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Best plumbing materials for a leaky 2012 bighorn

Intel1
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Explorer
I've come to the conclusion this am that my 2012 heartland bighorn needs compleatly re plumbed. I woke up to my 4th bad leak, fittings are comeing apart at random, plus the lines look like they were installed by a child at the factory. Everything is intangeled looks like an absolute mess. Then add wiring and duct work all twisted together and it's a mess. My RV is getting ruined little be little. There has to be better plumbing materials vs the cheap, no craftsmanship way this thing was slopped together. Some lines need shortened and better clamps need to replace the crimp on style. Any suggestions for better materials? I'm at a loss, less than 4 years old and rotting away.
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djousma
Explorer
Explorer
I feel your pain on watching something new keep having problems.... My new Cardinal looks like a mess behind the bulkhead wall too in the basement. I had to get in there and tighten all of the water connections, as I had leaks in my brand new unit. Everything is a mess down there. So a couple questions... I've owned 3 trailers now with PEX lines, and crimped connections and never had a problem. so, I'm not sure the materials are the issue in my mind. Maybe craftsmanship, or something else. Just out of curiosity, where do you use your Bighorn the most? Full hookup sites? If so, do you use a water pressure regulator? Maybe you have been overpressurizing your system unknowingly? Are all the failures at fitting connections? Or any mid-line failures? What kind of winterizing process do you use?

Not implying you are doing anything wrong, just asking a lot of questions to get you to think about other ways this could be occurring.

Dave
Dave
2016 F350 Lariat 4x4 FX4 SRW CC SB 6.7 Magnetic Metallic
2017 Forest River Cardinal 3850RL