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    Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 4:43pm
What do you mean by the "strainer bowl"?  Is this part of the pump?
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 4:53pm
Jato, +1, I have not found a lot of water in the pump either, the system is open, drained and pressurized with air. I drain my FW tank every year and the water heater is drained. I suppose water can be in the line from pump to tank, but not found that to be the case. Air pressure has been fine for me for 5 years.
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Posts: 57 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 5:25pm
As the amount of water that blew out after I turned on the pump was fairly high, I am starting to think that maybe there was still some water in the fresh water tank even though the drain was open.  The pod was fairly level but not perfectly level.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 5:49pm
To be honest I have had that happen. Normally the pump won't pick it up but it could. I noticed the other day, moving my Pod with drain open, water was still in tank. End of the day we have to know our own circumstances and there might not be a standard answer. Got to know your own stuff.
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Posts: 6418 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 6:14pm
The problems with the tank include:
Drain off center making not the lowest part of the tank due to the sagging of the tank from the weight of the water.
Pick up for the pump also not at the lowest part of the tank. It pulls air long before the tank is empty.

I have found that it helps to either:
Park the RPod so that the drain is lower than the other side of the tank.
Use a board and jack to push up on the bottom of the tank so that more of the water can reach the drain.

Anyway, there may be other creative solutions out there. How does everyone else get more of the water out of the tank? And no, saying that you never fill the tank is not a valid answer. Smile
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Nov 2020 at 6:34pm
A little water in the bottom of the tank will freeze but not be a problem. I just leave the tank drain open and look to see that the level is below the bottom of the pump suction line and if it is I call it good. 
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Posts: 3332 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 5:11am
We all know that by simply draining the FW tank there is probably a gallon or three that don't make it out the exit hole.  What I have done beside the good ideas listed above is to take the pod for a ride around town with the drain hole left open.  Stopping, left and right hand turns, ect help immensely in ridding the residual water that likes to remain.  Fortunately there are some pretty good hills on our 20 acres so the best thing that works here is to park the pod on a hill with the drain on the low side.  This takes care of nearly all the water.
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Posts: 199 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 7:24am
Originally posted by StephenH

How does everyone else get more of the water out of the tank?

A little water left in the tank isn't an issue.  The problem with water freezing is that it expands.  Freezing water in the tank has plenty of room to expand.

Freezing water in the toilet valve or faucets has no room to expand, so it breaks things to make room.

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