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I opened up the fresh water tank drain. Tank was full, has been draining
for 40 minutes and the tank is at half. Is this normally a slow process?
Something that I should check for?

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Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.

It's that slow on my 82 FC 35.

Kerry

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger wrote:
>
> I opened up the fresh water tank drain. Tank was full, has been draining
> for 40 minutes and the tank is at half. Is this normally a slow process?
> Something that I should check for?
>
> --
> Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>

Curt:
Mine takes a little over 1 hour to drain when full. Based upon recomendations
of members I fill mine and use it regularly.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL





----- Original Message -----
From: Curt Sprenger
To: wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com ; WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fresh Water Tank Drain


I opened up the fresh water tank drain. Tank was full, has been draining
for 40 minutes and the tank is at half. Is this normally a slow process?
Something that I should check for?

--
Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.





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Leroy,
You mentioned other members reccomend using the tank regularly as
opposed to running straight from the hose. Is this mainly to keep
the tank water from getting stagnent? It sounds like a good idea to
me as long as your pump can keep up.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
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> Curt:
> Mine takes a little over 1 hour to drain when full. Based upon
recomendations of members I fill mine and use it regularly.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Curt Sprenger
> To: wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com ;
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:01 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fresh Water Tank Drain
>
>
> I opened up the fresh water tank drain. Tank was full, has been
draining
> for 40 minutes and the tank is at half. Is this normally a slow
process?
> Something that I should check for?
>
> --
> Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Gardner,
I do not remember the date, possibly two months ago, I left my pump on without
water in the tank. I had drained it. Didn't do any harm but the belt fried for
some reason. Thereafter, I was asked why I drained the tank, possible
stagnation, I replied.
The consensus was treated water holds well. Well water does not. Made sense to
me so I have been filling the tank and using the pump. Water is replenished as
needed.
I cannot tell the difference in pressure. I do not hook up the hose unless
needed. I do not have a gross weight problem either. Gross weight may be a
consideration for your coach.
Hope you have a good trip. Pop a top for me.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL





----- Original Message -----
From: Gardner Yeaw
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 6:45 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain


Leroy,
You mentioned other members reccomend using the tank regularly as
opposed to running straight from the hose. Is this mainly to keep
the tank water from getting stagnent? It sounds like a good idea to
me as long as your pump can keep up.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> Curt:
> Mine takes a little over 1 hour to drain when full. Based upon
recomendations of members I fill mine and use it regularly.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Curt Sprenger
> To: wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com ;
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:01 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fresh Water Tank Drain
>
>
> I opened up the fresh water tank drain. Tank was full, has been
draining
> for 40 minutes and the tank is at half. Is this normally a slow
process?
> Something that I should check for?
>
> --
> Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





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Took almost an hour to drain ours. Sounds about right.
Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Tacoma, Wa.

> I opened up the fresh water tank drain. Tank was full, has been
draining
> for 40 minutes and the tank is at half. Is this normally a slow
process?
> Something that I should check for?
>
> --
> Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>

Tank draining is a slow process on our FC coach. Reason for slow drain is
probably due to
air having to travel back up the drain line periodically to break the vacuum in
the tank. I've
found that opening a hot and cold tap in the coach speeds up the process. I can
hear a
sucking sound when I do it so I think it is pulling air in backwards through the
water pump.

Regards, Eric
84FC35SBWL2

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger wrote:
>
> I opened up the fresh water tank drain. Tank was full, has been draining
> for 40 minutes and the tank is at half. Is this normally a slow process?
> Something that I should check for?
>
> --
> Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>

I know that the drain is not the largest valve to try to drain the tank, but if
you want to drain it quickly why not open the spigot outside in the basement
compartment (Low Point drain) and drain the tank through that faucet? Actually
you would be pumping it out using the water pump.

Bruce Morris (919)872-7635 Raleigh, NC
Webmaster - WOO (http://www.wanderlodge.us)
1983 WL FC35RB

FMCA: 7142s Ham Radio: KI4ME
Vietnam Vet - 1966-67 'Doc' (Navy Corpsman) 3rd MarDiv

----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Johnson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:08 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain


Tank draining is a slow process on our FC coach. Reason for slow drain is
probably due to
air having to travel back up the drain line periodically to break the vacuum
in the tank. I've
found that opening a hot and cold tap in the coach speeds up the process. I
can hear a
sucking sound when I do it so I think it is pulling air in backwards through
the water pump.

Regards, Eric
84FC35SBWL2

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger
wrote:
>
> I opened up the fresh water tank drain. Tank was full, has been draining
> for 40 minutes and the tank is at half. Is this normally a slow process?
> Something that I should check for?
>
> --
> Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>





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My fresh water tank will not drain unless the pump is on, how do I
drain it otherwise?

Chuck Harrison
Akron, Ohio
90 SP36

Hi Chuck
I just open the drain to the ground & my tank will drain. I don't have to use my pump & if I did the water would go in to my black or gray tank
Don Spithaler
89 SP 36'
Butler, PA