Those threads are not supposed to have Teflon Tape since they seal using the tapered washer.
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These weren't sealed worth a bleep. They are now though. I don't suspect the teflon tape will hurt anything.
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04-02-2017, 06:09 PM
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Teflon is also not standard with plastic or pvc threads, he's right, that taper is supposed to seal it
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04-10-2017, 03:59 PM
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Our 2017 HT 5th wheel had a leak under the kitchen sink as well. Unfortunately, we didn't notice it until a few days into our trip and it bubbled the shelf. We had a mobile repairman replaced both valves and Jayco covered the warranty cost.
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04-18-2017, 06:52 PM
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Went on out maiden voyage this week. My wife wakes me about 1 in the morning." I hear a drip" Go under the kitchen sink and the connectors on the pex was so loose I could tighten them by hand. damage avoided.
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04-18-2017, 07:17 PM
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I tightened ours by hand but the leak continued. I know it's not supposed to need it but the bit of teflon tape solved it. Not a drop since.
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04-18-2017, 07:44 PM
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When dealership was testing just about everything before we picked it up, they found the leak under the kitchen sink. They tightened & then sprayed foam around it.
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04-19-2017, 07:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marine71-76
When dealership was testing just about everything before we picked it up, they found the leak under the kitchen sink. They tightened & then sprayed foam around it.
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Foam? First time I've heard of that. What kind of foam, "Good Stuff" type comes to mind? Is the dealer hiding something there?
Our 23B leaked under the sink and a gentle tightening solved that one. Similar leak in the 5th surfaced around the 3 year mark. I used teflon tape on that one.
I recall hearing that the folks that do the assembly have a quota based workday. Hit the quota and the get to go home. If they can get a unit off the line any defects become someone else's problem (like the dealer or the owner).
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04-19-2017, 06:00 PM
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Ours leaked too. 2017 29.5bhok
Only every now and then. First the hot then the cold.
Also hand tightened fixed it.
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04-19-2017, 06:11 PM
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Check the ptrap fittings as well, they can work loose or are sometimes not tightened at factory.
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04-19-2017, 07:06 PM
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I had a leak under the sink last year in my brand new jay flight. I noticed it one night when storing the dish drying rack under there. It didn't leak until we about 2 months into camping season. No teflon tape. I just tightened them up. It was fine after that. While under there I also noticed the o-ring that holds the drain to the sink was very loose. 2 or 3 full turns were required to snug it up. After that I checked and tightened every water fitting in the trailer. No further issues, but I'll be checking them all again on a regular basis this season.
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04-20-2017, 07:13 AM
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"Foam? First time I've heard of that. What kind of foam, "Good Stuff" type comes to mind? Is the dealer hiding something there?"
They didn't tell us what type - just that they put foam around it. It was the water lines for the refer.
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04-20-2017, 07:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crabman
Check the ptrap fittings as well, they can work loose or are sometimes not tightened at factory.
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Found that one the hard way too.
Pots and pans stowed under the sink had drops of water on them. Tightend the P-trap. Rewashed everthing under there. Ewwww..
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04-20-2017, 08:43 AM
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All fittings, bolts, nuts will get loose at some point these trailers take a beating traveling down the roads. I'm on my second Jayco. I have had to tighten plumbing, lugs on wheels, air conditioner bolts, wooden table bolts. My advice is after a trip check everything for tightness.
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