2005 JAYCO Greyhawk 25DS FW Tank size
Newbie to RV'ing. Trying to verify what size the FW Tank is supposed to be. - Just purchased a 2005 Jayco Greyhawk 25DS. The stats say this is supposed to be a 44 Gallon FW System (including 6 G...
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"What I do to completely fill it is adjust the flow rate out of the filler hose way down using an in-line valve I use. Using this "trickle fill" method I can completely fill the tank, but it takes 20-30 minutes to do it.
By the way, the motorhome's Ford chassis 55 gal. fuel tank acts the same way. If I trickle fill it after the station pump automatically shuts off, I can get another 5 gal. of gas into it. "
I have found on my itasca cambria that if I fill the water tank on level ground until it comes out of the overflow and check the amount using the gauges inside it doesn't register full, using the trickle method allows more water into the tank, it may spill a bit when making a turn but going out into the desert a full tank is best.I also turn on the hot water side and let it it run so the heater fills.
Fuel. When the pump shuts off I can get at least 6 gallons usually 7 gallons more fuel into the tank using the slow fill method. Takes a few minutes but the fish will wait.
By the way, the motorhome's Ford chassis 55 gal. fuel tank acts the same way. If I trickle fill it after the station pump automatically shuts off, I can get another 5 gal. of gas into it. "
I have found on my itasca cambria that if I fill the water tank on level ground until it comes out of the overflow and check the amount using the gauges inside it doesn't register full, using the trickle method allows more water into the tank, it may spill a bit when making a turn but going out into the desert a full tank is best.I also turn on the hot water side and let it it run so the heater fills.
Fuel. When the pump shuts off I can get at least 6 gallons usually 7 gallons more fuel into the tank using the slow fill method. Takes a few minutes but the fish will wait.
