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11-11-2018, 10:24 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
Posts: 19,051
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Originally Posted by 05CrewDually
What you're suggesting is exactly what I did 2 weeks ago while getting ready for a trip. The backed up pressure ended up blowing the internal spring past the sealing surface for the check valve so it cannot function and can not be repaired. I ended up installing a new brass check valve on the other end of the inlet hose by the filter canister.
I'd recommend DON'T probe inside the water inlet connection. Use an adapter and use compressed air to blow it out.
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Pressure can reek havoc on the city water check valve and I've seen several blow apart too.
What I do now takes two people since my pump switch is inside. First, I relieve the pressure with the pump off, then go out and hold the check in with a screwdriver or other appropriate tool and have the DW turn on the pump switch for a couple seconds.
If I don't have a helper, I simply drain all but a little bit of pressure from the system and then go out and depress the check. Never an issue with low or almost no pressure.
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11-11-2018, 10:32 PM
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#14742
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2007 WildCat 32QBBS
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NJ
Posts: 2,349
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5picker
Pressure can reek havoc on the city water check valve and I've seen several blow apart too.
What I do now takes two people since my pump switch is inside. First, I relieve the pressure with the pump off, then go out and hold the check in with a screwdriver or other appropriate tool and have the DW turn on the pump switch for a couple seconds.
If I don't have a helper, I simply drain all but a little bit of pressure from the system and then go out and depress the check. Never an issue with low or almost no pressure.
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The worse part of the whole thing was we were leaving at midnight with planned stops with no water hook up. And to top it off I really had no dang reason for messing with it. For some dumb reason I stuck my finger in there and pressed on it and all heck broke loose. Oh well, it's good now both the brass one. $8 lesson.
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11-11-2018, 11:10 PM
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#14743
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54 Years, 13 RV's
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Northern Colorado
Posts: 846
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 05CrewDually
What you're suggesting is exactly what I did 2 weeks ago while getting ready for a trip. The backed up pressure ended up blowing the internal spring past the sealing surface for the check valve so it cannot function and can not be repaired. I ended up installing a new brass check valve on the other end of the inlet hose by the filter canister.
I'd recommend DON'T probe inside the water inlet connection. Use an adapter and use compressed air to blow it out.
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If you open a faucet to reduce the pressure of the water system to the point of a dribble, you can push the center button of the fitting in and not blow the innards out, while still getting antifreeze through it. Pump off, of course.
You can take the city water fitting apart and fix it. You have to remove and disconnect the fitting from the rv. Then force the center pin down through the round spring stopper from the back side of the fitting. Pull the inner part out and re-assemble the o-ring and spring. Pop the round fiber ring back on to the stem and re-install the fitting.
The high pressure of the water system going out of the city water fitting in the direction it was not designed for is what knocks the o-ring out of place, causing it to not seal.
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11-12-2018, 09:33 AM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
Posts: 19,051
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 05CrewDually
The worse part of the whole thing was we were leaving at midnight with planned stops with no water hook up. And to top it off I really had no dang reason for messing with it. For some dumb reason I stuck my finger in there and pressed on it and all heck broke loose. Oh well, it's good now both the brass one. $8 lesson.
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Should you or anyone get in this predicament again, simply take a 99 cent garden hose shutoff, screw it on the city water port and close the valve.... cheap, instant, check valve.
I carry a few just in case!
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F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=64
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11-12-2018, 09:38 AM
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#14745
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2007 WildCat 32QBBS
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NJ
Posts: 2,349
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5picker
Should you or anyone get in this predicament again, simply take a 99 cent garden hose shutoff, screw it on the city water port and close the valve.... cheap, instant, check valve.
I carry a few just in case!
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That exactly was my backup! I carry one from an old expandable hose. I carry the expandable hose to use on the flushout.
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11-12-2018, 01:20 PM
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#14746
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Lick Skillet, AL
Posts: 55
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Packed Up in the Rain
And it SUCKED!
Especially with a hybrid. Camper is now in the driveway setup with the heat on hoping to dry out the bunks that got wet putting them up this morning.
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2019 Ford F150
2019 Rockwood Roo 183
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11-13-2018, 09:33 AM
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#14747
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chantilly, VA
Posts: 1,075
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After two nights of low to mid 20 nights, we winterized before packing up yesterday.
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2016 F250 2WD CC SB XLT 6.2 3,295 lb payload cap.
2014 Salem Hemisphere 282RK 8k lbs loaded, Equal-i-zer WDH, TST 507 TPMS
2021: 35 nights already booked so far
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11-13-2018, 10:07 AM
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#14748
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Clarksville Va.
Posts: 10,422
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This is true on start up only, but your amp draw will be less running at 70 degrees outside then when running at FLA at 90 degrees outside was my point only, if your pulling 15 amps at 70 degrees outside you better get your unit checked. He said his amp draw was only 12 and I tried to explain it only.
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Originally Posted by emm-dee
Hmmmm. My 15k Atwood with the MicroAir draws 14-15 amps when it’s 95-97 degrees outside. Same unit continues to show the same amp draw when the temperature outside is 80 degrees. I don’t see any difference in amp draw when running with or without the MicroAir. It seems only to effective when starting.
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Concord
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11-13-2018, 11:26 AM
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#14749
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Canadian Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Eastern GTA, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 6,229
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scubajosh77
And it SUCKED!
Especially with a hybrid. Camper is now in the driveway setup with the heat on hoping to dry out the bunks that got wet putting them up this morning.
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Edited: If the canvas is permanently attached all the way around, did the mattresses get wet or are you just drying out the canvas?
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11-13-2018, 11:46 AM
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#14750
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Granbury, Texas
Posts: 176
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Winterized because temperatures are freezing and below (though they'll be back in the 70's next week, that's Texas for you.) And I finally installed the low point drain valves I bought in early summer.
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11-13-2018, 12:40 PM
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#14751
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Canadian Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Eastern GTA, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 6,229
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Quote:
Originally Posted by revbilly
Winterized because temperatures are freezing and below (though they'll be back in the 70's next week, that's Texas for you.) And I finally installed the low point drain valves I bought in early summer.
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Looks like you previously installed LCI's Waste Master Sewer Hose. How do you like it?
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2016 Ford F-250 XLT SuperCrew, 6.2L, 4x4, 6'9" bed
2019 Rockwood Signature 8290BS (2019 - 2022)
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11-13-2018, 01:05 PM
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#14752
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Maryville, Tn.
Posts: 594
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scubajosh77
And it SUCKED!
Especially with a hybrid. Camper is now in the driveway setup with the heat on hoping to dry out the bunks that got wet putting them up this morning.
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Setting up and tearing down in the rain is how I found a design flaw in my TT, the gutter drains right over the outside storage door so you get a steady stream of water on you.
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2014 Grey Wolf 21RR
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11-13-2018, 01:14 PM
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#14753
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Lick Skillet, AL
Posts: 55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jd50i
Setting up and tearing down in the rain is how I found a design flaw in my TT, the gutter drains right over the outside storage door so you get a steady stream of water on you.
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Yup. Found that out too.
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11-13-2018, 01:16 PM
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#14754
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Lick Skillet, AL
Posts: 55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by itat
Edited: If the canvas is permanently attached all the way around, did the mattresses get wet or are you just drying out the canvas?
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It's the mattresses. And we're not 100% sure how it happened. Our best guess is that because it was pouring, cold, and we were in a hurry that once we dropped the supports the canvas started pooling water. We didn't push the canvas back out to clear the water before folding the bunks up and it must've just been too much.
Anyhow we're fairly certain no permanent damage was done. I was joking with my wife that we ought to just plug in the bunk heaters and turn them on to dry them out. She didn't laugh.
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11-13-2018, 02:33 PM
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#14755
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 213
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Winterized.
In Houston, TX.
Because forecast is <30 next 2 nights.
More than a week b4 Thanksgiving.
This is crazy.
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11-13-2018, 04:15 PM
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#14756
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Leech Lake, MN
Posts: 238
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And at the north end of the country we were below zero this morning.
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11-13-2018, 04:30 PM
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#14757
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Clarksville Va.
Posts: 10,422
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Make sure you wrap some insulation around them drains for the cold, they would still be the first to freeze if anything was going to. I put shut offs above the bottom inside so water or anything else couldn't be exposed and never worried about them again..
Quote:
Originally Posted by revbilly
Winterized because temperatures are freezing and below (though they'll be back in the 70's next week, that's Texas for you.) And I finally installed the low point drain valves I bought in early summer.
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Concord
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11-13-2018, 06:56 PM
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#14758
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Granbury, Texas
Posts: 176
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Quote:
Originally Posted by itat
Looks like you previously installed LCI's Waste Master Sewer Hose. How do you like it?
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Yes, That was the first mod we did. Had it installed before we picked it up. I love it. I think the camlock is so much more secure and easier to use than the alligator clip one. Less messy. I like that it has a clear channel at the business end that allows me to see the waste. I also like the flex hose feature that expands to almost double the length
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"Red" my 2018 Ford Lariat F-150 4X4 W/ Max Tow pkg
"Rover" our 2018 Forest River Wildwood X-Lite 241qbxl
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11-13-2018, 07:22 PM
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#14759
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 4,223
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Quote:
Originally Posted by revbilly
Yes, That was the first mod we did. Had it installed before we picked it up. I love it. I think the camlock is so much more secure and easier to use than the alligator clip one. Less messy. I like that it has a clear channel at the business end that allows me to see the waste. I also like the flex hose feature that expands to almost double the length
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I did the opposite. My Forester came with the Wastemaster as standard equipment. It was not the best fit when the hose exited through the big hole in the compartment floor. I got the adapter that converts the Wastmaster outlet to a Rhinoflex. I put the clear 90 degree adapter in place and now the Rhino hose exits straight down from the tank valves outlet.
I’ve been using the Rhino system for many years and have never had a problem with anything being “messy”. The Wastemaster is a great system but just to heavy and bulky for me.
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11-14-2018, 09:35 AM
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#14760
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Jonesborough
Posts: 923
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jd50i
Setting up and tearing down in the rain is how I found a design flaw in my TT, the gutter drains right over the outside storage door so you get a steady stream of water on you.
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