Outside Shower Hose

[dbp05ret]

I own an Oliver Elite 2, hull 412. I was winterizing my RV and noticed the outside shower hose was leaking. It looks like a pretty easy fix. Before I attempt to repair, is there anything that I should be aware of? The picture show hose under street side bed and the hose in question. The hardest part would be unscrewing the hose from under the bed. It is kinda in a tight spot.

[Snackchaser]

I added an extension flex hose for doing dishes outdoors and either the Oliver hose, or the extension hose, had chrome plastic fittings,  That plastic can split if overtighteded and cause leaks, and it's it hard to see the crack.  

Those hoses are mostly all the same fitting sizes and readily available at Amazon and hardware stores.  Just over finger tight is usually enough  to prevent leaks if the o-ring or sealing washer is good.  Good luck!

[dbp05ret]

My main concern is when I unscrew the hose pictured in the blue circle. It is on there very tight. I have tried to unscrew by hand and it won't budge. I didn't know if when I unscrew it if there is any springs within or smaller items. 

[Ollie-Haus]

30 minutes ago, dbp05ret said:

My main concern is when I unscrew the hose pictured in the blue circle. It is on there very tight. I have tried to unscrew by hand and it won't budge. I didn't know if when I unscrew it if there is any springs within or smaller items. 

 

The only small item should be a flat rubber washer. BTW from your picture, that fitting appears to be cross threaded onto the faucet nipple. Could be the reason for the leak. 

[jd1923]

52 minutes ago, dbp05ret said:

My main concern is when I unscrew the hose pictured in the blue circle. It is on there very tight. I have tried to unscrew by hand and it won't budge.

Two things...

Be certain as to where it is leaking. Is the water coming out from the threads to the hose? If so, what @Ollie-Haus wrote is likely the simple reason. And given the threads are crossed could be a reason why it's on so tight.

Many of us have had a similar leak but not from the hose threads. Instead it leaked in the plastic molding to which the hose connects. Run more water while looking to be sure of the specific location of the leak. If it is cracked above the hose connection you will need a new assembly:

https://itcshopnow.com/products/exterior-shower

Either way you can pull the shower assembly out from the hull. When standing outside disconnecting these hose(s) a simple task vs. hunched over the basement with one hand in there. This link should take you to where I installed a new shower assembly. Notice there is ample slack to work these connections from the outside. Remove the 4 screws and some caulk. 

 

[CRM]

2 hours ago, Snackchaser said:

Those hoses are mostly all the same fitting sizes and readily available at Amazon and hardware stores.  Just over finger tight is usually enough  to prevent leaks if the o-ring or sealing washer is good.  Good luck!

On older hulls they used Scandvik faucets that had "BSP" (British Standard Pipe) threads which are harder to source but they can be found on the Scandvik website. Bought one from them a couple of years ago for a little over $40.  

[Geronimo John]

23 hours ago, CRM said:

On older hulls they used Scandvik faucets that had "BSP" (British Standard Pipe) threads which are harder to source but they can be found on the Scandvik website. Bought one from them a couple of years ago for a little over $40. 

May I assume that the term Older Hulls means older than your 2010 Hull?  (As in Hulls 1 - 44)