- Feb 24, 2013
- 13,083
- 101,448
- Funster No
- 24,833
- MH
- Hymer S800
- Exp
- not long enough
I really can't believe I am writing this, please do not laugh too loudly
Every time I fill with fresh water I get more water not going in that in, I can only presume this is due to an air lock (maybe?)
We have an odd design where the water tank is on the offside of the MH but the filler cap is on the opposite side, needing approx. 1.5m hose to join the gap internally
That hose split last year, or was probably split when we got it, just took me a while to work out why the garage was wet after every journey!! (we travel full to save hassle on arrival) Has now been replaced and since then problem is much worse, trouble is the hose goes behind panelling in with the Alde system so can't be seen without dismantling the boxing.
I wonder
1. Whether the problem is now worse because it is now sealed, the split would have allowed air in maybe (this split was definitely not a designed split by the way, it opened up on one of the spirals) this works with my air lock theory
2. The new hose is maybe too long and has a dip in it, I know I need to look inside to see this, but it really is quite difficult to get at
I have though found a fix, which may answer the reason why it does it, I take the fitting off the end of our hose pipe then feed it down the filler till I presume it drops into the tank, then it does not blow back
Trouble is this is not always an option, with site hoses, or worse when I use my watering can for a quick top up, get more on me than goes in and I feel a right fool, it must look like I am trying to fill a full tank to any observers
Any ideas oh wise ones
Every time I fill with fresh water I get more water not going in that in, I can only presume this is due to an air lock (maybe?)
We have an odd design where the water tank is on the offside of the MH but the filler cap is on the opposite side, needing approx. 1.5m hose to join the gap internally
That hose split last year, or was probably split when we got it, just took me a while to work out why the garage was wet after every journey!! (we travel full to save hassle on arrival) Has now been replaced and since then problem is much worse, trouble is the hose goes behind panelling in with the Alde system so can't be seen without dismantling the boxing.
I wonder
1. Whether the problem is now worse because it is now sealed, the split would have allowed air in maybe (this split was definitely not a designed split by the way, it opened up on one of the spirals) this works with my air lock theory
2. The new hose is maybe too long and has a dip in it, I know I need to look inside to see this, but it really is quite difficult to get at
I have though found a fix, which may answer the reason why it does it, I take the fitting off the end of our hose pipe then feed it down the filler till I presume it drops into the tank, then it does not blow back
Trouble is this is not always an option, with site hoses, or worse when I use my watering can for a quick top up, get more on me than goes in and I feel a right fool, it must look like I am trying to fill a full tank to any observers
Any ideas oh wise ones