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    Posted: 28 Oct 2020 at 5:41pm
I have had my FW water system take some time to prime. Like you I used the AF syphon hose to prime the water pump, then put back in position to pull from FW tank. I don't know how long you let it pull, but I have been surprised how long it took to prime, let it run.
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We pick up the camper a couple of week ago and this is the only thing I did not test in four days of camping.  I planned to flush the fresh water tank to day but the pump would not pull water.  I discovered that since they winterized the unit at the factory (and the dealer half un-winterized it; water heater bypass off) the intake bypass was on to pull water from the alternate hose for anti-freeze.  Turned the bypass off with the fresh water tank completely full and no water.  Turn the bypass on and put the anti-freeze hose in a pail of water and the pump works fine.  Tried moving the bypass valve off and on with the pump on in case there was a priming issue.  I drained the water tank and refilled a couple of time to see if there was plastic shavings or junk in the tank but found none that came out when draining though a fine mesh bag.

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