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minz
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Jun 27, 2013

Grey water tank shifted?

Trouble shooting a wiring issue with my refrigerator blowing fuses and my heater not working it appears that the grey water tank has shifted and pinched the wire bundle between the frame and the tank. The tank appears to be held in by a cross member that was secured to the frame. I have an empty tank so blocked it up, pulled the cross support and the tank does not seem to want to come down.
How is that tank held in?
Salem 2007 Forest River T25 Toy Hauler
More info: 15 amp fuse to refer blows but 5 amp at refer does not. Pulled hot wire on refer and furnace (same fuse). Still had 12 volts on the heater. Pulled all fuses still had 12 volts on the heater.
Following the wiring back found the bundle pinched on the frame. Looked at the opposite side of the tank and the bottom of the fabric was obviously torn.
  • Thanks, I took some quick grip clamps in reverse, put a couple of 2x4’s to distribute the weight on the plastic tank and put pressure to it until I could get at the wiring harness. I taped up the individual wires and put it back together. Not the best situation I was concerned I was going to break the tank.
    The refrigerator now works and I put it on a spare fuse since it was available. I checked the operation of the refer by disconnecting the wires and putting my battery charger directly to it. I am thinking that that may be a nice back up power source if I have 120 available.
  • Tank has to drop down (by RV code) Look for clips around the upper lip of the tank
  • The piping is slipped into the tank I believe. I don't think its glued and they usually just sit on those cross members, maybe a clip to keep it from sliding. If the tank is secure and doesn't leak can you just relocate the wires?