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Fresh Tank System ?

pitch
Explorer II
Explorer II
I filled the fresh tank today in preparation for camping. It took almost ten minutes of running the pump for the system to pressurize.

We have used FHU all summer and last October was the last use of the internal system, besides winterizing and draining.

Is this normal for prime to take that long?
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bukhrn
Explorer III
Explorer III
HappyKayakers wrote:
Could be if the water heater was empty.
X-2, I always try to fill the water heater off the city connection, that way you're not using 6 gal. out of your fresh tank to fill it.
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2oldman
Explorer II
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pitch wrote:
Is this normal for prime to take that long?
If the pump is above the water line, yes.
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pitch
Explorer II
Explorer II
All is fine once it started working. It just seemed to take way to long to catch prime.
I realize that age is no factor in these thing, but I doubt that pump has moved more than 1k gallons in three years.

time2roll
Nomad
Nomad
Did you open a faucet to let some water up into the pump?

travisej
Explorer
Explorer
Pump not working correctly? was there sufficent water pressure after it primed?

HappyKayakers
Explorer
Explorer
Could be if the water heater was empty.
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