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Post by rasmousein on Jul 14, 2019 6:46:51 GMT -5
I installed a selenoid valve, some piping, switch and relay, to be able to fill my fresh water when hook to city water !! Had to add a relay... Without the relay the Led on the switch would go bad... On a 2017 181bhs    |
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Post by lynnmor on Jul 14, 2019 9:25:35 GMT -5
I guess the advantage to this over an ordinary valve is that, on your model, a valve is hard to access? Do you watch the tank or the vent to determine when the tank is filled?
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Post by rasmousein on Jul 14, 2019 11:16:18 GMT -5
I guess the advantage to this over an ordinary valve is that, on your model, a valve is hard to access? Do you watch the tank or the vent to determine when the tank is filled? Yup, easier and cleaner to have a selenoid valve then rerouting the water pipe. And I have yet to use it in a trip... But depending if I want it full or not... If full yeah sure until I ear it over-flow. Or partially filled, looking at the LED inside... Will see hehe |
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Post by laknox on Jul 15, 2019 10:38:58 GMT -5
I installed a selenoid valve, some piping, switch and relay, to be able to fill my fresh water when hook to city water !! Had to add a relay... Without the relay the Led on the switch would go bad... On a 2017 181bhs Did you not have a gravity fill? If not, virtually every FW I've seen with a "convenience" panel, has a valve to do this right there. (scratching head) Nice job, though. Lyle |
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Post by rasmousein on Jul 15, 2019 12:44:32 GMT -5
Did you not have a gravity fill? If not, virtually every FW I've seen with a "convenience" panel, has a valve to do this right there. (scratching head) Nice job, though. Lyle Yes have gravity fill... The way I made my setup for my water filter it make my life just a tad easier hehe.  |
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Post by Edd505 on Jul 15, 2019 15:18:20 GMT -5
This is what Lyle is talking about, switch a few valves, done.
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Post by lynnmor on Jul 15, 2019 16:44:03 GMT -5
Where did you get the idea that it was a fifth wheel?
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Post by rasmousein on Jul 15, 2019 17:20:56 GMT -5
2017 Sportsman classic 18 feet. Entry level trailer
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Post by laknox on Jul 15, 2019 23:58:20 GMT -5
Where did you get the idea that it was a fifth wheel? Didn't bother tho check OP's profile... ;-) Lyle |
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Post by laknox on Jul 16, 2019 0:01:01 GMT -5
Did you not have a gravity fill? If not, virtually every FW I've seen with a "convenience" panel, has a valve to do this right there. (scratching head) Nice job, though. Lyle Yes have gravity fill... The way I made my setup for my water filter it make my life just a tad easier hehe. I was going to make a Rube Goldberg comment, but that's a really cool setup! :-) Lyle |
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Post by nvguy on Jul 16, 2019 23:39:48 GMT -5
Good thing about this is the water going into the tank is filtered VS just out of hose with the gravity fill. I would keep a close watch on the filter mount, between the filter itself and the weight of the hose there is a lot of weight hanging on that mount.
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Post by rasmousein on Jul 17, 2019 5:16:28 GMT -5
Good thing about this is the water going into the tank is filtered VS just out of hose with the gravity fill. I would keep a close watch on the filter mount, between the filter itself and the weight of the hose there is a lot of weight hanging on that mount. Yes, and the plus is I can prime the pump!!! So she gets quiet fast, it gets rid of all the bubble in the system fast. For the weight it only goes there when parked. So only static load. |
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Post by nvguy on Jul 18, 2019 0:04:12 GMT -5
I figured it was only hanging when parked, but the weight of the filter coupled with the weight of the hose hanging on it might be surprising. We both know there isn't a lot of structure in RV walls.
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Post by rasmousein on Jul 18, 2019 14:56:51 GMT -5
I figured it was only hanging when parked, but the weight of the filter coupled with the weight of the hose hanging on it might be surprising. We both know there isn't a lot of structure in RV walls. Yup you are right, just a thin sheet of aluminum. I got 3 screws plus adhesive. The way I made the bracket it help keep the force downward. It barely flex. Will see over time. I already figured if it don't last I'll insert a backing back from the inside... It's under the bunk. |
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Post by Bounty Hunter on Jul 18, 2019 16:21:27 GMT -5
What's the advantage of this setup?
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Post by rasmousein on Jul 18, 2019 18:14:42 GMT -5
What's the advantage of this setup? Well... Most of the time I have the hose hook-up to filter and to city intake. Instead of switching around the hose to the "filler-tube" to fill the fresh water tank, I just flick the switch. And the bonus is to recirculate water for the pump, it remove all the bubble in the pump that create lots of noise. |
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