Refilling fresh water tank when dry camping
Ok. We ran out of water again this weekend while boon docking up in the mountains. I am wanting to purchase a few water containers and a pump to pump into our fresh water tank. Our current MH does not...
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Rich D. wrote:
Not all fresh water tanks have a gravity fill but they ALL MUST have a vent (if there is no fill/vent combo). Otherwise the tank would not fill even with city water pressure and it would collapse when draining. Simply locate that vent and connect a "T" with a hose that can go to your gravity tank located higher than the fresh water tank. No pump needed.
That would be a PITA in my Winnie. The vent line is 1/2" pex. A hose would have to be routed down and out of the storage area. Then someone would have to hold it in place and use a funnel. Does not sound fun to hack up the RV and add gravity fill and then hold the water jug for a long time due to the small vent opening. I like turning the two valves on my RV and let the pump do all the work while I have a beer and watch.
