How many do it this way when parked
New to our new unit, Not new to camping. Decades of Houseboating, Many of the same issues. Question using from the holding tank vs city water hookup? My logic was if the a water issue happens ...
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coolmom42 wrote:
Always leave the water pump off when not in the camper for more than a few minutes. If there is a leak, you should notice it while you are there...
Boy and how one will notice a leak!!! I performed some plumbing modification upgrades to my NorthStar a few years back. When leak testing after the work was done I found out the hard way that one connection was not up to snuff. The time it took to turn on/ walk back to visualize/ RUN back to turn off the spigot was "only" about 6-8 seconds but it was not a drip type leak! I re-checked all of the remaining connections after seeing what one decent leak could do in a short time. It took a couple of bath towels to soak it up and wring out a few times.
Lessons learned: do anything to keep pressure off the lines when not needed; check the integrity of the camper plumbing connections at least once a year and pressure up before leaving on each and every outing (easier to make any last minute repairs whilst still at home.
coolmom42 wrote:
...And if you are hooked to city water---turn it off at the spigot when you leave.
Ditto on that.
