Air in the water lines, still

[erniecarpet@...]

Jim and Pen- when the previous owner had my coach remodeled, the individual
that installed the drain switch inadvertantly installed it upside down. So when
you think it is off, its actually-ON. Reverse the switch and see if that
makes a difference the next time you go out. It put 125 pounds of air-- and
thats
a lot into my lines.Ernie 83PT40 in Texas


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[jimocon]

Thanks Jeff & Sid for your help. Today we took the pressure off the
water hose by turning on the kitchen sink. Voila! Disconnected the
hose from the coach and didn't get a bath. Problem half solved.

We have air in the water lines again. We turned on the kitchen
faucet, bath sink, shower and flushed the toilet for 2-1/2 minutes.
It spit & belched & banged and made an awful racket. We have mostly
water now, but still enough burps to wreak havoc with the drinking
water filter.

The fill switch is off. The fresh water dump valve is closed. The
fresh water tank is half full.

Why do we get all this air in the lines when we move from one
campground (Wichita Falls) to another (Oklahoma City)?

Bring on all your ideas
Pen & Jim
'83 PT 35
Going to AAA ball game tonite.

[Chet Geist]

You have an air flush valve for winterizing your water system. Is it
possible this valve is open or leaking air into the system? Could be a big
problem if water is also getting into your air system. Just a thought.

Chet Geist
1981 FC33, Austin, Texas
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Thanks Jeff & Sid for your help. Today we took the pressure off the
water hose by turning on the kitchen sink. Voila! Disconnected the
hose from the coach and didn't get a bath. Problem half solved.

We have air in the water lines again. We turned on the kitchen
faucet, bath sink, shower and flushed the toilet for 2-1/2 minutes.
It spit & belched & banged and made an awful racket. We have mostly
water now, but still enough burps to wreak havoc with the drinking
water filter.

The fill switch is off. The fresh water dump valve is closed. The
fresh water tank is half full.

Why do we get all this air in the lines when we move from one
campground (Wichita Falls) to another (Oklahoma City)?

Bring on all your ideas
Pen & Jim
'83 PT 35
Going to AAA ball game tonite.





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[jimocon]

Thanks, Ernie, Chet and Dick & Carolyn, for your ideas about our
problem. We do fill the hose with water before connecting to the
coach (that worked for us for a long time).

Chet, since we live full time in our coach we have not had occasion
to drain/winterize. The valves marked water tank drain and water
heater drain are both in the off position, but since you suggested
it, I turned them to `on' then to `off'. The water tank drain
seemed to click into the off position. Perhaps it was leaking or
not fully closed. The water runs better now. We'll watch it when
we move again in a few days.

Ernie, I sincerely hope the previous owner hasn't installed anything
backwards (but we've found a couple things in sideways). Thank you
all for your help.

Pen & Jim
`83 PT 35
Oklahoma City, home team won the game.

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chet Geist"
wrote:
>
> You have an air flush valve for winterizing your water system. Is
it
> possible this valve is open or leaking air into the system? Could
be a big
> problem if water is also getting into your air system. Just a
thought.
>
> Chet Geist
> 1981 FC33, Austin, Texas