CampbellDaycruiser wrote:
We used to cruise the PNW on powerboats and currently dry tent camp, so are pretty frugal with water. 50gal fresh water will last us 4 nights including bathing, dish washing, etc. We have gotten used to bathing with a Coleman on-demand hot water heater and 5 gallons of water...... I know usage will go up with a fiver vs the wall tent, but we probably don't need 100 gals to support the two of us on a long weekend in the mountains.
Am I correct in thinking that with full hook ups the black and grey tanks are essentially bypassed and waste is dumped directly overboard for the RV parks system to handle, ditto the fresh water tank: the camper is supplied directly from a hose to a spigot?
At CG with full hook ups........
Black and grey waste goes into YOUR tanks (no bypassing) and then you hook up sewer hose and dump tanks when FULL
FULL allows liquid weight/volume to carry any solids out of tanks (black AND Grey)
Leaving dump valves Open when connected to CG sewer allows liquids to drain out leaving solids behind....not something you want.
Water.......
CG water via city water connection supplies RV water system
On-board pump using fresh water tank does the same.
When on city water----internal pump check valve prevents backflow thru pump into fresh water tank
When on pump ---- check valve in city water connection prevents backflow out city water connection
I always travel with FULL fresh water tank and use pump even when at CG with hookups.
One time CG water system failed and I didn't have any water in tank.......that was one time to many!
Use pump with CG water available.........
If pump should cycle when no water is being used it indicates a 'leak' something not noticeable on city water (until leak causes problems)
When we go some where I just have to flip pump switch OFF (on city water need to turn water off at spigot and disconnect hose -----just turning it off is OK unless someone turns it back on and you have a leak------not good $6K in damage YIKES!)
Generic Basic RV Water System
