Ok boys & girls... had this rig coming up on 6 years now, and decided to try something I’d never done before.
I should preface this by saying that, when I travel, I usually always drain & then refill my fresh water tank with about 15-20 gals of water... just in case I need an urgent bathroom break on the road, or if I have should have a maintenance issue resulting in me getting grungy & dirty, I’ve got water for a quick shower before getting back behind the wheel.
So this morning, in preparation for my departure tomorrow... I’m doing this. Only this morning, after the old water has drained, I leave the valve open as I’m refilling with fresh water. However, to my astonishment, no water began running out.
Using my meter, I continue past 20 gals to 25... still nothing.
Not wanting to carry more weight, I stopped there. I know the drain valve works... I just drained the old water out. I didn’t open the low point drain... but I did shut the normal city water off, got back into the rig, turned the water pump on, and ran the shower. Works as advertised, so I know there’s water in the tank, and it’s not just leaking out into the belly.
So my question is, I’m wondering how much water has to be in the tank before it reaches the level of the drain valve gate... or, put another way, how much water is left in the tank after you supposedly drain it?
I’ll experiment a bit more next week when I reach my next stop, and have time to play with it... but I did find this very interesting.
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