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Post by jerry5 on Aug 11, 2015 17:24:39 GMT -5
When using my black water tank sprayer for several minutes, I noticed water leaking out the side of my trailer under the area of the sprayer connection inlet, and had water on the floor at the wall side under the bathroom vanity. When I use the sprayer for only one minute this doesn't happen. Is there a limit to how long you spray water or does it sound like I have a bad connection between the inlet and the black tank? I had the black tank valve opened when performing this procedure. Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Post by shortlance on Aug 11, 2015 19:03:50 GMT -5
it could just be a loose connection but on mine it was blown seal. My RV dealer told me not to use full water pressure or you can blow out a seal somewhere on the sprayer due to too much water pressure. It happened to me on our Montego Bay and it would take a few minutes of running before water would start dripping under the RV. It turned out that one campground we stayed at had really high water pressure and I only had a regulator on the white fresh water hose and didn't have one on the green hose that I use for rinsing the tank. I traded in the Montego Bay for a Stoneridge right after it started leaking. That was when I was told it was due to too much pressure that the seal failed in the sprayer---after the damage was done. You should get it fixed and try to dry up the belly of your RV before you have real water damage.
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Post by abs on Aug 12, 2015 12:11:25 GMT -5
On a Spree 32BHS in the closet above your hot water heater is a check valve or anti siphon valve for the for the black tank sprayer. It keeps water from backing up into your fresh water line. It is made of plastic. Mine cracked and water would run down the line and out the back end of the camper. I replaced the plastic valve with a more costly brass one. No more problems. I think this is something that people forget to run antifreeze into in the winter. Any small amount of water in this valve can freeze and crack it. Hopes this helps.
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Post by lynnmor on Aug 12, 2015 14:32:35 GMT -5
There is a vacuum break installed that is expected to leak, the manufacturer says so on their web site. FlusherOften these are installed wrong or at a place that will cause damage when water comes out of it. High water pressure should be a good thing as it will clean better. Mine was installed above the kitchen drawers and the electrical inlet. I simply eliminated the useless thing. If the original poster had a large amount of water, there are probably additional leaks. |
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Post by johnr on Aug 13, 2015 7:07:59 GMT -5
You know, I never thought about winterizing that line. Glad I never had any issues.
So on my panel with the city and flusher water inlets, what's the best method to winterize that line? I have an external 12v pump that I use when we boondock. I should probably blow the line as dry as possible with my air pump and then use my extra pump to siphon the antifreeze into the line.
I can't think of any natural way to do it with the existing plumbing.
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Post by shortlance on Aug 13, 2015 10:01:12 GMT -5
You know, I never thought about winterizing that line. Glad I never had any issues. So on my panel with the city and flusher water inlets, what's the best method to winterize that line? I have an external 12v pump that I use when we boondock. I should probably blow the line as dry as possible with my air pump and then use my extra pump to siphon the antifreeze into the line. I can't think of any natural way to do it with the existing plumbing. I blow out the line with the compressor the hook up a 12 ft. garden hose and fill the hose with antifreeze and just blow it in with my mouth--I figured that by using my mouth to blow it thru that there would not be that much pressure so some would stay in the line and not just all blow thru. So far it seems to do the job. Your way sounds like a better way to do it! |
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