Jul-14-2014 10:24 AM
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Jul-17-2014 03:57 AM
1775 wrote:
Reading the procedure that you used to fill, this has me wondering - ".One inlet for water, a pull handle to switch to city water hookup to filling fresh water tank to boondock. 1. we put handle in proper position and hooked up our hose from our house". Are you sure you have that pull handle in the correct position?
We have very different rigs but I also have a city water hookup that can be used to fill the fresh tanks. On mine there is a valve to turn rather than a pull handle - but that valve has to be in the same position if using city water or the fresh tank. The only time it is in its turned position is when actually connected to fill the tank. After that the valve is turned back. In mine if that valve is not set properly, no water comes out of the filled fresh tanks when the water pump is on.
Check that pull handle and make sure it is in the correct position. Also, does the water flow to the sink, etc. just using the hose on city water? It is often easier to fill your hot water tank that way than to fill it from water in your fresh tank. Once the hot water tank is filled it will refill whenever you use hot water by the water pump pushing water into it from your tank (or on City Water just getting water from the hose). The only way to actually empty the hot water tank once it has water in it, is to use the drain on the HW tank (drain varies by make of hot water heater/tank).
I don't think that you have anything broken - just not set properly.
Jul-16-2014 09:36 PM
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Jul-16-2014 08:06 AM
phenrichs wrote:
By any chance have you checked the handle you described to be sure it is connected on the other end? Perhaps it isn't switching and you only have city hookup or it is not switching all the way?
Jul-16-2014 07:19 AM
Jul-15-2014 01:32 PM
opnspaces wrote:
Sounds like it didn't fill the tank. When you said the sound of water filling stopped and the sensors didn't change, what did they read? Did they read empty the whole time, or did they read full?
There will be an overflow for the tank, they all have one or we'd be reading about ruptured fresh tanks all the time. Don't turn the hose on too hard so the overflow can keep up and not let the tank over pressurize. I usually turn my hose on just a little bit and let it slowly fill the tank. It take a while (maybe 15 minutes to fill), but I'm doing other things at the same time and don't want to cause any damage if I forget to turn it off.
I wouldn't worry about it, RV water pumps can run dry without any damage. Yes if you have water in the tank the pump can run for a few minutes while it fills the system including the water heater. Pump flow rates vary between 2 - 4 gallons per minute. So if you have a 10 gallon water heater it might run for a while.
I would hook up the hose and use city water to fill the water heater and bleed the air out of all the faucets. Then flip over to fill the fresh tank and wait until the water starts coming out of the overflow.
Jul-15-2014 12:40 PM
Jul-15-2014 11:53 AM
bukhrn wrote:
Where is your fresh water tank? Mine is under the rear queen bed, I have a small access panel so I can see if the tank is filling/full if I don't trust the sensor.
Jul-15-2014 08:51 AM
Jul-14-2014 11:12 AM
gbopp wrote:
Are you sure the pressure valve is working?
Just because it's new doesn't mean it can't be bad.
Jul-14-2014 11:09 AM