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water problems

Yahoo Message Number: 70000
My RV has not been used in over 2 years and we took it and used it for a week but had a problem with the water pressure from the pump and from the city water. So where do I start as my son is here now and I would like his help with it.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.

Ilene Faust 2004 Inspire 51071

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Yahoo Message Number: 70001
Check the outside shower to make sure the faucet valves are off. They could be on with the shower head valve off, which can cause your symptoms.

Larry 03 Allure 30856

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Yahoo Message Number: 70002
Hi Ilene

You might want to remove the bathroon faucet flow screen, because it will get stopped up with all the sediment from the water heater.

Jerry

2004 Inspire 51012

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Yahoo Message Number: 70004
First check the debris filter screen at the fill fitting in the plumbing bay and then similar screen filters at the head of each faucet and shower wand or shower head. There is also a filter at the inlet to the water pump in the plumbing bay.
TWI 2004 Intrigue 11731 PS. your inlet pressure regulator attached to the back of the water inlet may be clogger also.

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Yahoo Message Number: 70005

Okay there was a outside faucet that was on so I turned it off. I then tried the pump and the only one that worked well is the sink in the bedroom. The one in the kitchen drizzled out the one in the bathroom just gurgled but nothing came out and no water from the toilet. Are you talking about the regulator that you attach the hose to for fresh water.
Ilene Faust 2004 Inspire 51071

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Yahoo Message Number: 70006
Make sure the on/off plumping valves under the sink are turned on. Same with the toilet. It has an on/off water valve located somewhere behind it. Just follow the water line from the wall to the toilet and you should find it.

Larry, 03 Allure, 30856

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Yahoo Message Number: 70007
Theres a built in regulator on the back side of the fill panel with the access door in the plumbing bay.
TWI 2004 Intrigue 11731

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Yahoo Message Number: 70010

There is not any shut off valves in this motorhome and I do know what shut off valves look like. They installed the filter so far back that I had to have my son to change it as I could not reach it. I will have my son install some while he is here.
Ilene Faust 2004 Inspire 51071

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Yahoo Message Number: 70011

The only way to get to the fresh water regulator would be to take the 4 screws out of the water fresh water input as there is not a access door.
Ilene Faust 2004 Inspire 51071

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Yahoo Message Number: 70025
On my coach, there is a yellow handle/valve in the plumbing bay that is used to allow city water to feed into the fresh water tank. If that valve is open (horizontal), I will get low or no pressure with the FW pump or city water. To turn it off, I move it to the vertical position.

Larry, 03 Allure, 30856

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Yahoo Message Number: 70030

Ilene One other thing to check is the built in water filter. If it's been siting for two years I would definitely change it out. You have no idea what could be growing in there and it could be partially plugged with algae. Considering all your symptoms, it seems to me to be most likely the filter, however, it could also be some sort of other obstruction in the main water lines. How is the flow at the outside shower? That is the closest cold faucet to the supply. You should have a lot of pressure here if the main line is good.

Dave

aka Billy Byte (trusty hound)
2000 Allure #30443

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Yahoo Message Number: 70031

Dave,

That was the first thing I did was change the water filter but it was so far back I had to wait until my son got here with his long arms to reach it. The flow is great at the outside shower. I just have no pressure inside in the bathroom or the kitchen sink.

Ilene Faust 2004 Inspire 51071

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Yahoo Message Number: 70033

Larry,

It is vertical. I guess my husband should have bought a better coach.

Ilene Faust 2004 Inspire 51071

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Yahoo Message Number: 70034
On my coach, there is a filter access port in the bay adjacent to it. You might check for that.
Jack 2003 Intrigue. 11527

Larry F larry.feather@...> wrote:

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Yahoo Message Number: 70035
Ilene

If you change the regulator make sure to get the 65lb version.

Dan 2006 Allure 31348

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Yahoo Message Number: 70036

Ilene

Have you checked the screens in the spigots? Calcium build up will plug them. If thats not the problem then it's going to be tough. I don't think the hot and cold faucets would go bad all at once. It's usually very unlikely that the water lines them self would be the problem.

Dave

aka Billy Byte (trusty hound)
2000 Allure #30443

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Yahoo Message Number: 70043
Larry,

If the fresh water fill valve was leaking by bad enough to cause low water pressure then would his fresh water tank not fill up and overflow pretty quickly?

Don Seager

2004 Allure 31046

YOu might try to turn it off, then back on again.

Larry
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Yahoo Message Number: 70044

Ilene

I assume that the problem is on both hot and cold in the kitchen, bathroom and toilet? Water is ok on outside shower and sink in bedroom?

Dave

aka Billy Byte (trusty hound)
2000 Allure #30443

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Yahoo Message Number: 70051

Ilene

You have good flow on both hot and cold in the bedroom and the outside shower, but very low or none at all on all the other water areas including the toilet? Do you have as washer? Have you tried it?

Dave

aka Billy Byte (trusty hound)
2000 Allure #30443

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Yahoo Message Number: 70055
I am experiencing the exact same problem. We arrived here in Vegas after a 10 month hiatus and found that none of the water outlets were working save the HeadHunter Toilet system (thank goodness!!). Started taking stuff apart and found that the pump's o-rings were tweaked and that the pump was both sucking air on the intake side and leaking on the outside. Got that fixed. The pull-out spray faucet in the galley was clogged with minerals from the hard water here and it was clogged at both the end of faucet screen and when I removed the entire spray handle from its hose another BIG chunk of crap was lodged there. Now that one works. Same with the Shower head. Now the two vanities are still clogged and I can't seem to find where........

Any more suggestions?

Cheers, Mel Shapiro
Lexa 6177

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Yahoo Message Number: 70059

Dave,

No, I do not have a washer. I had to take my son up to Virginia City, NV as he had never been there.
Ilene Faust 2004 Inspire 51071

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Yahoo Message Number: 70061
Ilene, Melvin is right, the water in Nevada is very hard and especiallyl in Fallon. I have to soak my shower heads and sink faucet in vinegar a couple of times a year to keep them clear. Definitely look for hard water buildup.

S Brandt, 06 Intrigue, #11964