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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-19-2020, 11:28 AM
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Posted By Telescopist
Good catch. I'll look into it later on. As far as...

Good catch. I'll look into it later on. As far as I've gotten is to place plumbing tools and supplies in the trailer. Kudos to Tom from the Republic of Texas for information on the Hepvo valve and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-30-2020, 01:01 PM
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Posted By Telescopist
Renovating old houses can be likened to pealing...

Renovating old houses can be likened to pealing back time. The bones of old houses often reveal secrets about their past. I have a collection of old marbles that somehow ended up between plaster and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-30-2020, 09:32 AM
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Posted By Telescopist
Sorry for the delayed response Lori. The first...

Sorry for the delayed response Lori. The first model I bought cost @$39.00. I bought it at a chain tool discount outlet called Harbor Freight...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-29-2020, 02:44 PM
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Posted By Telescopist
I would not use a chainsaw to do rehab work as...

I would not use a chainsaw to do rehab work as for example in the attached images. This is a job I did back in @2014. It is a 120 old house which took about 13 months to gut and update. I used the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-27-2020, 04:36 PM
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Posted By Telescopist
Your way beyond dentist. Like maybe 3/4 of the...

Your way beyond dentist. Like maybe 3/4 of the way toward the center of our galaxy.:cool:
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-27-2020, 04:24 PM
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Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
One of those very rare once in a decade power...

One of those very rare once in a decade power hand tool innovations.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-27-2020, 01:12 PM
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Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Bob, I went ahead and covered it in #195.

Bob, I went ahead and covered it in #195.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-27-2020, 01:10 PM
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Posted By Telescopist
I don't see any particular advantage to using ABS...

I don't see any particular advantage to using ABS on the refit. Apparently you didn't either:). I will use my Makita multi-tool. The Sawzall would be too cumbersome (for me). i'd end up with a nice...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-27-2020, 11:12 AM
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Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
We will make it happen! Yes....

We will make it happen!



Yes. Inquiring minds want to know. How was the fix done? Did you have foam insulation? Thanks.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-27-2020, 11:07 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
The situation exists for those of us who have...

The situation exists for those of us who have gray water tank leak issues. Specifically, how are "newbies" being misled?
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-27-2020, 10:27 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Great question. I was never able to get Escape...

Great question. I was never able to get Escape technical support to provide a clear cut answer with respect to the specific cause of the leak. Surely the source is the top of the tank. That much is...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-25-2020, 09:23 AM
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Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Can you provide actual documentation that...

Can you provide actual documentation that straight piping = no "give" = failure of threaded fitting? Or is this just an opinion?



You can chortle all you want. Your foresight with respect to...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-06-2020, 12:22 PM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Welcome to my world. Please let us know a) if...

Welcome to my world. Please let us know a) if Escape has finally come up with a specific plan to repair the leak short of hauling the trailer 2880 miles to their facility. b) please let us know if...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-02-2020, 09:18 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
I just went through my phone records. First...

I just went through my phone records. First contact with Escape about the leak was on August 18th. I distinctly remember that the 'parts and service specialist' said that my reporting of a leak was...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-01-2020, 02:09 PM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
I think it is time that the company publicly...

I think it is time that the company publicly acknowledges there is a problem with the plumbing in at least the 2019 E21 models. Not only that I think they should develop a plan for those of us who...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 10-01-2020, 12:29 PM
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Posted By Telescopist
None of the connections are visible if your are...

None of the connections are visible if your are plagued as I am with having the foam insulation. Since the water lines, gray tank, and drain piping are entombed in this stuff it is safe to assume...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-27-2020, 08:56 AM
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Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Hope you didn't hold your breath for comments....

Hope you didn't hold your breath for comments. :ermm: I think it would be a good idea Jim.

I showed my trailer yesterday to a couple who drove over from Maryland. They have owned two trailers one...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-25-2020, 08:03 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Let me know how that goes removing all of the...

Let me know how that goes removing all of the foam insulation and dropping the gray tank.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-25-2020, 08:01 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Very sage advice. Misinformation has become rule...

Very sage advice. Misinformation has become rule rather than the exception south of the 49th parallel.

Let me rephrase one paragraph from post #10.

"I talked to the President of Escape...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-24-2020, 04:07 PM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Please. Let's not quibble about titles. The...

Please. Let's not quibble about titles. The problem I am having isn't going to disappear because of the entity issue.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-24-2020, 04:04 PM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
"so suitable lifts may not be common". That's all...

"so suitable lifts may not be common". That's all you needed to have written.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-24-2020, 10:29 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
I second the marginal benefit part. We camped at...

I second the marginal benefit part. We camped at a remote site in Potter County, PA this past weekend. The temperature dropped down into the upper 20's. The floor was freezing cold when I got out of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-24-2020, 10:25 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Yes. I have understood the problem for the last 3...

Yes. I have understood the problem for the last 3 weeks or so. I neglected to mention that the portion of pipe I exposed came from the shower/sink. I ruled out the leak coming from that fitting once...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-24-2020, 09:37 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Please go back an read my post #10. The saga...

Please go back an read my post #10. The saga related to contacting Escape Industries is laid out. This trailer cannot be put on a lift. Three local RV places won't touch it. Nor am I particularly...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-24-2020, 09:27 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 57,959
Posted By Telescopist
Understood. Thanks. If you look...

Understood. Thanks.



If you look closely in the image I submitted where I was gnawing away at the insulation on the side of the tank, I exposed one of the metal straps which fixes the tank to...
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