2015 320S - Cold Water Tap Came Off Under Pressure!

Pekoe1111
Pekoe1111 Posts: 54
in Heating/Plumbing & Winterizing
We turned on the pump switch and the cold water handle blew up to the ceiling, spewing water everywhere inside the bathroom until we turned off the pump.  Is there are trick to putting it on so it does not come off, or do I need a new one?

Thanks!

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  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    That’s a new one!  Are you using a water pressure regulator?  


    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Pekoe1111
    Pekoe1111 Posts: 54
    Ha! We are not connected to city water - using our onboard water.
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    Does there appear to be excess flow pressure from the other faucet?  Is this a pump issue or a faucet issue?
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • ChanW
    ChanW Posts: 3,165
    edited August 2019
    Which cold water tap?
    In ours, the taps on the shower point at the wall. Do you have a sink in the bathroom?
    The reason I'm specific is that I've some experience with the shower tap handle, it just screws on like any tap handle, but I don't know anything about the sink.
    Did the valve blow out too, attached to the handle?
    Got pix?
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    I think the 2015 S models still had sinks in the wet bath.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • ScottG
    ScottG Posts: 5,687
    edited August 2019
    Sharon_is_SAM said:
    I think the 2015 S models still had sinks in the wet bath.
    Nope. At least not mine built in Dec. 2014. Might have been one of the changes implemented mid model year.
    2015 T@B Max S (320)
    2015 Nissan Frontier SV V6 4x4
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    The OP said the water went everywhere in the bathroom, so I assume the sink was there.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Pekoe1111
    Pekoe1111 Posts: 54
    Hi - yes, this is the cold water handle on the sink.  It appears to just push into the faucet, with some rubber o-rings on the valve under the handle.  We just bought the camper and were using it for the first time.  No way to shut off a valve under the sink either - just a screw-on fitting.  So all fittings, including toilet, kitchen sink, etc. are under pressure with pump on.  I’ll take a closer look at the fitting to see if there is a turn and lock- type fitting, or how else it make stay attached.

    thanks all!

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