R-pod Owners Forum : Take care of your faucet handles! http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Warranty, Service and Recall Bulletins : Take care of your faucet handles! Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 13:03:09 +0000 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 10:21:38 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7235 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Take care of your faucet handles! : This was the sink I installed... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71693#71693 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 10:21am

This was the sink I installed with it:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012C2R4W?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

The hard part is cutting the hole. It is bigger than the stock sink. The cut close to the back wall was the hardest since I could not get a jigsaw in that close. I was able to use an oscillating tool with circular and flat blades to cut out and trim the hole to get the sink to fit. It just filled the space between the front and back shelf supports.

http://www.harborfreight.com/variable-speed-oscillating-multi-tool-61219.html
]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 10:21:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71693#71693 Take care of your faucet handles! : Awesome! Nice to know that style... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71691#71691 Author: Retroactive
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 9:38am

Awesome! Nice to know that style of faucet might fit in my 171 if need be. It is the type I put in the house a few years back.]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:38:25 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71691#71691 Take care of your faucet handles! : I replaced ours along with the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71672#71672 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 9:50pm

I replaced ours along with the sink with this one from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SCYQQOA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00

Here is what it looks like installed:


]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 21:50:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71672#71672 Take care of your faucet handles! : Originally posted by ltroellerOur... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71634#71634 Author: furpod
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 12:14pm

Originally posted by ltroeller

Our hot water handle also broke. I was planning on buying a new faucet on Amazon but my son-in-law had a brilliant idea. We turned a longer wood screw in to the faucet connection and filled the handle with epoxy. Please the handle over the screw and taped it in place for one day. It looks brand new and seems to work. We are going on our first extended trip for this year in a few weeks so we will see if it paces the test. If not, I know where to get a new faucet.


In your case, it was just the handle extension that broke, several owners have had the entire cartridge and base come out.. it's apparently quite the event when it happens.. LOL
]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:14:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71634#71634 Take care of your faucet handles! : Our hot water handle also broke.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71629#71629 Author: ltroeller
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 11:32am

Our hot water handle also broke. I was planning on buying a new faucet on Amazon but my son-in-law had a brilliant idea. We turned a longer wood screw in to the faucet connection and filled the handle with epoxy. Please the handle over the screw and taped it in place for one day. It looks brand new and seems to work. We are going on our first extended trip for this year in a few weeks so we will see if it paces the test. If not, I know where to get a new faucet.]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:32:58 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71629#71629 Take care of your faucet handles! : Of the two that I know of, they... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71624#71624 Author: furpod
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 11:12am

Of the two that I know of, they both broke when someone was alone in the pod, geyser shooting to the ceiling.. had to throw a towel over it and run to spigot at the pedestal.. Then had to find a home store and affect a field replacement..

This was exactly why we switched ours out proactively.
]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:12:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71624#71624 Take care of your faucet handles! : Thanks for this thread. I'll... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71621#71621 Author: Retroactive
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Posted: 22 Mar 2016 at 9:59am

Thanks for this thread. I'll keep a close eye on the faucet. A kitchen faucet breaking on the one rainy day we actually we need it, might be one of the few things that could actually send the wife into a rage. LOL]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:59:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71621#71621 Take care of your faucet handles! : Our 171 was a 10 and we never... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71161#71161 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 12 Mar 2016 at 9:43pm

Our 171 was a 10 and we never had a problem with those. Our 2015 179, one handle broke the second trip our.]]> Sat, 12 Mar 2016 21:43:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71161#71161 Take care of your faucet handles! : mine was a '10. Same faucet... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71153#71153 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 12 Mar 2016 at 9:07pm

mine was a '10.  Same faucet as the one shown in the pic.]]> Sat, 12 Mar 2016 21:07:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71153#71153 Take care of your faucet handles! : I know of two '10's... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71145#71145 Author: furpod
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Posted: 12 Mar 2016 at 6:41pm

I know of two '10's that had faucet failures.]]> Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:41:43 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71145#71145 Take care of your faucet handles! : Hmm, wondering if the handles... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71136#71136 Author: jato
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Posted: 12 Mar 2016 at 3:32pm

Hmm, wondering if the handles were a higher grade plastic on the older models?  We haven't had any issues (yet) with ours and it's used quite a bit.]]> Sat, 12 Mar 2016 15:32:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=71136#71136 Take care of your faucet handles! : Yup, prior planning prevents piss... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=68014#68014 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 21 Nov 2015 at 3:48pm

Yup, prior planning prevents piss poor performs!! or a geyser!]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:48:03 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=68014#68014 Take care of your faucet handles! : I put in a replacement faucet... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=68010#68010 Author: kymooses
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Posted: 21 Nov 2015 at 11:41am

I put in a replacement faucet from my local home store after like my second season.  Takes literally about 5 minutes to unscrew the hot and cold lines life up the old faucet, drop the new one in and screw the lines back on.

The holes are standard size to pretty much any faucet shape color or design you'd find at your local home store so long as you go with a 2 faucet variety.  

After a friend had his turn into a geyser in his Pod, I figured I'd head this problem off at the pass.  
:)
]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2015 11:41:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=68010#68010 Take care of your faucet handles! : The hot water handle broke on... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=67993#67993 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 20 Nov 2015 at 6:57pm

The hot water handle broke on mine and I glued it back on - if it broke again I would have replaced it with a household faucet from the local orange or blue hardware store.  Better quality.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:57:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=67993#67993 Take care of your faucet handles! : Ditto, we had to replace our faucet... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=67991#67991 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 20 Nov 2015 at 5:15pm

Ditto, we had to replace our faucet handles after having our (new) trailer for 4 months. 
They are not really durable.
]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:15:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=67991#67991 Take care of your faucet handles! : Here's my nice new faucet... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=67990#67990 Author: LisaWill22
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Posted: 20 Nov 2015 at 5:11pm

Here's my nice new faucet that I had to order from Forest River after the plastic handles broke on my old one. I highly recommend NOT using the handles to turn the water on and off but rather to clasp the base lower down instead. It takes a little getting used to, but will save you having to order a whole new faucet when the handles break!]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:11:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7235&PID=67990#67990