Do campers have water pumps?
Recreational vehicles store water in built-in tanks located in the base of the motorhome. On average, an RV tank can store from 50 to 200 gallons of fresh water. The camper water pump draws water up from the tank and allows you to consume the water from the tank. Most RV pumps produce 3.5 gallons of water per minute.
Why is water draining from tank overflow when hooked to city water?
Usually if you are on city water and water is coming out of the fresh water tank gravity flow, that means the check valve is not working or stuck that prevents back flow when hooked up to city water. I’m not sure where that would be on your 16 MaxS. It’s usually near the pump, in the pump filter screen area or inside the city water connection.
Why is the city water connection not working?
We have been using the water tank as we travel. Nothing comes out when we use city water, and the water tank will not fill from the connection that is both the city water and tank fill. We can fill the tank using the other access, and the water works fine from the tank.
How to hook up city water to holding tank?
Another thought, you should have a switch or on/off lever for a ball valve in your water compartment, that diverts water from your water pump, when your hooked up to city…separate from tank fill. Yes, there’s a lever that we flip from city water to fill, so it changes from filling the tank to city water.
Is there a way to change from city water to city water?
Yes, there’s a lever that we flip from city water to fill, so it changes from filling the tank to city water. But neither setting seems to allow water into the RV. Its a manual switch, flips from pointing horizontally to the right for “normal” (city water) to down (fill).
Usually if you are on city water and water is coming out of the fresh water tank gravity flow, that means the check valve is not working or stuck that prevents back flow when hooked up to city water. I’m not sure where that would be on your 16 MaxS. It’s usually near the pump, in the pump filter screen area or inside the city water connection.
Why is water coming out of my freshwater tank?
So there you go… if you’re at camp you notice water coming out of the freshwater tank’s vent and are hooked to city water, it very likely is that water is back flowing through the water pump. As you can see, the fixes are pretty easy.
How to keep water out of the city water inlet?
A new backflow preventer can simply be installed just inboard (downstream) of the old one. That will prohibit water pushed by the onboard pump to be forced out the city water inlet. Actually, it’s not a difficult task for the average handyman to accomplish in a few minutes….once you gain access to the rear of the existing check valve.
Where is the water coming from in my toilet?
You would have to check all of the plumbing in that area. It could be a bad fitting, bad connection, cracked water line, crack in the hot water tank, water valve on rear of toilet leaking etc. Open all cabinets in the area, check under the sink and behind the toilet. These are the most common places that water could be coming from.
