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Originally Posted by markopolo
What parts did you need for your 2012 Roadtrek?
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OK... glad you asked because it's a teaching lesson for people...
We were just about to leave for a trip... the hose cracked and I could see this was bad timing.... however, my neighbor said...I used to work at an RV shop and I can fix this...
He said I can't find the original hose but I'll "fix it" for less than the RV shop will charge...
Unfortunately, he got some replacement hose and fittings from the local hardware store and it didn't work out well....
It was really a Rube Goldberg solution... worked with a lot of challenges..... I was able to take the trip... but the hose was SO DIFFICULT to use...I had to get it changed AGAIN....
The RV shop I took my rig to said...how did you "manage" to use this thing...YES it was that challenging to get the hose in and out of the channel.....
In the process...my neighbor destroyed all the original equipment underneath the vehicle and it ALL had to be replaced....
Here's the lesson I learned...
TAKE your vehicle to a qualified professional.... The money I thought I was saving was no savings at all... paid $500 to the neighbor...and another $1100 to the RV shop....
I will NEVER do that again...ever.....
Fortunately, Roadtrek had all the original equipment...
The RS Adventurous has a great dump hose and macerator...the hose sits in a channel tube and is "NORMALLY" easy to pull out and replace.....the hose was brittle and just cracked from weathering... that's all...
Dumping the black and gray water on my rig is easier than a lot of other RV'S...I see a lot of people who have to take out a hose... bayonet mount it on the rig...use a gravity dump and hope they are in a position to do this.... I can dump even on an incline... although I try to avoid this...
The hose is permanently attached..comes in and out like a snake..
If my neighbor had obtained the "correct sized" hose... maybe it would have not been so disastrous....to be fair...he was under a time issue and so was I....
I just wouldn't do it again...
Have your RV serviced by a professional...and enjoy your rig more...it pays to have it done right the first time.....time is money....