Spontaneous water leak. Lesson learned!

[PNWDriver]

We're gone camping for the week 300 miles from home and I'm outside tending the fire for the upcoming S'mores party and my wife starts yelling " we got a problem!" repeatedly. I race inside to find water dripping out of the air vent below the converter at a pretty rapid pace. I shut off the water at the spigot and open the faucet to relieve pressure before I pull out the kitchen drawer. What I eventually discovered was the outdoor shower plumbing leaking. Luckily, it turned out to just be a loose fitting on the hot water side and I was able to tighten it with a wrench and move on with the trip. I wasn't very impressed with quality control again though. This unit has less than 20 nights camping on it and I can't believe it left the factory so loose. ( I could turn it bare handed). Not tho mention, the plumbing is directly above a ton of wiring (some of the sloppiest wiring I've ever seen). From now on we're going to shut down the water whenever we leave. I would have hated to come back after a full day of that thing leaking.

[Scoutr2]

Actually, that wiring looks pretty good, compared to what I saw on my Keystone Outback. That unit looked like a bowl of spaghetti!!

Sorry to hear about your leak, though. One thing you will discover is that fittings loosen from time to time. I don't know where I saw this in print, but it was stated that your TT bouncing down the highway is akin to your house enduring a magnitude 3.0 earthquake - every time you tow. While TTs are built with that in mind, when you consider the number of electrical and plumbing connections, it's a wonder there aren't more issues. If it doesn't leak when it leaves the factory or when your dealer preps it, they can't see anything wrong. But I know that's hard to swallow when you're the one with wet carpeting!!

[klpoppe]

I have had fitting work their way loose also. I am making sure from now on I check all the fittings a couple times a year. 5 minutes of work can prevent a major headache.

[Scoutr2]

Originally Posted by klpoppe

I have had fitting work their way loose also. I am making sure from now on I check all the fittings a couple times a year. 5 minutes of work can prevent a major headache.

Part of my de-winterization procedure every year. I always check all fittings after they have sat all winter with anti-freeze in the lines, fittings, and faucets. Several times I've found drips and tightened up fittings.

[Tommyboy57]

So based on this picture of the back of the outdoor shower box it was one of those "spin" fittings and not one of the metal bands?

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by klpoppe

I have had fitting work their way loose also. I am making sure from now on I check all the fittings a couple times a year. 5 minutes of work can prevent a major headache.

The hot side is prone to loosen do to the expansion and contraction as it heats up and cools down.

[PNWDriver]

That's correct.