Date:         Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:45:27 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shurflo faucet woe's
Comments: To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
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I put the van away every Fall and make sure the system is drained, plus
there is additional time between when it goes into storage and freeze up
for any drops left behind to evaporate so I do not believe that is the
cause.  I've had this van since 2003 and have a pretty good routine for
both parking it for the winter and awakening it come spring.  I suspect
there was an issue with this faucet since it had signs of leakage early on
but not enough to easily locate the source.  I guess this gives me a reason
to locate a gray one if I can find it as that will better match the
interior.

Mark in AK
`87 Westy Syncro

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 4:34 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> Mine failed by leaking but I think it was operator error.  I didn’t drain
> the lines completely and I think they froze.  I’ve taken better care and
> the replacement didn’t fail.
> In my case just draining the tank isn’t enough I need to get the water out
> of the entire system to avoid damage by freezing.
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 GL auto
> In sometimes cold VT.
>
>
>
>
> > On Jun 13, 2019, at 8:29 PM, Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Last Sunday while camping, if you can call it that in Seward, AK, we
> > suffered a faucet failure.  In August of 2017 I installed a Shurflo
> faucet
> > and new water lines into my `87 Westy Syncro.  Shortly after I noticed it
> > would leak a little from time to time but could not identify if it was at
> > the flange where the faucet neck meets the housing or out at the end of
> the
> > faucet.  Sunday afternoon I found out as my son was attempting to do the
> > dishes and the entire faucet end of the housing blew off spraying water
> > everywhere until he turned the pump off.  I was wondering if anyone has
> had
> > this happen with theirs or did we just get lucky?
> >
> > Mark in AK
> > `87 Westy Syncro
>
>