12-03-2018, 05:23 PM
We left our coach in Denver last month and flew to Los Angeles for a little Grand daughter time. Freezing was not going to be an issue as we (I) had checked the weather predictions. You know where this post is going. Day three of our vacation away from full time rv life, I saw that it had been getting in the teens at night in Denver. Whatever damage was done was already done.
When we returned to Denver, with a little block heater time, the 8V92 came quickly to life along with the engine compressor. Sure enough we had multiple plumbing leaks. The coach is a combo of PEX and copper. Zero PEX damage, but multiple copper splits, and copper compression fittings pushed off the ends of the copper runs. 1 toilet inlet valve was split along with a shower head. The Everpure Water filter system was split in many areas of plastic and aluminum fittings and for the time being my solution is to leave the ball valve off to the Everpure .Time for a new system there. After 2 weeks of Amazon orders ,replacing parts and re testing the system, we are leak free. The remaining problem I was having was when I turned off the ball valve to the Everpure system which feeds the drinking water tap in the kitchen and the ice maker, I had no kitchen sink water. 2 weeks of no kitchen water, and too d**n cold to trouble shoot any further.
For some reason, today Richards past advice about starting with the simple was in my head. After cleaning out the "very hidden" strainer inside the kitchen faucet handle, we now have water, Duh...
Well, we discovered lots of nice places to eat in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi ............
When we returned to Denver, with a little block heater time, the 8V92 came quickly to life along with the engine compressor. Sure enough we had multiple plumbing leaks. The coach is a combo of PEX and copper. Zero PEX damage, but multiple copper splits, and copper compression fittings pushed off the ends of the copper runs. 1 toilet inlet valve was split along with a shower head. The Everpure Water filter system was split in many areas of plastic and aluminum fittings and for the time being my solution is to leave the ball valve off to the Everpure .Time for a new system there. After 2 weeks of Amazon orders ,replacing parts and re testing the system, we are leak free. The remaining problem I was having was when I turned off the ball valve to the Everpure system which feeds the drinking water tap in the kitchen and the ice maker, I had no kitchen sink water. 2 weeks of no kitchen water, and too d**n cold to trouble shoot any further.
For some reason, today Richards past advice about starting with the simple was in my head. After cleaning out the "very hidden" strainer inside the kitchen faucet handle, we now have water, Duh...
Well, we discovered lots of nice places to eat in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi ............
Guy & Sue
1984 Classic 40' #59
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