Sensors
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Topic: Sensors
Posted By: dathos
Subject: Sensors
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:17pm
| I'm a newbie, not only to an R-Pod but to travel trailering at all. I ran fresh city water into my 2015 R-Pod 171 and water comes out of the faucets but the sensor still registers as empty. I assume the sensor isn't working. How do you know whether the tank is full if the sensor doesn't work? |
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Posted By: McCall
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:27pm
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Did you fill the holding tank? Or did you just hook up to city water, which does not fill the tank? ------------- Gary E McCall, Idaho 2017 RP179 https://www.instagram.com/erttergary/ |
Posted By: dathos
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:32pm
| Ooooh. I just hooked up the city water. How do you fill the holding tank? |
Posted By: McCall
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:39pm
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On my 179 it's labeled "Fresh Water Connection". It's not really a connection, it's a fill port.
------------- Gary E McCall, Idaho 2017 RP179 https://www.instagram.com/erttergary/ |
Posted By: cjscinta
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:41pm
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The gauge and sensor is for your holding tanks. It has nothing to do with the city water connection. There is no gauge for that. If there is adequate pressure the city water hookup works great. If there is not adequate pressure at the campground you must fill your fresh water holding tank up and turn the water pump on. If you are using city water leave the pump off. ------------- 2017 R-pod 179 |
Posted By: dathos
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:42pm
| Gotcha. Thanks! BTW, just thinking then when hooked up to city water does the hot water tank fill? I read somewhere that it does when filling the tank. Wish I had a manual! |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:43pm
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+1, good answer. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: cjscinta
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:51pm
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Yes it does fill the hot water tank. Open the hot water side and draw the air out. You can go outside and pull the pressure relief valve to check it. If water comes out it is full. Don't turn the hot water switches on unless you know there is water in the tank. The inside one is propane ( quicker recovery) and the outside switch is for the electric heating element when you have ground power. Use both if you want the fastest recovery. Don't forget to turn them off when you are through camping so you don't burn the element out. ------------- 2017 R-pod 179 |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:51pm
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The hot water tank fills when you are using city water or the holding tank, with pump on, provided you have valves in correct position. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: dathos
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 4:58pm
Thanks to all. 
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2017 at 8:41pm
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On a side note filling your fresh water tank. I took my white hose and hooked it up to my outside faucet then timed how long it took to fill a 5 gallon bucket - it took 40 seconds or 8 seconds/gallon. So for the 30 gallon tank it should take (30x8) 240 seconds or 4 minutes. I timed it as I filled the tank, at 4 minutes the water began to shoot out of the overflow hole, so now if we go for just a couple days I know if I want to take, say 10 gallons I fill the tank for 80 seconds and am good to go. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: Rodncerita
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2017 at 4:16pm
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After filling my fresh water tank my sensor still shows empty. I am positive the tank is full but it does not register on the gauge. It is a new (2017) 179 and I can take it back to dealer under warranty but was hoping it might be something simple that I could fix before driving the 60 miles to the dealer. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated. BTW, the gauge does light up but only shows empty. ------------- Rodncerita 2017 R-Pod 179 2016 Ford Explorer |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2017 at 4:22pm
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They are notoriously inaccurate, but yours appears to be non functioning. Let dealer fix. You'll have enough to do without warranty. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |