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09-05-2018, 01:33 PM
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Fresh water tank
I’m hooking to city water to fill fresh water tank but tank is not filling. Is there a shutoff or anything I’m missing. Have a rockwood mini 2502
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09-05-2018, 01:37 PM
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Most of the Mini's I've seen have a gravity fill for filling the tank. Should look something like this:
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09-05-2018, 01:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pab811
I’m hooking to city water to fill fresh water tank but tank is not filling. Is there a shutoff or anything I’m missing. Have a rockwood mini 2502
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I'm not familiar with your unit. Your "hooking to city water" implies you don't have a gravity fill type opening where you just stick a hose in - but that you are screwing the hose into a fitting. Is that correct? Any chance you could post a pic of that fitting?
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09-05-2018, 02:14 PM
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I screw in my hose to trailer
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09-05-2018, 02:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pab811
I screw in my hose to trailer
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That's the city water connection, NOT for filling the FW tank.
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09-05-2018, 02:26 PM
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I have water flowing into water pump but not out the other side. I don’t think previous owner ever filled water tank. Should pump be in on or off position when filling
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09-05-2018, 02:27 PM
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Where do I fill the tank then. I’m so confused
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09-05-2018, 02:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pab811
Where do I fill the tank then. I’m so confused
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You should have a cap/fitting like that shown in Post #2 above. Remove the cap, insert the end of a hose into it as best you can, and it gravity fills from the hose.
Note that in the pic in Post #2, there's a small screen at about the 7 o'clock position. That is your tank vent. Air should be coming out of it as your tank fills.
I attached a generic RV plumbing pic to your other post, here.
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...ml#post1920212
Your TT doesn't use your city water connection to fill the FW tank.
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09-05-2018, 02:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaadk
Most of the Mini's I've seen have a gravity fill for filling the tank. Should look something like this:
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Curb side, just above your wheels. it might be black.
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09-05-2018, 02:33 PM
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Omg I found the fill . It is gravity just like you said. Thx so much. Can’t believe I didn’t figure this one out. I am going to need much help in future I think lol 
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09-05-2018, 04:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pab811
I have water flowing into water pump but not out the other side. I don’t think previous owner ever filled water tank. Should pump be in on or off position when filling
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Pump should be OFF if your FW tank is empty or if using "city" water.
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09-05-2018, 04:13 PM
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You might want to sanitize that tank if it hasn't been used or even if it has.
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09-05-2018, 07:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by houstonstroker
You might want to sanitize that tank if it hasn't been used or even if it has.
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Here's a thread on sanitizing:
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...nk-142923.html
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10-09-2018, 12:46 PM
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Purge all the air in the system by opening each water fixture to blow all the air out of the system.
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