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SC for Huskers
Senior Member Joined: 22 Feb 2017 Location: Goose Creek, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 144 |
Topic: Need help sanitizing Posted: 11 Mar 2018 at 11:44am |
Don't know what I was thinking. You are right, water can't run up hill and I laughed at myself for asking a Not Dumb question ! OK, This is what Ive got going on. City water off, fresh water tank 1/3 full according to LEDs, turn pump on, light on pump comes on, NO running pump. Ah Ha, get down with volt meter, (not a lot of room in a Pod 172 for 245lbs of mass) have two red wires going in and out of end of pump. Looks like it may be a switch. Pull them off, turn pump on, check for voltage between red wires, ah ha, we have 12vdc. Jumper the two red wires, ah ha, we have running pump, run for 60 seconds to get rid of antifreeze, turn off. What is the switch, and can I take it off to fix or replace?
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Happy Traveling,
Tom 2017 172pod 2011 F150 STX |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6291 |
Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 9:10am |
No, it does not automatically fill up as the water tank level is below the level of the water heater and water does not flow uphill. The pump or city water pressure is needed to fill the hot water tank. If you have the three valve setup (mine has this), the top and bottom valves need to be parallel to the lines and the one in the line between needs to be perpendicular to the line. If the top and bottom ones are perpendicular and the one between is parallel, then that is the bypass setting. I can't help with the one or two valve setup settings as I don't have the valves to look at. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6291 |
Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 8:51am |
Okay. There is not quite enough information to do more than guess at this. It sounds like either the intake filter screen on the water pump is clogged or the winterizing valve is set to the wrong position and it is just pulling air through the hose that is for adding antifreeze. Look for a valve in the pump line that has a stub hose and check to see if it is set properly. If you turn on a faucet and are just getting air, then the valve is the most likely culprit. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2630 |
Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 8:36am |
Similarly, if you are connected to city water, you also want to purge the air from the system before you start the water heater. You don't need to run the pump when you're connected to city water. |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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henryv
Senior Member Joined: 09 Feb 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 259 |
Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 5:33am |
when filling the tank does the hot water heater automatically fill up? is the bypass valve the valve between the hot and cold, and should it run parallel or perpendicular to the line when in use?
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henryv
Senior Member Joined: 09 Feb 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 259 |
Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 5:25am |
So does the city water go into the tank, or bypass it?
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SC for Huskers
Senior Member Joined: 22 Feb 2017 Location: Goose Creek, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 144 |
Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 10:41pm |
The other day I flushed the antifreeze out and when done, hit the switch on water pump. Nothing happened. Is there a level safety switch, or do I have a problem?
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Happy Traveling,
Tom 2017 172pod 2011 F150 STX |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6291 |
Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 8:58pm |
You got it right. The big opening is to fill the tank. The one to which you can attach a hose from a spigot is the city water connection (even if it is from a well pump for naming purposes). Please use a drinking water safe hose to fill the tank or connect to city water. That is not your typical green garden hose which might contain chemicals that are not safe to drink.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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henryv
Senior Member Joined: 09 Feb 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 259 |
Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 8:46pm |
What is meant by "city water"? water from the house spicket? There are two places for water, explain how to use each. I know the top one fills the tank, and the lower one is city water whatever that is...
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6291 |
Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 8:16pm |
Fresh: 30 gallons in tank plus 6 gallons for hot water heater or 36 gallons total
Black and Gray: 30 gallons each There is a little more in the lines, but there is no measurement posted for those. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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