Dropped Fresh Water Tank

[ken_burke]

I overfilled the fresh water tank on my Cedar Creek, and it fell. It didn't fall through the plastic underbelly, but is laying on top of the underbelly. Have you ever seen this? I will add more screws to the underbelly, and head for the Forest River factory for repairs.
ken

[laknox]

ken burke wrote:

azjeffh wrote:

Dave H M wrote:
Is there a way to overfill a fresh water tank. I am not familiar with the pressure fill ones, but have always filled the gravity fill until it ran back out the fill hole.

I have an overflow tube and fill until I see water running out of it. I also don't know how one could overfill the tank.

Thanks all for your help w my fresh water tank. I don't know if it was really overfilled; it had a lot of water in it.
I will let you know what Forest River says.
ken and sue

Ken, all your tanks =should= be secured well enough to carry a full load while traveling on any normal road, and your FW =should= be spec'd to be able to carry =all= your tanks full, should the need arise. Yes, a rare scenario and fresh and grey tanks can be dumped to lighten the load, but the =design and build= should be able to carry the load, if needed. For any of your tanks to fall like this means at minimum it was a very poor build; at worst, a poor build =and= poor design.

Lyle

[PapaNIes60]

Thanks for the info.

[ken_burke]

azjeffh wrote:

Dave H M wrote:
Is there a way to overfill a fresh water tank. I am not familiar with the pressure fill ones, but have always filled the gravity fill until it ran back out the fill hole.

I have an overflow tube and fill until I see water running out of it. I also don't know how one could overfill the tank.

Thanks all for your help w my fresh water tank. I don't know if it was really overfilled; it had a lot of water in it.
I will let you know what Forest River says.
ken and sue

[coolmom42]

Your tank didn't fall because you overfilled it. It fell because there was inadequate support, probably just some plumbers straps with a couple of screws.

[Bayley]

The issue is the brackets that hold the tank in place.

You can't "over fill" the tank......HOWEVER you can balloon and blow the tank by filling it too fast without allowing the air to escape as it fills.

NEVER wedge the hose in the fill spout and leave it!!!

[coolbreeze01]

Total lack of quality control. Coroplast hides too many deficiencies. It should be clear so we could see what they want to hide.

[DelawareCamper]

why would you have an xxx gallon holding tank and not be able to fill it full? is this not why we have holding tanks?

[laknox]

PapaNIes60 wrote:
Not sure how one can overfill a water tank. As for me I don't travel with more than 1/4 tank. But then I don't dry camp. Carry only enough to get us to our next camp.

I asked this same question a while ago, and =some= tanks can have a very small overflow, leading to an over =pressure=, ballooning the tank out and bending/breaking the mounts. I doubt I could do it with my Komfort, but I do know that my overflow/vent is fairly small, and I have to fill up with the faucet only about 1/3 to 1/2 open or it will blow the hose right back out the filler neck. Nice cool down on a hot day, but not always what you're looking for. 🙂

Lyle

[PapaNIes60]

Not sure how one can overfill a water tank. As for me I don't travel with more than 1/4 tank. But then I don't dry camp. Carry only enough to get us to our next camp.

[jffnkrn]

I have an overflow. as soon as i see water start dripping or running, off the fill goes. As far as the brackets, obviously an issue with that installation. make sure you inspect the other tanks also and have them extra supported while it is in the shop. If manufacture has an issue, ask them if they are willing to pay the liability for damage, injury or death in the event a tank falls out on the road. I bet they will get it fixed!
Good Luck & Be Safe ! ! !

[FlatBroke]

Yeah, I have an RV service manager tell me not to over fill the tank. Uh? When it full it's full you can't get anymore in to over fill it. It comes out the breather even before its full.

[azjeffh]

Dave H M wrote:
Is there a way to overfill a fresh water tank. I am not familiar with the pressure fill ones, but have always filled the gravity fill until it ran back out the fill hole.

I have an overflow tube and fill until I see water running out of it. I also don't know how one could overfill the tank.

[azjeffh]

If you haven't already, I suggest draining the tank prior to towing the trailer anywhere.

[Dave_H_M]

Is there a way to overfill a fresh water tank. I am not familiar with the pressure fill ones, but have always filled the gravity fill until it ran back out the fill hole.