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Pots sliced through brass connector
Yahoo Message Number: 64659
I thought I'd share this one that happened to us just as we returned from a month in Guatemala.  We were really glad it waited till we were back where we could find some repair options.
 For 5 years and 79k miles, my pressure cooker rode in the back of the big cabinet under the sink in our RB.  It was all the way in the back, sitting on some non-slip liner.  It has a fairly narrow lip so that the top can attach firmly and lock.  It's way in the back so when I get it out and I just reach for it blindly, I don't think I've looked around in there much in years.  Even cleaning the cabinet, I'd have to get my face almost on the floor to see the back wall.  Well, the pot rubbed a clean slice across the brass 90° fitting that goes to the outside shower.  It was at least 1/4" deep before it hit water and started spraying into the bottom of the cabinet.  One of the things we discovered and aren't too thrilled with is that there is no way to shut off the water to part of the coach or to shut off just the cold vs the hot.  It was the cold water that was sliced.   I think when we return to the US we'll get some parts that would allow us to shut off or cap an area if needed.  Those fittings are just not available in Mexico, at least not without devoting a huge amount of time to the search and even then probably only in a marine store.  We did look for marine stores but didn't find one in Chetumal or up here in Puerto Aventuras, both have large marinas for pleasure boats.  So, if you have the RB (I don't know if this same configuration exists in other models) you might want to lay on the floor and check that nothing is rubbing on that fitting.
 If you boondock in out of the way spots or travel in Mexico and Central America as we do, you might want to find some way to cap off a water line and carry that with you.  I'm going to be looking for something that will close and seal or bend and close any line in the rig so that other parts can have water.  I don't know if this is even possible but all suggestions for what to carry are welcome.

I wrote about it on my blog herehttp://www.baddog.com/blog/2006/03/we-are-getting-so-used-to-ride-across.html>and here http://www.baddog.com/blog/uploaded_images/water-repair-746276.jpg> is a picture of the fix.   The fix is still holding and we are really happy about that.  No water for a month or more would be a drag.  Our friends that we were traveling with in Guatemala had a bad leak in their water tank and were without water most of the time.  They could hook up to a hose though if one were available, we wouldn't have been able to do that.  It would have been bottles of water for everything. Ugh!

-- Jonna in Tortuga, 2001 Teal RB Find us MAPhttp://map.datastormusers.com/user2.cfm?user=1013> Follow the BLOG herehttp://www.baddog.com/blog/blog.html>

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Re: Pots sliced through brass connector
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floor to see the back wall.  Well, the pot rubbed a clean slice
I remember how we figured we could just treat our LD like a second home when we got it 13 years ago. Well, it's been more like a second home on a perpetually moving earthquake fault as we travel. Worn cookware coatings, exploding cupboards, etc. All a learning process.
Shutoffs for the plumbing runs might be a good idea, but then they are just that many more items to fail. I find generally ball valves to be the most reliable, if you can interface them.

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit