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jcubeta
Apr 30, 2018Explorer
Hello again, everyone -
Sorry I didn't post a response sooner - we were trying to be less stressed and actually enjoy our weekend. :) Thank you so much for your responses - I really appreciate your time and input. We did run into another (maybe related?) issue, which I'd like to get your input on.
Before I get into that, some suggested that I might be hooked to the wrong intake. I am certain that I am not. On our trailer, there are only two places a hose can connect: one is the black tank flush and the other is intake. There is a blue valve on the intake that can be switched from "tank fill" to "city". We got our trailer last year and have always used city water, and we've never had this issue of the fresh water tank filling up.
As for the new, possibly related issue - two things that I should mention:
Since the fresh water tank was full, we thought we should turn the pump on and at least use the water for washing dishes and using the toilet. When we turned the pump on, we could hear it running yet no water was coming out of the spigots; only air and sometimes some spits of water. So we just turned it off and decided to forego water until we get a better understanding of what's happening.
A fellow camper suggested that there may be another valve near the water pump that was manipulated during winterization that I may need to open/close. I don't even know where my water pump is, but it sounds like it's under our kitchen cabinets (my dealer never told me about how to find or maintain the water pump).
So that's where we are. I am taking the trailer in for inspection in a few weeks and I'd like to get things repaired if needed. But I'm wondering if this is a post-winterization thing that I didn't know to take care of...
Thanks again!
James
Sorry I didn't post a response sooner - we were trying to be less stressed and actually enjoy our weekend. :) Thank you so much for your responses - I really appreciate your time and input. We did run into another (maybe related?) issue, which I'd like to get your input on.
Before I get into that, some suggested that I might be hooked to the wrong intake. I am certain that I am not. On our trailer, there are only two places a hose can connect: one is the black tank flush and the other is intake. There is a blue valve on the intake that can be switched from "tank fill" to "city". We got our trailer last year and have always used city water, and we've never had this issue of the fresh water tank filling up.
As for the new, possibly related issue - two things that I should mention:
- We have never used/sanitized the fresh water tank
- This is the first time out with the trailer after winterization.
Since the fresh water tank was full, we thought we should turn the pump on and at least use the water for washing dishes and using the toilet. When we turned the pump on, we could hear it running yet no water was coming out of the spigots; only air and sometimes some spits of water. So we just turned it off and decided to forego water until we get a better understanding of what's happening.
A fellow camper suggested that there may be another valve near the water pump that was manipulated during winterization that I may need to open/close. I don't even know where my water pump is, but it sounds like it's under our kitchen cabinets (my dealer never told me about how to find or maintain the water pump).
So that's where we are. I am taking the trailer in for inspection in a few weeks and I'd like to get things repaired if needed. But I'm wondering if this is a post-winterization thing that I didn't know to take care of...
Thanks again!
James
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