Broken water pipe(s) repair or replace

GERALDEAN wrote:
Our 1999 Pace Arrow Vision is showing aging signs. I probably contributed to it by leaving some water in a low spot of the water pipes when I "winterized" last season. Now leaks. And the piping is CPVC and has gotten brittle over 20 years and hard to repair. One leak was repaired and on testing another leak appeared further down the pipe. Leaks are in an almost impenetrable location under furnace and refrigerator. Also near electrical panel and many wiring junctions, circuit boards etc. I will need a plumbing diagram from Fleetwood and hopefully they will comply. Has anyone had experience with this type of problem? I am considering replacing as much piping as possible with PEX or something similar. A huge problem is the crossover of piping from the left to right side of coach. This originates in a tightly confined space under the floor and ends above the floor at the refrigerator area. My body won't it in there. I would love to hear others' similar experiences.

After a 7 week trip without running water and toting large jugs for drinking and toilet flushing, we decided it was time to bite the bullet and get this problem fixed. I got 2 estimates from professional RV repair shops to replace the piping with PEX. The shops required estimates made as the project was considered "major" repair. A third shop declined the project as "too difficult and time consuming". The 2 estimates were $2600 and $3800. I decided to take it on myself. 2 100' rolls of red and blue Pex and a couple hands full of clamps and fittings and I was ready to go. OH,,,,what a job! The coach was only designed to be new and never repaired. The CPVC piping couldn't be concealed better if you worked at it. But I'm done. Tested it this morning. No leaks. Good pressure. Substantially better routing of plumbing and ease for any further repairs or mods. Cost was my time and frustration plus $60 for tubing and fittings.