We had a number of problems with the T@b on our first camping trip for the season. We couldn't get the heat pump to work, which was a bummer since it was a really cold weekend. And when we hooked the water up to the campsite water source, water came spewing out of the faucet in places that water shouldn't be spewing out. The damage to the faucet was probably caused by not properly winterizing the pipes. Luckily, Volkswagen still puts the Shurflo faucet in the Vanagon, and I was able to find a replacement faucet on the internet. It was kind of pricey at $60, but I was glad to be able to put in the exact same faucet. I was able to install the faucet on my own - with a bit of trial and error. In the first round, I didn't have the electrical connections hooked up right in the butt connectors. Make sure your wires are pushed into the metal tip of the connector before twisting. The next test round revealed some dripping around the flexible pipe connection to the faucet. Make sure to push the flexi pipe up as far a possible onto the end of the faucet and get the metal clasp on as tight as possible. Third time's a charm. The final test revealed no leaks and we now have a great new faucet.
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