Low water pressure and toilet won't shut off.

Ron Nielson wrote:

myredracer wrote:
For some reason, the toilet valve won't fully close and stop the flow of water into the bowl. In a few minutes it fills the bowl up to overflowing and will overflow unless we shut the supply off.

What brand and model of toilet do you have?

It's a Thetford Aqua Magic Style II. It would be interesting to know if it's only our valve that is faulty or if other Thetford toilet out there could do the same.

The last 3 CGs on the way home had good water pressure so will be replacing the valve at home. As soon as I saw the water still running, this video immediately came to mind. Toilet overflowed in FW - total loss.

myredracer wrote:
For some reason, the toilet valve won't fully close and stop the flow of water into the bowl. In a few minutes it fills the bowl up to overflowing and will overflow unless we shut the supply off.

What brand and model of toilet do you have?

Almot wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

You seem to believe that these TTs we pay a lot of money for should not be expected to provide the modern features such as running water, bathrooms etc

Forgive me if I will tell that you still haven't "got" it.

Showers and toilets have little to do with potable water.

My friend who is a psychiatrist once told me that the biggest problem with treating mental patients is that they don't realize that they are impaired. Oh, well...

I agree with your last paragraph 100%.

I wish you well in enjoying your RV experience in what ever fashion you desire.

Huntindog wrote:

You seem to believe that these TTs we pay a lot of money for should not be expected to provide the modern features such as running water, bathrooms etc

Forgive me if I will tell that you still haven't "got" it.

Showers and toilets have little to do with potable water.

My friend who is a psychiatrist once told me that the biggest problem with treating mental patients is that they don't realize that they are impaired. Oh, well...

Almot wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

Boy, I sure am glad I am not camped downwind of you....:B
The shower is there for a reason.:S

And I sure am glad I wasn't your elementary school teacher, with cognitive dysfunction that severe.

It was said "potable water". Water that people carry in fresh water tank doesn't really qualify.

Oh I "got" what you were saying. I would suggest it is you who have the severe cognitive dysfunction.

You seem to believe that these TTs we pay a lot of money for should not be expected to provide the modern features such as running water, bathrooms etc that we enjoy at home... IOW tenting in a box on wheels...

Reading the OPs last post, his trip would have went a lot smoother had he done as I suggested: Fill the FW tank, disconnect the FW hose, and USE the self contained feature of the TT he paid for.

He would have awakened to running water, that means working toilets, sinks and showers. Of course that would require a lot more water than what a human needs to SURVIVE... There are plenty of survival shows on TV. I doubt very many RVers are wanting to experience a SURVIVAL scenario in their RV.

Huntindog wrote:

Boy, I sure am glad I am not camped downwind of you....:B
The shower is there for a reason.

I'm glad I wasn't your elementary school teacher, with cognitive impairment that severe :)

It was said "potable water". Water that people carry in fresh water tank (and use in shower) doesn't really qualify.

Sometimes you need to expect the unexpected. What would RVing be without a little adventure? :)

We got outta the Bend/Sun River Thousand Trails CG early yesterday morning. We went to bed the previous night with pressure at around 50 psi and thought the CG staff had fixed whatever the issue was. We turned the supply off overnight just in case so the toilet wouldn't overflow. When we woke up yesterday morning we had no pressure - zero, zilch, nada. Okay, so I know low water pressure and low voltage isn't uncommon at their CGs, but this is just ridiculous.

Went outside to find that our 50' of hose was frozen solid and that the CG faucet wouldn't even produce a dribble. Contrary to the weather forecast, the temp. had dipped below freezing overnight and as of 7 am it was 30 F. We were all packed up and ready to head off on the next leg of our trip so with no running water DW decided to head over to one of the public restrooms. She discovered there was no water there either and of course the toilet couldn't flush so the staff would have found a little anonymous present left behind. Oh well, haha. Not sure what the rest of the campers wanting to use the public restrooms ended up doing. Must have been mayhem with everyone looking for some place to "go", lol. Good thing we "carry" - bottled water that is, so at least I was able get a morning caffeine fix.

The entire CG of 320 sites probably had no water from either frozen water hoses, no CG supply or both. Dump station had no water. None of their faucets have heat tape on them. The place was full of kids too and I can imagine how much fun families would have had just trying to make breakfast. But it does get cold up in Bend so not sure why a couple degrees below zero would hurt anything. The low pressure the day before couldn't have been temp. related but we will never know exactly what was going on.

I've now discovered how hard it is to coil up a water hose that is frozen solid and what it's like at a dump station with bare hands emptying 3 tanks in below freezing weather especially with a sewer hose that is almost rigid. And with the cold, all 4 tires on the TT were down 5 psi so I had to drag out the compressor. At least no lines under the trailer or none of the tank contents froze up. Maybe I need to get myself a pair of fur-lined winter gloves for the trailer.

Managed to find a new toilet valve in Albany, Or. en route to the Oregon Coast. We phoned in advance and the parts guy said "yeah, got one for sure". Got there and found he had looked up the wrong part no. Luckily they had the right one, which was their last one too. Can't wait to do my first RV toilet supply valve replacement.

Funny thing is, the week before we were in Vegas at the Thousand Trails there. It's so warm at night there that we had the AC running 24 hours/day and it's so warm all the time that the city water comes out of the ground quite warm - even had a nice warm shower with it before I realized we hadn't turned the water heater on. A couple we met in the CG there said that the Bend T/T CG is there no. 1 favorite T/T CG. Guess they haven't been in early Sept.? On the positive side, it is actually quite pretty, lots of trees, sites well apart and very quiet.

Enroute to the Oregon Coast, we chose a poor route and then there happened to be a detour due to road work. Ended up in Pacific City about 3 hours overdue, despite what we thought was leaving plenty early enough and expected to find nothing but lousy sites left. Surprise, surprise, we have what is probably the best site of all of them here - very far end of the CG, no vehicle or people traffic going by and overlooking the ocean complete with the soothing sound of waves crashing on the beach. Probably the best site we've ever been in. If any of ya'll in Bend River are reading this, hope things worked out okay!

BTW, we're a couple of those sissies that never use their FW tank because we camp exclusively in CGs with at least water and power. That plus I've read a few too many stories of holding tank supports failing in transit. Also, our FW tank is in a location ahead of the axles that affects the tongue weight too much as I found out the first and only time I traveled with it full and had to empty it before getting very far.

Almot wrote:

Bobbo wrote:
We always travel with a full or nearly full fresh water tank. If you are having to save weight, you are too close to the limits already.

300 lbs is actually a lot. I don't carry nearly that much food and camping stuff in the trailer.

Advantages of on-board water: enough pressure as long as it works.

Disadvantages: it is heavy on the road, it is loud to use, and sometimes it stops working - and then you have to find a leak and fix it.

Humans need 1 gallon of potable water a day, this isn't much and doesn't usually come from fresh water tank.

What I have marked in red is true whether you are on city water or the water tank. A leak in the trailer is a leak, no matter what the source of the water is.

Both "heavy" and "loud" are subjective. It is neither too heavy nor too loud for DW and me, but YMMV.

Ain't people great?

Across the spectrum - from 5-star luxury micro management planning to a couple cans of c-rats and a canteen of water :)