can't fill up freshwater tank !!! (1 Viewer)

[kickstart]

tried to fill up with water and it's coming straight back out, have closed the safety/drainage valve but still no luck.any ideas guys ?

 

[Sundowners]

Have you tried turning the taps and the pump on whilst filling, if you have a air lock this might release it?. Can you locate the air vent and see if that is blocked?

Nigel and Pamala

 

[Wheelie]

Hi
Not that im in anyway an expert but sounds like either an air lock or a blockage/kink in hose to tank, try feeding something like a piece of single core wire down the spout and make sure you tape up the end so you don't damage the inlet tube
hope this helps

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[kickstart]

Yes, have turned all taps on and can hear pump working but no luck, not sure about air vent ?

 

[old-mo]

Turn your tap down,,,,, sounds like you are trying to fill with to much water going into a small`ish pipe and getting spit back.. :thumb:

 

[bobandjanie]

Sounds like the breather pipe / overflow is blocked, try filling very slow. Or you will get wet !

I know because I fitted a tap on our last van, because every time we went round a corner, we lost loads of water, and when your paying a euro for 100 ltrs you don't want to be loosing it.

And if we forgot to open the tap on the overflow, most of the 100 ltrs went all over me. Bob.

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[kickstart]

Thanks Mo but no.the waters coming out of the bottom it's as if the dump valve is not working properly.

 

[bobandjanie]

Hi, is it a truma auto dump valve, it should be pulled up, and stay up on its own this time of year, get someone to hold it it up or put a peg on it. If that works put the heating on and it will stay up then. In the picture it is down, needs to be up. Bob.

 

[kickstart]

Yes it is and it is in the up position,I have a second discharge valve that is also closed ??

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[bobandjanie]

Have you used it since winter ? You don't have a fitting or pipe split through frost damage do you. Bob.

 

[kickstart]

Don't know, will have to take it in to the experts I suppose give them my wallet

 

[pappajohn]

do you mean its coming straight back up the filler or is it running out elsewhere ?

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[Gooney]

Is it the Whale water system?, sounds daft but have you got your aux power switched on, happened to me when I first tried my van out, theres a solenoid valve that needs energising to open.:Blush:

 

[kickstart]

do you mean its coming straight back up the filler or is it running out elsewhere ?

No its coming straight out of the bottom, I think it must be the Truma automatic drainage valve thats not working, I will fit a manual valve this weekend and see if that works thanks.

 

[freelanderuk]

the truma vale when closed should be in the horizontal position, ie the handle lays flat to the pipe work , thats how it is on mine

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