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Reply #41 –
And what is the status of the rolling away incident at the shop?

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Reply #42 –
I had to quit reading this thread because it was giving me so much heartburn. Very happy to hear about this positive ending to the saga.

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Reply #43 –
Quote from: bigdog –
And what is the status of the rolling away incident at the shop?

It was repaired at the expense of the shop. They did a nice job on the repair. No complaints about that. But the story doesn't end there. 🤦🏻‍♂️
The coach was towed there the last week of September. I just now picked it up 3 months later. So while it was there and body work was being done I was watching the weather in Denver. As soon as I saw cold weather coming I called the service manager and told him the coach was not winterized and couldn't be exposed to freezing weather. I was told don't worry it's in a heated shop and it will be winterized before leaving. When I picked it up the Oasis would start. Fuel or electric. So I assumed that maybe it was because of the water being drained. But I thought the coach heat should still work. Anyway, we went on down the road and I thought when we pull in for the night I'll just hook up to water and pressure everything up and see if the Oasis will start. So we pulled in for the night hooked up to city water, and I walked inside turned on the faucet nothing. Walked back outside, and water is running from behind the cover in the wet bay where the tanks at. So apparently they blew out the lines that are inside the coach. But didn't drain all the water from the waterlines that are in the wet bay. So next week it's going down to MOT and find out what needs to be repaired. I also noticed the water pump wasn't working. This has been somewhat of a frustrating experience to say the least. Welcome to RV ownership I guess this is my first one.  😂😢

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Reply #44 –
Quote from: Elliott –
I had to quit reading this thread because it was giving me so much heartburn. Very happy to hear about this positive ending to the saga.

Just be glad you're reading it and not living it. 😂

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Reply #45 –
I hope they did not blow lines etc at full air pressure because if so the water tank may be history. It has to be closed off from air when doing that and approx  30 to 40 lbs max pressure. Hope you dried up all water.
Johnh

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Reply #46 –
Quote from: John Haygarth –
I hope they did not blow lines etc at full air pressure because if so the water tank may be history. It has to be closed off from air when doing that and approx  30 to 40 lbs max pressure. Hope you dried up all water.
Johnh
I don't have a clew about what they did and how they did it. I just know they told me they blew out the lines. By the time I got home I had been in above freezing temps for a couple of days. When I opened the tank drain water came out for about 10 minutes. So I don't think any lines in the wet bay were drained. On a positive note. After a 700 mile drive I'm pretty sure that wet bay was throughly dried. So far the service manager has been good to deal with. We'll see when I send them the bill for this.

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Reply #47 –
So sad to read of your ordeal.  Sadly still, it continues.  You can't simply drain and blow out the fresh water lines in the Oasis/Aquahot as there will be some water that always remains in the lower sections of the heat exchange spiral, which will freeze and burst.  Water must be purged with anti-freeze to winterize properly.  The shop that "winterized" your coach just cost themselves or your insurance $10-20CB for a new Oasis.  You'll probably find pex fittings that froze and cracked for years to come.  That's my diagnosis from the interwebs anyhow.  W.

Quote from: Res777 –
I don't have a clew about what they did and how they did it. I just know they told me they blew out the lines. By the time I got home I had been in above freezing temps for a couple of days. When I opened the tank drain water came out for about 10 minutes. So I don't think any lines in the wet bay were drained. On a positive note. After a 700 mile drive I'm pretty sure that wet bay was throughly dried. So far the service manager has been good to deal with. We'll see when I send them the bill for this.

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Reply #49 –
Quote from: Res777 –
So next week it's going down to MOT and find out what needs to be repaired. This has been somewhat of a frustrating experience to say the least. Welcome to RV ownership I guess this is my first one.  😂😢
Genuinely sorry to hear all this. Good to hear you are taking it down south. Get the tutorial on how to winterize by them before you leave. Hopefully the aqua hot has been spared. It is well insulated and in the center of the coach on mine. Please post what they find. IMO we all should have a plan to winterize on the side of the road in the winter. Not something we would plan for, but I guess broken axles happen. Accidents also.
Good luck
Scott