Last year, I had to replace my 16 year old fill line to the fresh water holding tank. It was cracked at the lower point near the tank barb.
After such a long time, I guess I got my value out of that OE water line.
So I bought one in a hurry, down the road from the RV park I was in, because it was a "must have" (no water at the camp sites, so we had to fill at the potable water station).
Here it is almost exactly a year later, and I went to fill the tank, and that "new" (1 year old) hose has not one, but two large cracks in the hose. AAARRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH !!!!
That just ticks me off. The first one lasted 16 years. The replacement lasted 1 less than year.
The garbage in the market today is just depressing. Everything I find is made in China, and likely of poor quality.
Worst part of it is that the tank fill port barb is a bastard-size. You basically need a hose with ID of 1-1/8".
Why would the RV industry not use either a common 1" or 1-1/4" barb ?????
I love camping, but I hate the RV industry with it's poor quality, and all it's little quirks.
After such a long time, I guess I got my value out of that OE water line.
So I bought one in a hurry, down the road from the RV park I was in, because it was a "must have" (no water at the camp sites, so we had to fill at the potable water station).
Here it is almost exactly a year later, and I went to fill the tank, and that "new" (1 year old) hose has not one, but two large cracks in the hose. AAARRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH !!!!
That just ticks me off. The first one lasted 16 years. The replacement lasted 1 less than year.
The garbage in the market today is just depressing. Everything I find is made in China, and likely of poor quality.
Worst part of it is that the tank fill port barb is a bastard-size. You basically need a hose with ID of 1-1/8".
Why would the RV industry not use either a common 1" or 1-1/4" barb ?????
I love camping, but I hate the RV industry with it's poor quality, and all it's little quirks.
