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Re: Very confusing water issue - not flowing to some faucets after de-winterizing
Well, that seemed like a good idea, but no change. No water at toilet and kitchen. I confirmed no water pressure/flow in the lines to those items. I also checked the shower again, since it's the only outlet that still has the original two knobs for hot and cold, the sinks have newer faucets with single levers. Water is indeed coming from both hot and cold. There is no check valve under the sink. When the weather warms again I'll take apart as much of the wet bay plumbing as I can and see what I can see, but there's not much back there. Most of it is under the floors somewhere.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Very confusing water issue - not flowing to some faucets after de-winterizing
I have not checked the pump screen, but that's not the issue. If it was, water flow would be reduced more or less equally at all water outlets. Instead, water flows fine and strong from the shower, low point drains, outside rinse and ( sometime within the last two weeks since this started ) the bathroom sink. There's still zero flow at the kitchen sink and the toilet. The fact that the bathroom faucet has started working is making me think it's an issue with a check valve or something similar somewhere, like to keep water from flowing back out of the water heater into the cold water lines. I guess I need to start thinking about tearing the floor out.343Views0likes0CommentsVery confusing water issue - not flowing to some faucets after de-winterizing
Hi all, We're in a 2003 Southwind 32' Class A. We have spent most of decade on the road as full timers ( the last couple of years sharing that with a diesel trawler doing the great loop ) so we're not noobs, but for a variety of reasons we've been stationary in Virginia for the last year or so. While we're in southern VA and it's not as cold as some parts of the states, winter temperatures below freezing are enough of an issue that we winterized the RV for the first time late last year. The one previous time it was winterized was when we bought it about eight years ago and that was done with the pink non-toxic antifreeze. It took us FOREVER and several tanks ( 100 gallons ) of water run through everything to get the taste of that antifreeze out of the system. I have to use that on our boat when we winterize and I rather hate that stuff. I'm not even sure the well here at the house has enough capacity to run a few hundred gallons. So this year I got a hookup to use my air compressor to blow the water out of the lines. I drained all the liquid from all tanks and the water heater, and as much water as I could get from the low point drains. I then hooked the air line up to the city water inlet. With the compressor regulator set at about 30 PSI I proceeded to blow out all the lines until I got air out of all water outlets. Then pink antifreeze into all the traps and a gallon or so into the black and gray tanks. Everything seemed fine and the RV sat in the yard until I went to get her ready for a short trip this spring. I added water to the tank, flipped the pump on and purged the air from the water heater, low point drains and the outside rinse faucet. So far, so good. Then, I went inside to start purging the lines to the sinks ( bathroom and kitchen ), toilet and shower. The shower worked normally, but the other three...didn't. The kitchen sink and the toilet have basically zero water coming out of them ( the kitchen faucet gurgles a bit sometimes when the valve is open ) and the bathroom sink flows a bit, maybe 30% or something, but not always, just sometimes. It's the same for the hot and cold water in both faucets, despite having pressure in the water heater tank. Ambient temps were in the 60's, so there's no water frozen somewhere. There's no break, because there's no water leaking and the pump isn't cycling unless I open one of the other, working, water outlets. Just no water coming out of the faucets and the toilet. Could there be check valves somewhere that are stuck? Any idea where I'd look? Some of the lines are absolutely inaccessible under the floor and there's no way to replace or get to them. I'm open to suggestions on where to look or how to diagnose this, because I got nuthin'. Thanks!1.9KViews0likes19Comments2018 Toyota 4Runner towed?
Hi all, We just sold our '06 Jeep liberty that we've towed for 4 years. It's been a good vehicle for us, but it was time to get something newer. We'd really like an '18 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro, but I've got a few questions that I'm hoping someone here can answer. The 4Runner can't be towed without some mods, according to all the stuff I've read. Remco sells a transmission pump ( we're not interested in a driveline disconnect, we're unsure it can handle the off road duty we have in mind for the truck ) for the 4Runner. That makes sense for the lower-end models which have an electronic dial to control the transfer case and so don't have a neutral position, but the TRD Pro models have a mechanical lever for the transfer case, allowing you to put the T-case into neutral. This ought to prevent the driveline rotation from reaching the transmission, eliminating the need for a trans pump. Can anyone confirm this, or can tell me about their experiences with the 4Runner TRD models? BTW, we love to off-road and were looking for something a little larger than our Liberty, with more on-road prowess and comfort than a Jeep Wrangler. We know the Wrangler is easy to tow and if this doesn't work we'll settle for one of those, but for now we're looking for answers about the 4Runner.10KViews0likes5CommentsRe: LIthium battery upgrade - Complete!
Wikel wrote: Missed that. Looks like they have CAN support and information to integrate into Victron infrastructure. Score! Thanks again Airmon. Glad to help. If you get the batteries and put a system together, please PM me, I'd love to hear how it goes together.820Views0likes0Comments
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