Ralph Cramden wrote:
Well out of the millions installed in the last 20 years a fair number can be found at brand specific forums that have leaked and flooded out trailers, especially at Forest River forums. Freezing my ass. I bench tested the plastic pos after the deluge on my workbench, and have found it you use one of these with low water pressure it's going to blow water out the vents every time. That's why it leaked over the weekend and never had before. The hose I had ran up through my yard had kinked, had low pressure, and then a river runs through it. Since I can never know the water pressure at campgrounds, and a lot we visit I know are low, I fixed it permanently. Funny how the manufacturer, JR products, or should I say distributor, specifically states not to install it where water could be an issue.
That is what I found as well. These things leak under certain pressure and flow conditions. Some may never encounter those conditions and others may not be so lucky. Usually they are well hidden and the spillage comes and goes with no one being the wiser. In my trailer the piece of safety junk was installed under the kitchen counter right next to the silverware drawer and directly above the electrical inlet, totally out of sight for the millions that never look.
