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04-01-2023, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Overbrook, Kansas
Trailer: 2021 E19 (Padawan)
Posts: 2,022
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
I'd better check mine.....
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Just get a new Escape. Make it a 21.
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1998 C 2500 (Cruncher) and 2021 Ranger (Yoda)
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04-01-2023, 10:03 AM
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#42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brroberts
Just get a new Escape. Make it a 21.
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Been there, had 2 already.....
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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04-01-2023, 11:45 AM
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#43
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Janesville, WI, Wisconsin
Trailer: Escape 19 (sold) Escape 21 2014
Posts: 1,886
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I did some research when mine cracked. Since my observations are all from postings on the internet, they must be true?
First, avoid the hoses with a metal shield, how do you know they are cracked.
Second, do not buy on price, but higher price is not a guarantee.
Third, most hoses, if not all, are made in China, try to find a domestic product.
I found a Flame King 12” from Home Depot, mail order only, ships from California for free.
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2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 now 2012 Toyota Sequoia V8
Escape 19' 2010 now 2014 Escape 21'
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04-01-2023, 12:04 PM
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#44
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Trailer: "Side Effect" 2022 21C
Posts: 1,376
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I bought my replacement directly from MB Sturgis in St. Louis, MO. They are made right here is St. Louis.
We'll see how long they last.
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04-01-2023, 01:29 PM
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#45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,146
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fudge_brownie
First, avoid the hoses with a metal shield, how do you know they are cracked.
Second, do not buy on price, but higher price is not a guarantee.
Third, most hoses, if not all, are made in China, try to find a domestic product.
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Mr. Heater brand is high quality stuff. Made in the USA.
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04-01-2023, 01:30 PM
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#46
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Cowichan Valley, British Columbia
Trailer: 2020 - 21NE "JoMoE" (Just our Means of Escape)
Posts: 313
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Anyone looking for replacement hoses should contact the local welding equipment supplier(s) in their community.
They're a great source of quality and custom parts and fittings - and no doubt superior to parts replacement through Amazon...too often Chinese made junk.
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04-01-2023, 05:55 PM
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#47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Madison area, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19 Chevy 2012 Express 3500 Van
Posts: 1,767
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Nah,
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
I'd better check mine.....
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Nah,
Just get a brand new Escape. Isn't it about time for a change, anyways? Your cracked propane hose has been leaking all that fuel. Your tanks are maybe empty. Isn't that your criteria?
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04-02-2023, 06:52 AM
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#48
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: USA, Texas
Trailer: 21
Posts: 619
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He finally figured out that he can refill his propane tanks so not a reason anymore but maybe just maybe he can justify replacing his escape with a new one if his hoses are cracked mmmmmmm .
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04-02-2023, 08:08 AM
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#49
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockhead
He finally figured out that he can refill his propane tanks so not a reason anymore but maybe just maybe he can justify replacing his escape with a new one if his hoses are cracked mmmmmmm .
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Nah, they are covered under my Escape warranty.......
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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04-02-2023, 08:16 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Trailer: 2012 E19
Posts: 1,761
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Sad to see the newer hoses being installed by ETI aren't all they're cracked up to be...
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04-02-2023, 08:31 AM
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#51
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
Posts: 8,271
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Attention
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike G
Sad to see the newer hoses being installed by ETI aren't all they're cracked up to be...
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Maybe all this talk about hoses will result in a supplier change, by cracky.
Iowa Dave
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04-20-2023, 12:38 PM
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#52
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Grafton County, New Hampshire
Trailer: 17B
Posts: 10
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Replace hoses with copper?
Is there any reason not to replace cracked hoses with copper hoses (besides price). Our hose is cracked at a tight curve and will require dismantling because it comes off the refridge. While in the shop, we plan to have many/all hoses replaced with copper.
Escape 17
Thanks!
Elaine and Peter
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04-20-2023, 02:09 PM
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#53
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Salem, Oregon
Trailer: 2022 Escape 21C; 2018 Escape 19 (sold in 2022)
Posts: 405
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Cracks In More Places
Make sure you inspect all of your gas lines. I reported a kinked line a few months ago in a post, but I could not get an appointment to fix it until last week. Now the line is cracked and has to be replaced. Very Sloppy install by ETI, and my opinion dangerous. The pic is from what appears to be a gas-line distribution box under our 21C.
The entire line will have to be replaced at a total cost of over $500. At least it will be covered by warranty as I explained to ETI that I am not a warranty labor supplement. If you want to send me a part, fine, but I'll give it to a professional to install. If ETI didn't do it right initially, I explained, they can pay a professional to fix it professionally.
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04-20-2023, 02:20 PM
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#54
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Grafton County, New Hampshire
Trailer: 17B
Posts: 10
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We bought our Escape new in 2018 and reported it last summer so I doubt ETI will pay for anything but inferior rubber hoses. Can we trust a new rubber hose to not crack again? There's a lot of stress on those curves.
My question is this - any caveats, warnings or issues with replacing rubber gas lines with copper on an Escape? Repair shops do it often on all model of campers but they don't see many Escapes here in the Northeast.
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04-21-2023, 11:15 AM
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#55
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by efal
Is there any reason not to replace cracked hoses with copper hoses (besides price). Our hose is cracked at a tight curve and will require dismantling because it comes off the refridge. While in the shop, we plan to have many/all hoses replaced with copper.
Escape 17
Thanks!
Elaine and Peter
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That line looks like it has been repaired?
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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04-21-2023, 11:25 AM
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#56
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Grafton County, New Hampshire
Trailer: 17B
Posts: 10
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Nope, never been repaired. We house our camper under a big carport and that side gets no sun during storage. Luckily that line vented to the outside and not the inside of the camper. Took us quite a while to figure out where the smell of gas was coming from each time we turned on propane from main tank. We couldn't get it repaired last summer before our trip and the refrigerator was a pain to keep cold (we mostly boondock). Now that it is spring, it going to RV repair shop today and they won't even look at it for 3 weeks. Nice, huh? Our plan is to replace rubber tubing exposed underneath with hard iron and copper to appliances.
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04-22-2023, 02:55 PM
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#57
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Abiquiu, New Mexico
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21 2017 GMC Canyon Duramax Diesel
Posts: 329
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Yikes!
Just checked the hoses of the propane tanks and yikes, they were badly cracked on our E21 2019 model. Had not looked at them in quite a while since we have not had to fill the propane tanks. I was installing Mopeka propane tank monitors and glad I did because it caused me to look at the hoses.
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