Ivylog wrote:
Early on with this MH I had the drain line break because a support/clamp was left off. The moving part has the flexible lines in a C shape that roll in/out. Instead of a clamp at the end of the rigid drain line... at the flexible/rolling line, the only clamp was 3' back so the pipe was flexing and finally broke. A new pvc pipe and a $2 clamp at the end solved the problem.
I agree with Trackrig that a refer in a slide creates poor venting of the heat.
*A friend with a 2000 Beaver which had a flexible drain line that was a couple inches too short and finally pulled off... a longer line solved the problem.
I would not worry about it.
Our Dynasty had the Diamond IV floor-plan. The kitchen was in the slide-out (the sink, stove, dishwasher). There was a flexible hose in the 'fixed' cabinet at the kitchen. The hose apparently split at the bottom and dripped down into the basement.
Early on, I would notice water under the coach but could never find the problem (I was a newbie...didn't know squat). It didn't seem to happen often but after a couple of years of this, the water dripping into the bay was dripping on the Aqua-Hot control board which eventually shorted it out. That's how we found the flexible hose that was leaking.
A simple hose leak, which I think was split from the beginning, caused about $1,400 for the repair. The hose was easy to get to, I just didn't know that was the cause.
Our new coach has the plan where the kitchen does not move in a slide. The residental fridge does as it's in a slide. The ice-maker line would be the only issue if there was a problem.
Honestly, I wouldn't worry about what is in a slide, get the floor-plan that you like. If a problem (hose, clamp, etc.), is caught early, no big deal.
MM.
