Fresh Water Drain, how do I stop it?

[DavidCh]

Good morning, sorry, to thick to own a motorhome here!

New owner with little idea an no instructions.

I decided (a bad idea obviously) that before we leave for our first outing I would drain the fresh water and refill it. When we picked the van up (ten year old Bavaria T71LP) the dealer opened a hatch, pointed at a blue lever and said 'thats the fresh water drain'. I turned it and it went 'click' and it does not matter what position I put it in it just drains. It doesn't feel like it is broken and clearly I am missing something really obvious

Can anyone indentify this unit?

 

[Landy Andy]

there is a blue button. Press that then turn the top.

 

[Landy Andy]

 

[DavidCh]

Thank you so much, I had not noticed the 'blue button'

Without your helpful page I would NEVER have worked that one out!

Gosh, I love this forum

David

 

[Spriddler]

And sorted within 10 minutes.

(Your nearest motorhome technician is only a 'Fun' click away ).

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[tonka]

Note, the section about auto dumping
Something you may come across later in the year when it gets cold..

 

[Diabalo]

Thank you so much, I had not noticed the 'blue button'

Without your helpful page I would NEVER have worked that one out!

Gosh, I love this forum

David

And try and pay atention next time

 

[DavidCh]

Note, the section about auto dumping
Something you may come across later in the year when it gets cold..

I live in Portugal, not going to happen

 

[Nanniemate]

And try and pay atention next time

dont listen to them make it up as you go along , first time out in mine filled the water tank then drove the the location only to find that some numpty had left the drain valve open. Helped to meet some really lovely people and no one laughed to much in front of me

 

[Reallyretired]

That's the boiler drain valve and may not drain the fresh water tank as well. On my hymer it does, presumably by siphon action, on my last rapido it didn't unless the pump was on.
On both there was a separate fresh water drain, on the Rapido a lift up lever near the tank and on the Hymer a wheel on top of the tank.

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