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Topic: did i fry my pump? Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 5:30pm |
The original posting should have said my tank is black, not my pump black.
My next solution to the dilemma will be to try to measure how much water it takes to bring my tank to full. Might be difficult since I am depending on purchasing water and I don't know if they have a meter or want to wait for me to measure.... |
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Shoes
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 5:25pm |
Yes 3 tanks. Two of them are part of the waste disposal system-gray and black.in the front of the 2016 180 is the fresh or potable water. Painted black
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jato
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 4:02pm |
+2 Also if the drain plug was removed and nothing came out and you still see a fair amount of water in the tank that would indicate something blocking the drain line. Simply take a regular screwdriver and insert it up the 1/2" drain pipe opening to remove/dislodge whatever is blocking it.
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StephenH
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 2:17pm |
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The fresh water tank is going to be translucent white in color. Black is the color of the waste and grey water tanks. As to why it might not be draining, there might have been the rubber washer from the cap stuck in there. It could also be that there was a partial vacuum in th etank. Opening a sink valve usually will break that vacuum and allow water to flow.
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StephenH
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Tars Tarkas
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 12:56pm |
Looking a the pump isn't going to help and if you are looking at the fresh water tank and you think it's black, I think there's a very good chance you're looking at the wrong tank. TT
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JR
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 12:53pm |
Can you locate all 3 of the holding tanks on your trailer? There should be 2 black tanks, one being the black water tank which has a large drain line which should be a 3" line with a knife valve at the edge of the trailer and the other black tank should be the gray water tank with a 1.5" knife valve at the edge of the trailer / drain line. The last tank under the trailer should be opaque and have a 3/4" drain plug on the bottom of the tank with a 1/2" hose connected to the front of the tank and this tank would be the fresh water tank. The fresh water pump is mostly black but the impeller should be located in a clear plastic housing where the fresh water will be pumped through. Hope this helps clear some things up for you.
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Shoes
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 12:41pm |
And yes when the water stopped running out of the tank drain the tank lights read E
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Shoes
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 12:39pm |
When I open the fresh water tank drain no water came out even though I had filled it all the way. So I turn the pump on and water came out of the tank drain until it read a third. At that point the pump sounded bad but water kept coming out so I kept running it. I think the pump was out of the water and it was draining naturally at that point although why it didn't drain naturally in the beginning is beyond me
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Shoes
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 12:35pm |
So my pump is not clear or opaque it is black. Therefore I can't tell where anything is inside of it. How could I tell if the pump suction line is where it's supposed to be? Telling how much water I have by looking at the tank isn't going to work for me. Other options?
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StephenH
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2021 at 8:10am |
Also, when the trailer is level, look through the tank at the water line and see where it is in relationship to the supply line and to the gauge electrodes. I have not bothered to do that. I just know from experience that the gauges are not reliable. If you want something more reliable, you would need to go with something like the SeeLeveL by Garnet. It uses external sensors and reads through the tank wall so the sensors do not get fouled.
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StephenH
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