Water pump
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Topic: Water pump
Posted By: IAAM
Subject: Water pump
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2015 at 11:11am
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Good morning . We are just filling the water system for the first time on a 2015 Rpod 178 . Everything seems to be working except that there is no pressure from the water pump . Does the pump need to be primed for the first use ? I only see one directional valve under the sink . No results in either directness. Help please ? ------------- IAAM 2015 R-Pod 178 2014 Ram Laramie 1500 |
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Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2015 at 1:04pm
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By adding H20 to the fresh water tank, the hot water tank will fill first (6 gals) and this can take some time. You should hear the pump coming on when you open the faucet inside the POD. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: J&Jcf
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2015 at 4:50pm
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You have to fill the tank and turn on the pump. Then turn on the faucet. In will eventually bleed the air out of the system. You should hear the pump. If you are not get any water out of the faucet you have an air leak in the system (pump sucking air instead of water). If it was not winterized properly you might check water filter right at the pump( freeze up and cracks from residual water) and/or toilet valve same deal as filter. The easiest way to tell if and where leak is to hookup a hose( Potable water) and it will leak where broken. I know this from experience. Previous owner did not properly winterize mine and had to replace both. Parts is about $50 for both. Filter is easy in my trailer but toilet valve is pia. You have to remove toilet to replace. Good luck. ------------- J. - 2011 rpod 171 |
Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2015 at 7:27pm
No, its a self-priming pump. It will take over a minute for the pump to draw water from the fresh tank and pressurize the system. Much longer if it must also fill the water heater. I suggest that you start by only turning on the cold water tap at the kitchen sink. The water pumps are extraordinarily reliable and are used in most every trailer and RV available from all manufacturers. As far as "user error", two possibilities come immediately to mind:
And, of course, there's the unspoken "are you sure that you've filled the fresh water tank?" Apart from that, it may be time to return to your dealership. ------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2015 at 7:33pm
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You should get water from the cold water faucet immediately, if you don't the first thing to check is the winterization/antifreeze intake valve by the water pump. If it is still set to suck up antifreeze you'll get nothing at the faucets. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: IAAM
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2015 at 9:33pm
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It's working ! Thanks for your help. I wouldn't have known what or where to look without your help . I was able to find everything and rule them out as problems . It turned out to be a stuck pressure valve . It was probably caused by a newbie mistake of not using the pressure valve on the city water hose . My bad ! ------------- IAAM 2015 R-Pod 178 2014 Ram Laramie 1500 |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2015 at 9:59am
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so yesterday i filled the hot water tank. in years past, its always blew air out of the faucet for a while until it filled. well yesterday it did not and i thought how strange!! let the faucets run for quite awhile until i new for sure the hot water tank was filled. woke up in the middle of the night and had a thought; i didnt turn my valves, thats why there was no sputtering!!! good thing i didn't turn the heater on!! hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2023 F150 2017 HD Streetglide CHEESEHEAD |