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Old 10-27-2016, 10:51 PM   #1
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Fresh Water refill

I have a 21ft Coachman QB. This is the first RV I've ever had where I can't find or figure out how to fill my freshwater tank which is now empty.

How/Where do you fill the fresh water tank?
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Old 10-28-2016, 04:46 AM   #2
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Where does you fresh city water hose hook up? Is there a small blue lever by where the hose hooks up? If it is similar to my Concord, you hook up your water hose and flip the lever to "Tank Fill", then flip it back to use city water pressure.

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I will check that out as soon as it stops pouring rain. There isn't a separate hose connection for the fresh water so that would make sense.
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Old 10-28-2016, 05:41 PM   #4
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I can't find a valve to fill the fresh water. Tech Support at Coachman couldn't help me.
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Old 10-28-2016, 05:57 PM   #5
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I can't find a valve to fill the fresh water. Tech Support at Coachman couldn't help me.

What year is your coach? Back a few years they used a gravity fill port a hose could be inserted into. Came with a screwed cap. My 2003 Coachman Santara had a multiple valve manifold.
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2016.i have one connection for city water, the other to clean the black tank. There is no other place to connect a hose.
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Old 10-28-2016, 06:15 PM   #7
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Look for a round plastic cap about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Mine is on the back of the trailer, but it could be anywhere. Take off the cap, put the hose in the tube and fill your tank.


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2016.i have one connection for city water, the other to clean the black tank. There is no other place to connect a hose.

Gotta believe somewhere near the city water is an unmarked 3 way valve lever. Turned 90* it will cause the city pressure to fill the tank instead. If left out can be retrofitted somewhat easily.
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Post a picture of your water fill area?

I am interested to see what you have. I would think it would be similar to mine. I will get a picture of mine. When you open the cover I have the fresh water hookup and the black tank flush, then there is a blue peanut shaped lever that you switch for fresh water/winterize or tank fill.

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Old 10-28-2016, 07:12 PM   #10
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Call your RV dealer when you made your purchase. They should have covered that during the Pre Delivery Inspection.

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Old 10-28-2016, 08:54 PM   #13
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Called the dealership. They will get back to me. My dealer wanted $1,000 to show me all the features. I passed
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Old 10-28-2016, 09:51 PM   #14
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Omg tell us what dealer that is so potential customers can avoid them.
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I looked up your rig and it shows two black screw in water hose inlets on drivers side near rear of unit, they are right next to each other. The one on the left side is your city water inlet. The one on the right is your potable water fill. There is no indication your unit has a black tank flush.
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I found the valve! It's under the kitchen sink. It's not even marked.
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Didn't find it

I think one of these values will fill my freshwater. I tried all of them but none seem to do the job
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I would think those are the valves for your fresh water, cold water and hot water low point drains
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Yep, those are your low point drains, not the FW fill.
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