Prudence or Paranoia?

I thought OP was talking about a seasonal site.

If we have hook-ups, we attach the hose when we arrive and leave the water on the entire time. We do use a pressure regulator.

The water heater is turned on the the morning for showers and dishes, then turned off until supper dishes. I do not leave it on as it is gas only and is really loud.

When we leave the sticks and bricks the water is left on. If we are going to be gone more than a week, we shut off the water heater. Someone is by each day to feed pets, water plants etc.

If I had a rig that couldn't survive/withstand ordinary water pressure in its plumbing, I'd fix it.

Years ago I was in Valley of the rogue, Oregon, state park and new to RVing did not have a water pressure regulator. Came back one afternoon and saw water pouring out of the front door, high pressure or a surge blew a fitting off the kitchen sink. Now I only operate from my tank and use gravity fill to fill the tank. I never hook up to the campground "city water". I have a good water pump and get the same water pressure each and every time I need water. Just turn the pump off when not using any water. Believe me if you ever have a flooded RV you will never leave the water ON when you leave for any length of time. Lesson learnd

byways wrote:

IAMICHABOD wrote:
Always turn it off while in FHU site also turn off pump when dry camping.

Not to hijack the thread BUT,I have to ask when you leave home for a camping trip do you do the same in your Stick and Bricks?

I do since a neighbor that left for the weekend and had a fitting come loose in the bathroom and flooded his house!!!

Not paranoid just trying to not have that Murphy's Law kick in.

I don't...but now you have me wondering. We do when leaving for a road trip overnight, but not for a day long trip.

I'm paranoid too, but the stick house, yes when going on a extended trip I turn it off at the entrance before the meter. But now I'm wondering too. How about when I go shopping with the dw??? It doesn't take long. A lot of water damage can happen in a couple hours. But don't think I'm going to get to concerned. I figure I'm on borrowed time anyway, so whats it matter?

Eycom wrote:
When I'm away from the camper during the day, I shut off the water. As a full timer, I've seen unoccupied campers literally flooded due to a break in the plumbing. While relatively uncommon, it's ugly. Only takes a minute to turn off the water when I leave for the day and on when I return.

Full timer here too and I have seen 4 RV's so far with water flowing out from them. Watched my own MH look like Niagara Falls when my hot water heater malfunctioned and even with all that water pouring 'down' the side of the MH above the hot water heater was so hot it could have started the side of the MH on fire. But I was there to catch it. I NEVER leave the HWH on when I leave the RV. Thank God I don't!

And I never... never hook-up my fresh water hose before sanitizing the hose bib.:)

Hmmm, You must have seen the campers that let their dogs pee on the spigots too! I bought this sign and stick it in front of my water spigot for the idiots that let their dogs pee on it even when I am hooked up to it! So far those that can read do pull there dog in when walking past my site. :B

We only have water pump on when we need to pump water.

We always (we usually remember) to turn water off any time we are both gone from TT.

You are not paranoid if "they" really are out to get you!

Haven't turned it off yet but now you've got me thinking about it.:h

Yaj wrote:

byways wrote:


What other things do you do every time you leave?

I always put on clean underwear!:B

:h

IAMICHABOD wrote:
Always turn it off while in FHU site also turn off pump when dry camping.

Not to hijack the thread BUT,I have to ask when you leave home for a camping trip do you do the same in your Stick and Bricks?

I do since a neighbor that left for the weekend and had a fitting come loose in the bathroom and flooded his house!!!

Not paranoid just trying to not have that Murphy's Law kick in.

I don't...but now you have me wondering. We do when leaving for a road trip overnight, but not for a day long trip.

Bobbo wrote:
Water is never on unless we are using it. When using the Fresh Water Tank, the pump stays off. When on shore water, I bought a 24v NC water valve designed for in ground watering system. I bought a 24v step down transformer (on the shelf next to the valves). I put hose connections on the valve and keep it in line between the faucet and the hose to the MH. If we want water, we plug in the 24v transformer. When done, unplug it and the shore water is shut off.

I have often thought about using a 12vdc solenoid with a remote shut off (NC) valve. It's only the lazy part of me that would like that option, though!:D