Water fill up onboard tank

OK , i don't have a winterizing suction hose on the outside.....I feel like an idiot, have had 4 travel trailers now and a fifth wheel.... so i think I'm back to the 69 dollar water pump. My station has hot and cold valve for outside shower, hook up for that of course, black tank flush inlet, switch for city or onboard water with one inlet for that. Thanks for your patience here. Its not life or death for me but I just need a plan.

2oldman wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
I made a minor modification to the winterizing hose, and now can draw water from a container and send it to the fresh water tank.

It's difficult for me to tell exactly what you did.

To make it work, all I did was remove the guts (check valve) from the city water connection. Then put a tee in the line behind the city water connection and connected the winterizing hose to the tee. Last, I installed an inline check valve after the tee. Valve 1 was the original valve on the winterizing hose. All the rest of the diagram is the plumbing as manufactured plus the other modifications I made. You only need to look at the city water inlet, the tee and the check valve if you have a winterizing hose already attached. The only parts I needed to purchase was the check valve, a tee and some hose clamps. Outside I made up a short garden hose and connect it to a rolling water tank, but you can use any vessel that you want.

If you find the 2nd pump system to be easier for you to use.
Here are pics of the 7 gal Aqua jug and Atwood marine pump.

https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28987779/print/true.cfm

Lynnmor wrote:
I made a minor modification to the winterizing hose, and now can draw water from a container and send it to the fresh water tank.

It's difficult for me to tell exactly what you did.

Your trailer already has a pump, why would anyone buy, wire, switch and deal with another one. I made a minor modification to the winterizing hose, and now can draw water from a container and send it to the fresh water tank.

Dealwiddit: Here's another way, if you have a convenience station with outside shower and water pump suction line.
- connect hose from outside shower valves to city water inlet
- turn inlet switch to fill water tank
- put suction line into your jerry can full of water
- turn winterizing valves to suck water from can
- turn on water pump, open cold water valve on outside shower to fill tank

Ken

This one might work.

12 volt pump

I have one similar but have the traditional water fill opening for the fresh water tank. It should still work for you

YES , i saw some 12 volt water pumps fro about 69 dollars. I think this is my best bet.
Thanks

Most parks will also have a potable water spigot sometimes near the dump station.

If you have to use jerry cans there are 12v pump systems available to extract the water from the cans and pump it in the tank.

2oldman wrote:
Hauling jerry cans is not a way to get a sufficient amount of water, unless you like navy showers and paper plates.

I've used jerry cans several times when I have parked the trailer for a week or more in areas without access to drinking water. Three 7 gallon cans is 21 gallons total, and if you remember to take them with you and fill them up every trip into civilization, it's pretty easy to keep the fresh water tank topped off.