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08-09-2017, 08:13 AM
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Found a leak
So on my vacation 2 weeks ago, I noticed a small puddle at the floor near the fridge. I didnt think much of it, thinking it was a dropped ice cube that melted. After I cleaned it up, I noticed more water. I opened the door at the HW heater, which I put hinges on, and I noticed the HW heater had been leaking at the fitting. I tightened everything up, and tested with pressure, and now there are no leaks.
The moral of the story, is to check water line fittings. If I didnt see this, who knows what kind of damage would have been done to the flooring
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08-09-2017, 08:18 AM
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Thanks for the post, I'll have to go check mine next time I fire 'er up
I had a fitting issue the first time I used the black tank flush. I hooked up the hose and proceeded to flood half the basement because the first fitting inline from the connection point wasn't even hand tight!
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08-09-2017, 08:20 AM
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Good catch.
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08-09-2017, 08:25 AM
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Preventative maintenance is a great thing. Good catch...
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08-09-2017, 08:28 AM
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You can see here the calcium line it made, and how much water accumulated in a day in the pan I put under it.
https://goo.gl/photos/mQk5mYxRKmHVXqNX7
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08-10-2017, 05:36 AM
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Yes, Jayco has had an assembly problem with water fittings. Many of us have had to go in and tighten fittings to kitchen sinks as well. I also had a 90deg PEX fitting leak.
It does pay to go in and check all the fittings you can find.
PS the kitchen leak we had was intermittent. It only happened after a long shower using a lot of hot water.
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08-10-2017, 07:02 AM
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Yes, good catch. Every once in a while I'll pressurize the plumbing with the water pump, it's the best leak detector you have.
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08-10-2017, 07:37 AM
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As part of our set up procedure, wife checks fittings under kitchen sink and bathroom when I turn on the water supply.
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08-10-2017, 09:48 AM
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FWIW, our fittings did not leak at 45psi (water pump pressure). Took 60 psi for them to leak. That's why it was hard to find the leaks.
Best advice I have is to tighten the kitchen and bathroom faucet fittings.
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08-10-2017, 01:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug
As part of our set up procedure, wife checks fittings under kitchen sink and bathroom when I turn on the water supply.
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X2. Same here.
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