Ok so here is a follow up post on my chafing water hoses. I spent last week at the local KOA so had some time to tinker with it. After removing the rear wall of the front compartment I could see there was no way to use pex hose without a bunch of elbows involved. I removed the two offending hoses from behind the Nautilus panel and to my surprise they really weren't damaged at all, nice! I decided to wrap them with Gorilla duct tape and put it back together. Low and behold now the water filter housing itself is cracked on the top piece and started leaking. I'm 6 months out of warranty and decided to heck with it, I'll use the blue inline filters that gone on the water hose so here's my fix.
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Originally posted by Txfivver View PostLow and behold now the water filter housing itself is cracked on the top piece and started leaking... I'll use the blue inline filters that gone on the water hose
Thanks.
-Steve
2018 Solitude 310GK, disc brakes
Morryde SRE4000/XFactor with heavy duty shackles, V-Brackets in spring hangers
2012 Ram 3500 SRW 6.7 Diesel, air bags
18k B&W Companion, non-slider
640 watts solar, 400 amp-hour Lion Safari UT 1300 battery bank
Aims 1500 watt inverter/charger with ATS
Somerset, WI
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Txfivver
Hi Jeff,
Keep a close eye on that white “shark bite type” connector. The metal teeth inside (designed to bite into and hold copper or hard plastic) will continue to cut into the soft hose until they sever the fibre reinforcement in the hose and the connection will burst.
RobCate & Rob
(with Border Collies Molly & Angel + Kitties Hazel & Elsie)
2015 Reflection 303RLS
2022 F350 Diesel CC SB SRW Lariat
Bayham, Ontario, Canada
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Originally posted by steve&renee View Post
I'm not following what's cracked and leaking. Can you clarify what's broken and how you fixed it?
Thanks.
-SteveJeff
2019 Solitude 375 RES
2020 Ford F450 Platinum
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Originally posted by Cate&Rob View PostTxfivver
Hi Jeff,
Keep a close eye on that white “shark bite type” connector. The metal teeth inside (designed to bite into and hold copper or hard plastic) will continue to cut into the soft hose until they sever the fibre reinforcement in the hose and the connection will burst.
RobJeff
2019 Solitude 375 RES
2020 Ford F450 Platinum
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Originally posted by Txfivver View PostI thought I would post a follow up to this story. GD covered the leaking water filter under warranty and my dealer re-plumbed it using pex hose, problem solved!
RobRob & Laura
U.S. Army Retired (Rob)
2012 F350 DRW CC Lariat PS 6.7, PullRite OE 18K
2020 Solitude 310GK-R, MORryde IS and disc brakes, solar, BB LiFePO4, DP windows
(Previously in a 2016 Reflection 337RLS)
Full time since 08/2015
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Rob I agree and will probably do the same thing. I was just happy to get the new housing which had cracked and was leaking where the hose connects. It's hard to tell from the picture but both those pex hoses move freely in the cabinet holes now unlike before so that's good. GD took good care of me on that and it's appreciated.Jeff
2019 Solitude 375 RES
2020 Ford F450 Platinum
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