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Originally Posted by MagicBox
We dont hook up to water at a campground, I fill manually.
Hooked up once to city water with a regulated hose and lever in the inline, open position and water shot out of the front tank fill hole. We dont attempt that anymore.
Leaks: occasional leaks from toilet valve. I will check for other leaks if the blow hole situation suggests leaks elsewhere.
The shower faucet blow hole releases quite a bit of water during an inside shower. I worry about the toilet cabinetry.
Really thankful for the recessed, swimming pool floor in this vehicle what with the toilet and the melting bags of ice in the fridge (shouldnt we just call it a cooler?). The floor drain screen is just about useless: if its screwed in at all it stops the drain.
Im beginning to realize one needs to be a brand apologist like British car owners: "thats just what they do, its character!"
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1. Get in the unit into a RV Guy you trust BEFORE your trip.
Pressure test & check everything.
Already you have no more of the fuzzy warm glaze of romantic expectations between being the Buyer versus the realities of being a Owner.
Something is wrong & it might simply be clogged plumbing, build up, etc but your unit should be able handle the water pressure anywhere & everywhere before you leave the driveway on this adventure.
A Water problem in a residential home doesn't give you the insight experienced owners like I have of the same consequences of a Van going 65mph.
Do I need to repeat the above, from 9 years of ownership in a 2005 190 Versatile?
2. The leak, the occasional drip of a bad valve, connected to one of those damn toilets I have been urging you to reconsider as I did recently is another reason why you need to jettison that concept & definitely not buy another.
I have a valve assembly, they always fail until you get to the point of no more pex pipe to connect to.
And all that time the water creates mould & becomes "one more of those smells" you live with.
I admire your desire to gallantly go forth on this formidable road trip but water has a way of causing a lot of unseen damage between cabimet walls, the flooring, etc & that begins the mould issue, for some people, before Covid, was a serious health risk.
Put another way; traveling cross-country, in a Class B, with water issues, in constantly varying temperature & humidity is not unlike traveling & sleeping in a test tube, with a formidable enemy.
Even though it's Summer,, I am not being dramatic.
You are right to be concerned about the shower & also the roof & side panels of a used unit.
If you dont get the Plumbing checked out, pack Flippers, Swim Goggles & Snorkels.
Plan & expect that when you reach a point that is farthest from your Home or Destination & the only dealer in the country with what will be consider emergency repair parts & somewhere between its too dark to work & too dark to see, your plumbing will go Dead Horse on you.
3. If the term Magic Box that you chose doesn't describe your truck but the pos 3 way fridge you have installed, consider a post retirement career as a Marketing Genius at Dometic.
Towards the end, the bloody thing I lived with acted more like a Toaster.
When you can, if you have a need for on board refrigeration because you are going to use the unit to regularly travel, & you are hgoing to boondock & NOT use Parks & ShorevPower, get some Solar & a DC Compressor fridge, the Novakool R3800 will slide right in.
4. I once had a Jaguar for a brief 48 hour period of time, owned an MG for many years & being in NZ for the first 23 years was kidnapped by Lucas Technology.
Its a wonder the English made cars & planes for so long as they did, I think you might really enjoy this amazing clip, I will submit next, watch it until the very end.
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