Travel Trailer Disaster Help
My wife and I purchased a Primetime Avenger travel trailer at the end of Nov 13. We took the travel trailer out the first week of January. We were out 2 weeks and during the second week, we awoke to a...
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2012Coleman wrote:
Read the thread and you may comprehend that the OP stated he was using a pressure regulator. TT's are made to hook up to city water so comments like "I never would hook mine up to city water" are pretty unconstructive. Regardless of if it should be a warranty issue rather than an insurance claim, it already is past that point as the insurance has been used. The OP needs to communicate to the insurance co. that the problem has not been fixed and the dealer or whoever is trying to fix it obviously can't. Is there another facility you can take it to? Advice to contact the manufacturer is also good advice. Be assertive with these entities - be firm, and cordial, and don't back down until your satisified. Let those who advocate contacting a lawyer at this point be the first to contribute to their fee. Good luck and well wishes.
I did read that the OP was using a regulator on the water. I fully admit that I have no experience with water pressure regulators, however I'm an industrial Gas Fitter and have a lot of experience with natural gas, propane, and fuel oil regulators... they can fail.
Whenever we've had a working system (fuel oil typically) that suddenly starts sprouting leaks at several valves or pressure relief devices, it is a sure sign the main pressure regulator has failed. When the system is operating (fuel oil flowing to the burners) everything is okay, but when it is shut down the pressure continues to build downstream of the regulator until all the weakest links begin to rupture. That sounds exactly like the OP's situation.
I would test the water pressure regulator with a little bit of piping and a good pressure gauge. Simply install the gauge into some pipe fittings on the downstream side of the regulator, allow water flow through the regulator to fill the pipe fittings, ensure there are no leaks or water flow, and just watch the pressure gauge over a period of 24 hours. If the regulator is faulty, the pressure will slowly increase until it reaches the same pressure as the supply (upstream side of the regulator)
