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Old 04-15-2018, 07:14 PM   #21
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You might want to open the taps in your unit while draining the fresh water tank. This allows the lines to breathe and removes a possible vacuum situation.
The only vent for the FW tank is the FW tank vent. The taps are isolated from the FW tank. The limiting factor draining the FW tank is the drain line size. Without accessing the tank and replacing the drain tube not much you can do.
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Old 04-16-2018, 08:37 AM   #22
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Just really curious why you need it to drain faster. Once I open mine to drain, it remains open until the next time I need to fill the tank.
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Old 04-16-2018, 08:47 AM   #23
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The fresh water drain on our 2012 Rockwood Ultra-Lite 2701SS is slow... draining a full tank takes close to half an hour.
That is normal...actually, that is pretty fast!

Mine takes over an hour to drain completely!
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Wouldn't the check valve in the pump prevent this?
You can also open the fresh water fill cap to help it drain faster.
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Just let it drain while you do some thing else !!!
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