Luckily we were in the trailer when it happened. Boom. The canister completely fractured at the top and fell to the floor. Shut off the water, cleaned up the mess and ran a fan the rest of the day to dry everything up. Called Tom Raper in Richmond, IN and they had one canister in stock so we ran down to get it. All in all we were very lucky. I know many people turn off the water every time they leave, and we are now joining that group. It was a clean break just beyond the threads. Pretty bizarre.

This is not unusual with cheap filter housings. If I was you, I certainly wouldn't use the same brand as a replacement.Bruce

People always look puzzled when I tell them that I always shut of the pump switch and always shut off the campground water supply if we leave for a while. RV=CHEESY

lbrjet wrote:...I know many people turn off the water every time they leave, and we are now joining that group. It was a clean break just beyond the threads. Pretty bizarre.Do you have a good pressure regulator at the spigot? I have a Watts 283A and am comfortable enough to leave the water on when I am away from the RV for a few hours.As for the failure of the filter - there was a thread on the Flagstaff forum where the filter housing "came off" from the head - more like walking back on the threads, as opposed to the break you described. The fix was to either change out the filter that came with the RV or put some other means of preventing the housing from unscrewing itself.

Yes, I have a Watts regulator. I am at my seasonal site and have spent more than 500 nights here. After 4 years and 11,000 miles it just had enough I guess. One of those things that just happens and you can't explain it.

Here's a thread, titled "Exploding water filter" where somebody had the same experience as you. You will see that there are different causes.Bruce

Water filter canister broke apart on its own | Good Sam Community

Bumpyroad
Explorer
May 22, 2014
WyoTraveler wrote:
I use this one instead of the RV junk filter. Not only cheaper but higher quality. I learned from experience. The filter housing broke in my stick house and the water ran all day. Several thousand dollars of damage. Fortunately we had good insurance.

Filter housing

what do the more sophisticated filter elements sell for for that unit? I see it is just a sediment filter.
bumpy
thomasmnile
Explorer
May 22, 2014
westend wrote:
lbrjet wrote:
Mine was an interior OEM cartridge filter canister.
Could you share the brand name, please? I need to filter my RV water and am looking for filters, it would be good to know what to avoid.

I bought all my potable water plumbing and filter setup HERE. Good quality products, though they can be pricey.

I suspect you could go to one of the major home improvement stores and purchase what you need (filter/canister/fittings) etc. and make your own and maybe save some $$.
nomad297
Explorer
May 22, 2014
This is the one I use.. It has a working pressure of 300 psi and is 100% stainless steel. There's no breaking this one.

Bruce
shakyjay
Explorer II
May 22, 2014
I had the exact same thing happen with mine. Unit was less than a year old and had been driven less than 1000 miles. Was parked on a site and being lived in at the time. Yes there was a watts pressure regulator in place. Simply snapped clean just above the threads. I replaced it with a filter from Lowes and have since driven the TT many many miles without another issue.
lbrjet
Explorer
May 23, 2014
The brand was Water Pur.

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