How Do I Use My Water System? 1996 Winnie Brave
You probably figured it out by the title, but I'm a bit of a newb to the RV world.
I have a recently purchased 1996 Winnebago Brave 33' with queen bed. Over the past couple months, I've been going through all of the systems. Now that we shouldn't have any more freezing temps outside this year, I've started looking at the plumbing. I have the owners manual, and have been following the directions there, but not getting the results that I should.
The previous owner told me it was winterized in the fall. Best I can tell, that is the case.
The fresh water tank was mostly empty. I started by putting some water into that, and trying to get water pumping out of the faucets. So far, I've only been messing with the galley faucet. I can get hot and cold water to come out of that. The pump is never automatically turning off though.
On the bottom of the RV, there is a hose coming through the floor that is cut about 3 inches below the floor. Looks like a drain tube. Any time the pump is on, water is coming out of that. According to the manual, the valves are in the correct position for use.
I have 4 total valves that I've seen in the RV. One for the hot water heater bypass, and 3 total under the bed. Two under the bed are very close to each other. I think these are the pipe drain lines. One kind of on it's own, that I assume is tank drain.
Can anyone help me get my water system operating correctly? Or help me figure out if this is user error or a problem with my plumbing? Sorry for the dump of information, but I'm hoping it provides some clues to my problem.
Thanks!
I have a recently purchased 1996 Winnebago Brave 33' with queen bed. Over the past couple months, I've been going through all of the systems. Now that we shouldn't have any more freezing temps outside this year, I've started looking at the plumbing. I have the owners manual, and have been following the directions there, but not getting the results that I should.
The previous owner told me it was winterized in the fall. Best I can tell, that is the case.
The fresh water tank was mostly empty. I started by putting some water into that, and trying to get water pumping out of the faucets. So far, I've only been messing with the galley faucet. I can get hot and cold water to come out of that. The pump is never automatically turning off though.
On the bottom of the RV, there is a hose coming through the floor that is cut about 3 inches below the floor. Looks like a drain tube. Any time the pump is on, water is coming out of that. According to the manual, the valves are in the correct position for use.
I have 4 total valves that I've seen in the RV. One for the hot water heater bypass, and 3 total under the bed. Two under the bed are very close to each other. I think these are the pipe drain lines. One kind of on it's own, that I assume is tank drain.
Can anyone help me get my water system operating correctly? Or help me figure out if this is user error or a problem with my plumbing? Sorry for the dump of information, but I'm hoping it provides some clues to my problem.
Thanks!
