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Old 08-06-2015, 10:07 AM   #41
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And I'd say Google is your friend. You might be right about the training part, but a simple web search would find a regulator for under $40 - not $144. And, Escape has no way of knowing what a service center will charge for repair/replacement of a particular item. The $144 is not their fault. They didn't just tell him to take it to a service center (a better trained/more knowledgable person might have advised just to replace it instead), but they also said it wasn't covered. When I hear "not covered" I assume all costs are my responsibility, and I therefore shop around.
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Old 08-06-2015, 10:12 AM   #42
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"Imply anything at all that questions ETI business practices and look out! "
Yes, unwarranted criticism, unrealistic suggestions, or the posts are deleted. Not all of the escape owners drink the cool-aid and or wave pompoms.
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Old 08-06-2015, 10:15 AM   #43
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What I would say is this: for $144 Escape could have avoided this negative publicity.
I guess it is a matter of perception then, as I did not for a moment consider this as negative publicity. $144 is not a big deal, but it would also set up a precedence that Escape could/should cover all warranty items.

If it was part of the build process that where an issue arose, and not one of a suppliers warranty, like in the case of your screws, the solar panel mounts, etc, I agree they should cover that.
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Imply anything at all that questions ETI business practices and look out!
It is more when the integrity of Escape, being Tammy and Reace, are questioned, that some of us that have got to know them fairly well come to their defence. I truly believe that they run their business with the best of intents, and customer service is a huge part of that.

It is also just a part of who I am, to put trust in people, and always be positive and hope for the best. If for some reason someone buggers this up and takes advantage of this disposition, karma will take care of them.
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Old 08-06-2015, 10:21 AM   #44
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Old 08-06-2015, 10:26 AM   #45
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I hate to point it out, but the $144.00 charge to replace a regulator is not out of line. Most repair shops are charging between $90.00 & $120.00 per hour for labor. Subtract the cost of the regulator & that leaves about the right amount of time to do the change. Labor costs are one of the reasons I try to do everything myself.
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Old 08-06-2015, 10:27 AM   #46
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"Imply anything at all that questions ETI business practices and look out! "
Yes, unwarranted criticism, unrealistic suggestions, or the posts are deleted. Not all of the escape owners drink the cool-aid and or wave pompoms.
I have not deleted any post criticizing ETI. BTW, you might want to re-read your second sentence and re-write it so that it makes sense.
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I've been following this thread with interest, mostly because a post I made a while back regarding the ETI warranty was taken down by one of the administrators and I was waiting to see if similar comments/observations would suffer the same fate; we'll see.

IMHO, the issue at hand is to what extent is ETI expected to meet their stated warranty: "A full two-year warranty is provided on the completed Escape trailer" (from ETI website).

This statement is, on its face, all inclusive and does not imply that any warranty service responsibilies are to be fulfilled by third-parties for their component parts. This seemingly puts the onus on ETI to meet any and all warranty provisions.

With that said, it is unreasonable to expect ETI to handle every failure of its component parts. This could be easily addressed by amending their warranty to say that ETI warrants the manufacture of the trailer but that individual components are warranted by their manufacturer. This would still represent a very generous warranty and be fair to all parties concerned.
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Old 08-06-2015, 10:36 AM   #48
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With that said, it is unreasonable to expect ETI to handle every failure of its component parts. This could be easily addressed by amending their warranty to say that ETI warrants the manufacture of the trailer but that individual components are warranted by their manufacturer. This would still represent a very generous warranty and be fair to all parties concerned.
Is this not stated at all in the purchase contract? If not, I would agree it should be, and not just implied. I include a similar clause in my contracts, where suppliers and subcontractors supply warranty for their products and services.
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I've been following this thread with interest, mostly because a post I made a while back regarding the ETI warranty was taken down by one of the administrators .
I just used Google search site to look up "Zardoz and warranty". Google found 18 threads in which you posted. They are still there.
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I've been following this thread with interest, mostly because a post I made a while back regarding the ETI warranty was taken down by one of the administrators and I was waiting to see if similar comments/observations would suffer the same fate; we'll see.
I've seen numerous posts that disparage ETI so if a post truly was taken down, it probably was for a different reason--like violating community rules or being too inflammatory.
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With that said, it is unreasonable to expect ETI to handle every failure of its component parts. This could be easily addressed by amending their warranty to say that ETI warrants the manufacture of the trailer but that individual components are warranted by their manufacturer. This would still represent a very generous warranty and be fair to all parties concerned.
See page one of your Escape manual.
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Houston, we have a problem, we're not all on the same page. ( are we ever ) This is Page 3 of my manual.

I have to say, with that wording, a litigious person would seem to have a good argument that any item requiring replacement in the first 2 years would be covered.

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Old 08-06-2015, 11:14 AM   #53
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What I would say is this: for $144 Escape could have avoided this negative publicity. I can't tell you how many times we bent over backwards to take care of the customer in our cellphone stores. It comes with the business.

......... I was blamed for the rusty screws by several forum members initially(didn't manage your condensation-blah,blah) and it was just typical of the responses we still see today. Imply anything at all that questions ETI business practices and look out!
It seems that the negative publicity comes from the same 3 or 4 people and from being in business myself I've learnt that there are some people you can never please no matter how hard you try.

The balance of us are very pleased with the with the service and product from Escape. Escape has a reputation for superior customer service and a superior product and they bend over backwards to please their customers when problems do arise. Therefore, because of this reputation, they have to be careful that they are not taken advantage of by customers that are professional whiners.

No one is forcing anyone to keep their Escape and if they sell it I doubt that they would loose much money, if any. This would give them the opportunity to go ahead and buy another brand of trailer and then they would really have something to whine about. For the ones that do this I truly hope that they keep us informed as to how they make out. But, having said this, I've never come across a thread that is titled, "I'm selling my Escape because it's a crappy product and the customer service stinks."

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I guess this thread has run it's course, so it will be suspended while the moderators discuss if it should remain open as it is no longer on subject.
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This thread has been reactivated and a reminder needs to be mentioned here:
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Old 08-06-2015, 09:05 PM   #56
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I've never deleted anyone's post unless it was an exact duplicate. Those folks who are miserable will always be miserable, they don't need my help or anyone elses.

I haven't read anything that would cause me to stop reading this thread. Everyone has an opinion, like body parts. Taken with a grain of salt too.
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Old 08-06-2015, 11:10 PM   #57
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I hate to point it out, but the $144.00 charge to replace a regulator is not out of line. Most repair shops are charging between $90.00 & $120.00 per hour for labor. Subtract the cost of the regulator & that leaves about the right amount of time to do the change. Labor costs are one of the reasons I try to do everything myself.
I agree with the reasoning, but maybe not the value. Any RV tech that takes an hour to change a trailer's propane regulator must be taking a couple of coffee breaks along the way... it's three hose connections. Any tech that spends more of the customer's money tweaking a regulator than a new one would cost isn't being very responsible with the customer's money.
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About that propane regulator failure...

I have had regulator issues, and never even considered a warranty claim, either to the regulator manufacturer, or to the RV manufacturer, or to the aftermarket warranty (really insurance) company. It's just too small for the hassle, especially when I'm doing the work anyway so there's no labour charge. Having used propane regulators for extended periods in relatively low temperatures and had oil contamination and freeze-up issues, I am not a fan of propane (it's not great, it's just the lesser evil in fuel choices) and I consider regulators almost disposable.

Although the auto-changeover feature can be valuable, I consider it worse than useless at very low temperatures (since there isn't enough tank pressure to run the switch reliably). I realize that wasn't the issue here, but I'm still not surprised by a problem due to the extra complexity of these switching regulators - my only surprise is that the auto-changeover switch trip pressure (which is probably a pressure difference between inputs) can be adjusted.
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I agree with the reasoning, but maybe not the value. Any RV tech that takes an hour to change a trailer's propane regulator must be taking a couple of coffee breaks along the way... it's three hose connections. Any tech that spends more of the customer's money tweaking a regulator than a new one would cost isn't being very responsible with the customer's money.
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ETI has offered to pay 50% of the cost. I'm not sure why, but I'm grateful. Perhaps they've been following this thread, . If this happens again, I am going to replace it myself now that I know its not covered under warranty. Thanks for all of your contributions!
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