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On our maiden voyage, we encountered only on issue with our RPod 179. The black water rinse is located 18 inches in front of the door behind the wheel and 24 inches up from the floor. That puts the water inlet about 10 inches below the bathroom sink. After the first black water dump, I started the rise by connecting the water hose and turning on the water. You could hear the hum of the water jets starting to rinse and small flow of water was visible coming out the black water discharge. I have a clear coupling on the discharge so I can observe the progress of the flush. Looking under the chassis from the discharge side, I could see two tiny leaks near the right hand wheel on the opposite side where the rinse water inlet is located. The water inlet is directly above the wheel and finder. After a few minutes of rinsing, my wife who was inside the trailer yelled that water was pooling in the the shower area, from under wall between shower and pantry, and from the panty area on the trailer floor. It's not clear if the water was coming from the shower or the wall between the shower and panty which is the wall the water line uses between the inlet and the black water tank below. It seems it was from the separator wall between the shower and pantry. After stopping the rinse and cleaning up the water on the floor inside the trailer, we realized that there is really no good access since this inlet is lower than the bathroom sink access and thus further down the wall. I have called about a warrantee appointment.
Right now I'm having trouble finding anyone near me that can take the RPod quickly. The closest guy will take it on 10/7 but cannot begin until 10/28. Next closest has not returned my call yet. And the one located 140 miles away can take me on 10/17 and start immediately. Seems like warrantee should get some form of priority. I may be learning a lesson about buying in one state and living in another. By the way, evidently there is a Texas franchise law that allows dealers of Forest River to reject models they do not sell for warrantee work. I would have liked to have known this before I purchase out of state.
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Buick Enclave 2014
Rpod 179
Interested in cycling & kayaks
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