katoomer
Sep 08, 2013Explorer
Newmar did some lousy plumbing work in my coach
We have had many ongoing issues with the Hydronic heating system in our Ventana.
The latest is that there is some type of restriction in the heating loop that leaves us unable to use our hydronic heat. I believe I have found the problem. Because there is one heat exchanger under the kitchen cabinets in a slide out, Newmar had to use a section of flexible
tubing to allow movement rather than the standard pex pipe throughout the rest of the coach.
They went from pex to 5/8 heater hose which is fine. But the connections and routing are
absolutely ridiculous! No proper fitting, just one pipe slipped over the other. Held in place with zip tys, cobbled onto small blocks of wood and then routed through poorly drilled holes in the cabinets. Very poorly done with no thought put into design. It looks like they forgot about the pipes and had to figure it out after the fact.
I am a carpenter/contractor for over 35 years and build multi-milion dollar custom homes for a living. If my plumber did work like that he would be fired on the spot!
Everyone talks about Newmars quality but this is not the only instance where I have been less than impressed.
Thanks for listening
The latest is that there is some type of restriction in the heating loop that leaves us unable to use our hydronic heat. I believe I have found the problem. Because there is one heat exchanger under the kitchen cabinets in a slide out, Newmar had to use a section of flexible
tubing to allow movement rather than the standard pex pipe throughout the rest of the coach.
They went from pex to 5/8 heater hose which is fine. But the connections and routing are
absolutely ridiculous! No proper fitting, just one pipe slipped over the other. Held in place with zip tys, cobbled onto small blocks of wood and then routed through poorly drilled holes in the cabinets. Very poorly done with no thought put into design. It looks like they forgot about the pipes and had to figure it out after the fact.
I am a carpenter/contractor for over 35 years and build multi-milion dollar custom homes for a living. If my plumber did work like that he would be fired on the spot!
Everyone talks about Newmars quality but this is not the only instance where I have been less than impressed.
Thanks for listening