Corner shower faucet mount leaks November 24, 2007, 10:15:29 pm Yahoo Message Number: 321I've got a 2007 Jayco Greyhawk Kodiak 32SS, but I assume most units witha corner shower are assembled the same way so I'm going to pass this tip on.I noticed water under the cabinets in the kitchen that was running downfrom the shower area. As I dried things out and looked for leaks Ididn't find any lines leaking so I had my wife spray some water on thefiberglass mount in the shower where they fasten the faucet. Thisfiberglass mount is attached to the side of the shower with putty tapeand four screws, then the faucet it mounted to that.The putty tape doesn't seal it off well enough to prevent leaks aroundthe joint. At least on my Jayco it didn't. I pulled it off gently afterremoving the screws and applied a large bead of silicone caulking aroundthe mount before reattaching it to the wall. Clean up what squeezes outand let it dry. I wondered about this joint when I first bought it andused it, but I didn't check it out more closely soon enough. It's newand only been used a few times so no damage done yet, but it pays tolook closely and check out suspicious looking joints.Now I need to fasten the low point drain lines up that come from thekitchen and over the propane tank. They just hang down and rest on theframe of the tank mount with no fasteners at all. This also lets thecorner where the make the bend to cross the unit lower than the actualvalves on the other side so water doesn't completely drain from them.Shoddy quality control on Jayco's part. I'll post a photo when I get itfixed of before and after.Take care, Greg Quote Selected
Re: Corner shower faucet mount leaks Reply #1 – November 24, 2007, 10:54:07 pm Yahoo Message Number: 322 Well, if you think that caused the link, that is interesting. In a post on Nov 13 I stated: Quote Selected
Re: Corner shower faucet mount leaks Reply #2 – November 25, 2007, 09:57:16 am Yahoo Message Number: 323Don Leslie wrote:QuoteWell, if you think that caused the link, that is interesting. In apost on Nov 13 I stated:I missed that post somehow or at least didn't pick up on the leak area.Quotewonder about the sealant around them though but didn't think they'd letthe amount of water through that we found. I did carefully repack theputty. Seems like we are both going to have the same problems.Sure seems like we're traveling down the same road, complete with endcapseparation. I dried everything under the fridge and all the way up towhere it was running out from under the step. When it was dry I ran myarm up under the shower and had Kathy put water around the drain, Noproblem there. When she put some water around that fiberglass mount forthe faucet the water instantly came down. It was running down the wallof the shower, but it was also dripping straight down from the mountwithout hitting anything on the way so I know it was from that. When Ihad the mount off the wall I also found the knurled fittings on the backof the faucets were very loose as if they hadn't been tightened.I really would prefer Jayco to check these things before they send themout for field testing by us :-) Since I had all the drawers and accesscovers out under the cabinets I vacuumed up all the construction debristhey left along with the dropped screws. I like the Jayco product andthis is my second Jayco, but this sort of thing was present on my otherone too. I guess all brands have similar stuff unless you get into thehalf million dollar stuff. They may have it too, who knows.Take care, Greg Quote Selected