Water Damage, sub-floor
First off, we love our Arctic Fox 2012 27-5L. But after 5 years on the road, we had an issue we really should not have had. One of the factory installed Flair-It PEX fittings came apart. Because we were not in the coach at the time, we had full city water pressure water flow into the sub-floors and belly of the coach for around 30 minutes before an RV park person turned off the main water.
To make a long story shorter, the PEX fitting failed because at the factory someone decided to NOT use the correct compression nut on the Flair-it fitting. Instead they used a worm-screw hose clamp to attach the water line. Who knows why. The compression nut is actually faster to install and costs less than a stainless steel hose clamp. Anyway, that “alternative” decision by someone on the production line has now caused several thousand dollars of damage. And, brought our Fall travel plans to an end.
Check your fittings. If they use hose clamps change them out to the correct way before you too have a failure. Pic #1 shows the correct way to install. Pic #2 & #3 show the wrong way the factory installed.
To make a long story shorter, the PEX fitting failed because at the factory someone decided to NOT use the correct compression nut on the Flair-it fitting. Instead they used a worm-screw hose clamp to attach the water line. Who knows why. The compression nut is actually faster to install and costs less than a stainless steel hose clamp. Anyway, that “alternative” decision by someone on the production line has now caused several thousand dollars of damage. And, brought our Fall travel plans to an end.
Check your fittings. If they use hose clamps change them out to the correct way before you too have a failure. Pic #1 shows the correct way to install. Pic #2 & #3 show the wrong way the factory installed.
