We took our 2018 Forester MBS2401W up to a local campground for the shakedown cruise. This rig is basically brand new ... bought it from a guy who only put 2700 miles on it and a handful of outings before his mother-in-law passed and then they parked it in storage July of 2018. We bought it a few weeks ago and are really excited about it.
Anyway, I had fiddled with all the systems, sync'd in the phone apps for the OneControl, messed with generator, awnings, lights, batteries, shore power, slides, jacks, etc, etc, etc. in the driveway here and we were delighted at how nice everything works. No glitches or problems except for a loose speaker wire in the awning speaker (easy fix) and a loose wire on the auto steps for the lockout switch.
This lured me into (OK, I admit, lazy) thinking we were good to go. I never filled the water system but had fiddled with tank dumps and so on to see what was what.
SO... up the canyon we went with dogs and gear for an overnighter. We get up to the campground, found a gorgeous spot and then proceeded to look like greenhorns as we fumbled around a bit to get set up
We have had a 27ft Jayco Feather and have that down to a science but we found a few little things with the new rig that weren't on the check list ... including the basket of fresh towels sitting next to the door at home (more on that in a minute).
Final step was to put some water in the fresh water tank for showers/toilet/rinsing ... we carry jugs of home tap water for drinking/dogs/dishes fortunately. Filled the tank about 1/4 of the way and all looked good.
Turned on the water pump at that point and had DW open the faucets. Heard the pump gurgle a bit and then hum like normal. DW yells out "nothing yet from the faucets". Pump is still gurgling ... "Hmmm... that's odd". About that moment is when DW starts screaming "turn it off!". Step inside and water was flooding the bathroom and running all over the floor. Here's where that basket of towels we forgot comes in ... we had two little dish towels to soak up several gallons of water .. .*DOH*!
Long story ... less long ...
- Took apart the base of the shower to get to the pump ... all connections were secure and tight. After mopping up, it looked fine. hmmmm
- Tracing the water lines a bit, they appeared to go behind the toilet and to the sink. We thought it was the toilet but turns out the water was just flowing out from under the sink into the low spot.
- FINALLY, looked under the sink and back in the corner is the huge main water filter. Looked fine but wait! What is that? Shiny plastic pieces on the floor in the back of the cabinet!
- Turns out evidently the PO hadn't drained the filter when they stored it ! The bottom is GONE and the canister is cracked on the backside! *DOH*
Easy fix, but the night was a little "dry" ... fortunately we were very close to campground toilets and stuff, but lesson learned.
Got home and ordered about $40 of new canister, new filter, etc. and should fix the problem.
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