At what temp do you remove water hose?

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I disconnect and stow my potable water hose right AFTER I fill my fresh water tank.

I ONLY run off of on-board pump.......always.

Same here. I feel like I avoid a lot of problems that way.

On the subject of pump noise I put in a variable speed pump that is much quieter than the factory pump was and pretty much eliminated that issue.

Wrap the hose in heat tape (and the CG's faucet if necessary). Problem solved.

Bumpyroad wrote:
I use quick disconnects and if it will be approaching freezing temps, I unhook. quick and easy.
bumpy

X2

can we please avoid discussing the various noises made while sitting on the toilet?
thanks for your support
bumpy

Yes, my pump on this rig (traveling 5'ver) is loud and located under the bed. The pump in my Class A was in the bedroom closet. The pump in my other 5'ver isn't so bad because it's under the stove.

Nice to have a switch in the bathroom. Assuming your sink is in there also. Still seems over the top to me to turn it on and off all the time. That plumbing in that rig should be all PEX and can go into the negative numbers before it bursts.

I'm guessing the same percentage of people that don't flush toilet paper would match the percentage of people that turn the pump on and off.

Outside hoses freeze all the time. Now if you have a filter, softner, reducer attached to it then you're going to have problems especially if they're made out of plastic.

John&Joey wrote:
For those that just use the pump only when they need too, you're telling me in the middle of the night you stumble to turn it on, use the toilet, make all that pump noise, waking up the significant other, then go and turn the pump off before jumping in bed? And that's assuming you're not even washing your hands.

On my Monaco coach, ONE of the pump switches happens to be right next to the toilet. The other switch is in the kitchen so it is very easy to turn on the pump when you need water. The pump itself is located in my insulated wet basement compartment. Your pump must be very loud if it would wake up your spouse while running. My pump is very quiet altho it can be heard. The toilet itself, also makes some noise, as it is flushing, whether on shore water or pump water. The additional noise from the pump running is very minor.

For those that just use the pump only when they need too, you're telling me in the middle of the night you stumble to turn it on, use the toilet, make all that pump noise, waking up the significant other, then go and turn the pump off before jumping in bed? And that's assuming you're not even washing your hands.

If I leave the rig for any amount of time I turn the water off at the park fitting. Just like when I'm home and I turn off the well.

Honestly I would rather have a big puddle under my rig telling me there is a problem, then turning on and off a pump creating just enough of a leak to create rot as time goes on. It's easy to fix plumbing, not so easy to tear out a floor or wall. YMMV

Ductape wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I disconnect and stow my potable water hose right AFTER I fill my fresh water tank.

I ONLY run off of on-board pump.......always.

We do the same. As a bonus, you'll never come back to a flooded coach because a water line developed a leak while you're out. We never leave the pump on when not using water.

I never come back to a flooded coach since I put a 90 degree ball or gate?? valve on the first disconnect so it is a simple matter to throw that closed if leaving for the day.
bumpy

Ductape wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I disconnect and stow my potable water hose right AFTER I fill my fresh water tank.

I ONLY run off of on-board pump.......always.

We do the same. As a bonus, you'll never come back to a flooded coach because a water line developed a leak while you're out. We never leave the pump on when not using water.

X2...I usually don't hook water/sewer up if I'm only camping for a week-end. I arrive with at least 3/4 fresh water and empty tanks. I also don't turn on the pump unless we need to run the water. I have full hook-ups at the house, so I don't need to dump at the campground before I leave. Have never in 20+ years with the TT, 5th wheel or Bounder had a frozen water or sewer hose.

As you might have read here, most of us fill our on board tank with a warm hose we store in the shower stall inside the rig. Manufacturers now know this so very often you'll find no nearby outlets for a heat tape. I'd like one to be inside the dump bay too. If you camp in the cold, you need heat tape around the dump valves. But they save money by not installing them because they would have to be GFI outlets, being close to water and all.