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CharlieM

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Topic: RV 178 water dripping - exterior
Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 9:48am

Originally posted by BoulderGal

Hi Charlie,

The link you gave me is expired Unhappy

Susan

Didn't know searches expired. Try these:

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12367&KW=check+valve&PID=117257&title=rv-178-water-dripping-exterior#117257

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12288&KW=check+valve&PID=116201&title=using-city-water-hook-up#116201

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11989&KW=check+valve&PID=113119&title=replace-check-valve-in-shurflo-4008-pumps#113119

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 1:39pm

Bouldergal,

My opinion you need to remove cap on freshwater tank, use pliers and be gentle:) With tank cap off and city water supplied you can tell very quickly if check valve is stuck. It is probably just tight. If check valve is working or fixed there will not be any water coming out of fresh water tank with city water supplied.

The water pump is behind the panel near the floor, directly under sink. To view faucet lines you need to remove panel in cabinet under sink, the rear panel. (back of the cabinet)

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 2:29pm

Bouldergal,

I've never seen a leak fix itself. You really need to apply water pressure, fresh tank or city and look at the water lines internal to the trailer. Maybe dry now, but worth checking, it's to easy.

Don't be anxious about the water pump, you can rebuild or change it out, a complete change out took me 30 mins max, and that is because of electrical connections, it has two waterlines and 4 screws securing it to the floor. I don't think the check valve stuck caused the water issues in your trailer. The FW fill connects directly into tank and the overflow is connected in the fill port area, it is the screened cover hole on the fill connection, upper left. I went for a whole season with a sometimes working check valve and it never leaked into cabin area. It came out the overflow.

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 4:07pm

mcarter, I think Bouldergal can get her freshwater tank fill cap off ok, its the tank drain she's having trouble with. I don't think there any reason for her to need to drain the fresh water tank at this point, do you?

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 4:30pm

I agree, that's why I said use pliers, they can be tight. She can use fresh water or city water for leak test, the only reason I suggested city is with tank drain open she can test the check valve, I never thought she couldn't remove the fill cover. If she has water draining out of drain, she still has stuck check valve. I put a valve on my fresh water drain. My thinking is all my options should work. If my water pump is not working correctly I want city water, if not city I want a working fresh water system. If you never use city water, you'll never know your check valve is working.

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 6:17pm

Yeah I probably just got confused about which tank fitting she was having trouble with. Since I don’t drain my tank except for winterization or use city water I just have a different mentality about it. If i couldn’t open my tank fill that would be a big deal for me.

I guess you can look at the redundancy argument either way. If I never use city water I don’t really care if my check valve is working. It wouldn’t help me anyway because there is no city water available where I camp. My backup would be to fill my collapsible water carrier from the tank drain or the creek and use that till I could get a new pump. Of course I wouldn’t actually drink the creek water, that’s what beer is for 😝

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 6:27pm

We're cool. Lets give the OP some time. Nothing gets fixed too fast. It's a learning experience.

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 8:33pm

Originally posted by offgrid

My backup would be to fill my collapsible water carrier from the tank drain or the creek and use that till I could get a new pump. Of course I wouldn’t actually drink the creek water, that’s what beer is for 😝

Just be sure to put your latrine down stream from camp and get your water up stream.

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 9:07pm

It's the guy upstream from you that is your problem. His check valve may not be working on his Minnie Winnie. Shocked

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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 10:57pm

So much help from all of you. I'm working 10 hours a day at the hospital in a TINY town on the Oregon Coast, so by the time I get "home" this gal is exhausted. Heading home to my real home in Vancouver, WA this weekend but will be back in my RV on Sunday and will hopefully be able to try all the suggestions. I'll bring back a powerful flashlite but already have my tools. 20 years as a single, I've learned how to take care of a LOT of emergencies at home and on the road. I don't know why this little rPod keeps me so perplexed! I came "home" tonight to a leak from the a/c (which of course I'm not using right now) so will have to deal with that on Sunday. Hoping for a sunny day. Maybe I ought to think of moving to somewhere less rainy!

BoulderGal