Plastic Swivel Adaptors starting to fail - likely age

[Wayfinder]

I'm posting for an anonymous 2017 Ollie owner.  

This is why we should NEVER leave our trailer with city water on to the trailer.  I need to remember this too, or just use fresh water tank with pump off when leaving.

He heard water flowing under the bunk when hooked up to city water and found that the 1/2 inch plastic swivel adapter going to the water heater, under the passenger side bunk, had broken off.  Easy fix, but only if you had the Pex tools and parts with you. The trailer would have flooded with that much water pressure going into hull.

Here are some pics.  He also found out why, in his 2017 ollie, he had low hot water pressure (a kink).

Time to put a straight and right-angle brass swivel adaptors in my plumbing bag.  Spend a few more bucks to save the rig from being an indoor pool.

[jd1923]

3 hours ago, Wayfinder said:

This is why we should NEVER leave our trailer with city water on to the trailer.  I need to remember this too, or just use fresh water tank with pump off when leaving.

When leaving the trailer, e.g. a day trip, there are several things we check. One is to be sure the water pump is OFF. Likewise if on City Water I will shut-off our hose connection at the hook-up.

LP off at the tanks is also a good idea for safety.

If you leave pets in the trailer these things are more important and of course they need cool fresh air!

Almost as bad as water leaking into the hull would be leaving an electrical appliance on that could cause a fire. You could trip the breaker at the post. If un-plugged the batteries could run down. As we’re locking up to leave, I’m checking the shunt reading on the app to see that amps in or out is what’s expected. 😎

Edited 10 hours ago by jd1923