Recommendations on this "water use" scenario
Yes I am a total newb, about to make a maiden voyage in my new to me 3010tt Cyclone. Scenario: Place I'm going to, has a spring fed, NON-potable water source (gravity pressure to main faucet head)...
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You most definitely can have water in your fresh tank and still be hooked up to City water. FYI, there is no pressure IN your fresh water tank. Your pump simply "pumps" it out. There is some pressure between the pump and your faucets, otherwise water would never come out.
When you turn your city water on, the city water overrides the pump and the on-board pump should never come on. This is accomplished by in-line check-valves.
Sounds like you're attempting to tap into an artesian well. I don' t see any reason why you could not, but whenever you are on "city water" the pressure of the water coming through your lines is only as great as the pressure from the source. If you are sharing the same faucet among other campers, and everyone uses the water at the same time, you might not have any pressure.
If the water is safe to drink, there's no "real" reason to sanitize, provided your tank is clean to start with. If you are hooked up to city water, your fresh water tank should not ever fill, unless one of those valves are broken.
If the water is non-potable water, I wouldn't drink it. However, for flushing toilets and such, there would be no problem there.
When you turn your city water on, the city water overrides the pump and the on-board pump should never come on. This is accomplished by in-line check-valves.
Sounds like you're attempting to tap into an artesian well. I don' t see any reason why you could not, but whenever you are on "city water" the pressure of the water coming through your lines is only as great as the pressure from the source. If you are sharing the same faucet among other campers, and everyone uses the water at the same time, you might not have any pressure.
If the water is safe to drink, there's no "real" reason to sanitize, provided your tank is clean to start with. If you are hooked up to city water, your fresh water tank should not ever fill, unless one of those valves are broken.
If the water is non-potable water, I wouldn't drink it. However, for flushing toilets and such, there would be no problem there.
