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    Posted: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:55am
Originally posted by StephenH

In our 179, we turned around so our heads are toward the door side.

That doesn't work for tv watching though...
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We never watch TV in bed anyway. We sit at the dinette for television watching. The bed is for sleeping.
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We only watch tv laying in bed. If we get a rainy afternoon there's nothing better than putting on an old movie you've seen 100 times and taking snooze after the first 20 minutes or so.
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I can do that sitting up at the dinette, no problem. Big smile Especially since I re-did the dinette cushions to ditch the curved bolsters.
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If I fall asleep sitting up I get a neck ache.... Anyhow, its all a matter of personal preference. It points out the nice thing about the 179, which is that it gives you some good options in seating and sleeping in a small package. And all that kitchen stuff is out of the way in the back. 
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Originally posted by mcarter

The pump I put in was same configuration as original, but a newer model. I bought it from Camping World and I believe it was a Revolution. It is much quieter than original pump. The check valves are in fact internal to the pump. I never installed an expansion tank, I have nothing against them, I regulate my water input pressure, I'm ok with that. I have a 178, the pump is in the very bottom compartment under the sink in the slide. BTW the replacement pump was around 100 bucks and physically looked more dependable than the FR OEM pump.

I eliminated this problem by inserting a 1/2” check valve on the fw pump water line where it “T”’s into the city water. Easy, cheap and solved the back fill problem. Cost about $4. No leaks and no fw tank backfills.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jul 2020 at 6:11pm
That's intuitive, but I had a stuck check valve and a noisy water pump, mine called for an update.
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