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Old 06-08-2008, 04:52 PM   #1
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Default Winter Storage Damage!!

Took the TM out this weekend, first time since I drained it for the winter. Didn't fare well, despite the fact that I drained all the water out (or so I thought).

The kitchen sprayer hose cracked and a piece broke off where it attaches to the hose. Thus, no water would come through the faucet, but just through the hose.

Second, the faucet in the tub/shower was shooting water out under the H/C metal fixture. Took it apart and was dismayed to see that the H/C water is joined together by a cheap plastic tubing which the handheld shower attaches. It was split from end to end.

This morning, before leaving, I noticed water leaking outside, underneath where I think the tub is (there was water in the tub). It's a small black box-looking thing that sits right behind the outside drains for the water heater and fresh water. Not sure what that's about.

All in all I'm very disappointed. We did not, by any means, have a cold winter here in the Wash, DC area.

Not sure what to do now...it's still under the 1 year warranty, but I certainly can't take it all the way to the TN factory. Does TM tell me where to take it for a local repair shop to look at it? Do I call the factory first??

Also, I was a bit afraid of the propane water heater this time. When I started it up (yes I filled the water heater up first), I noticed that the small pilot wasn't burning when I turned it on from the inside. Instead, it was just the big flame that warms the water. So, I just relied on electric. Shouldn't that small pilot flame always be burning?

FINALLY...I was so rattled by all this, that I actually locked myself OUT of the trailer, and had to push my arm up through the Velcro flap by the door, reach up and slide open the door window. Yes, you guessed it...I had to but the screen so I could reach in and unlock the door.

Anyway...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This is a 2008 2720SL. Guess this winter I'll add an antifreeze type liquid through the system. BTW: the TM is stored in an outdoor RV storage facility, so it's exposed to wind and the elements.

Thanks all.
Randy
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Old 06-08-2008, 05:17 PM   #2
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Were your faucets left open when you had your low point drains open they should have been!!!! and you should of removed all of the hoses and heads and made sure the water in the hoses was out!!! and pull the anode rod out of the hot water tank and open the pop off a valve and don't forget to take off the out side shower head and drain the hose and open the valves on it too and also run the pump a minute or two to get the water out of it!!!! and add some antifreeze to the drains ! That all i can think of now!!!! Never had a problem in NW Ohio !!!Well below Zero here in the winter
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Old 06-08-2008, 08:36 PM   #3
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I don't know anything about the winterization questions since my TM is new, but the propane hot water heater has worked flawlessly on my TM this trip (at 2300 miles and counting) and in a previous weekend break-in camping trip. It has a piezo ignitor, so I wouldn't look for a pilot light, but I could be wrong. I would think it would either be on full blast or completely off, just like my old house hot water heater with electric ignition. I did have to push the lockout reset buttons at one stop, which probably has to do with the sequence I turned on the propane (I'm not really sure what the lockout resets do unless they are looking for a gas leak like the lockouts in the 20 lb tanks). None of this is true for the oven, which has a manually lit pilot light.

Given the issue about burning the electric heating element up if you forget and plug the TM in switched to electric if the heater is drained, I'm hesitant to use electric on it because that sounds just like the kind of mistake I'm likely to make. The propane usage of the hot water heater and the oven/stove has been pretty small, so I would rather use propane than replace heating elements. I think the furnace is the serious user of propane. But that's just me...
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