Holy sagging water tanks, Batman!
Since I was already having a venting problem with my FW tank, I decided this weekend to look and see why there seemed to be a bulge in my enclosed underbelly. The venting problem was a pretty simp...
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MM49 wrote:mosseater wrote:
I always travel with full water. No problems with weight. I have a 10,000GVW trailer. Yes, my water tank did try to fall out. The reason for the failure was Winnebago cheeped out and didn’t install the FW tank support bracket. The laid a piece of scrap OSB boards inside the tank support rails. The OSB shifted because the sobs didn't even screw it down. With FW tank halves supported the OSB board fractured. This problem is all Winnebago's. Anybody that has had this problem should call Winnebago's quality manager and ask for support for the repairs.
The Winnebago quality managers name is;
Michael Vanderpool
Mike Vanderpool
Warranty Manager
Winnebago Towables
574 825 5250
mvanderpool@winnebagoind.com
It appears to still be being built the same (inadequate) way 10 to 15 years later, since long before Winnebago ever thought about purchasing them, and when 3 people just happen on to a single thread it would not exactly seem to be an isolated incident…
What was the support that Winnebago offered to solve your problem???
It seems that at some point someone at the MFG would say let’s fix this…
