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Old 04-17-2017, 08:31 AM   #1
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Freshwater drain

I have a 2016 Elite 23RB and with the extended season option, the red blue lines extending below the insulation, is that where you drain the water for the fresh water tank and hot water? I need to drain and sanitize the tank for the season. Going out this Wednesday. Do you use some bleach to mix with and let sit for a while to sanitize the system? Thanks
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Old 04-17-2017, 09:26 AM   #2
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The red/blue lines are the hot and cold low point drains. You should have a separate drain for the fresh water tank - mine is white. There are several threads that outline how some of the folks sanitize their systems.
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Old 04-17-2017, 09:27 AM   #3
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Here's a thread discussing sanitizing:

http://www.keystoneforums.com/forums...light=sanitize
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Old 04-17-2017, 10:19 AM   #4
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I have a 2016 Elite 23RB and with the extended season option, the red blue lines extending below the insulation, is that where you drain the water for the fresh water tank and hot water? I need to drain and sanitize the tank for the season. Going out this Wednesday. Do you use some bleach to mix with and let sit for a while to sanitize the system? Thanks
I see sourdough answered your question re: red/blue lines. If you mean hot water tank also you must remove the drain plug on the tank itself to drain.
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Old 04-17-2017, 11:31 AM   #5
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I have a 2015 Elite 23RB.

To drain the hot water tank, I open my COLD (NOT hot) water low point drain and I open the pressure relief valve on my Atwood water heater. It is not intuitive, but it works since the cold water inlet to the tank is at the bottom of the tank and the pressure relief valve is at the top of the tank. It actually drains more water out of the hot water tank using this method than by removing the hot water tank's drain plug which sits higher in the tank.

I also replaced the low point drain caps with valves to make it easier to drain after each camping trip.
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Old 04-17-2017, 11:48 AM   #6
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I have a 2015 Elite 23RB.

To drain the hot water tank, I open my COLD (NOT hot) water low point drain and I open the pressure relief valve on my Atwood water heater. It is not intuitive, but it works since the cold water inlet to the tank is at the bottom of the tank and the pressure relief valve is at the top of the tank. It actually drains more water out of the hot water tank using this method than by removing the hot water tank's drain plug which sits higher in the tank.

I also replaced the low point drain caps with valves to make it easier to drain after each camping trip.
I NEVER would have thought of that. After all these years...
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^ Me either. Good tip. Thanks.
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Old 04-17-2017, 05:18 PM   #8
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I would drain and bypass the hot water heater when sanitizing. No need to fill it with bleach water. When sitting cooking hot water it's getting sanitized naturally.

The second picture here is what I did to make draining easier.

http://www.keystoneforums.com/forums...ad.php?t=28121

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Old 04-17-2017, 06:42 PM   #9
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BTW: the drain for your fresh water tank should be on the driver's side under the water pump next to the bed.



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Old 10-13-2018, 05:24 PM   #10
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I'm seeing this is an old thread but hopefully it's still active.
I have a Passport 2018 2670BH. I see the red and blue low point line hanging down. They are near the gray and black tank valves. I absolutely can not find any other valve to drain the fresh water tank.
Can someone post a photo or help me find the drain please.

thanks!!!
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Old 10-14-2018, 04:13 AM   #11
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I'm seeing this is an old thread but hopefully it's still active.
I have a Passport 2018 2670BH. I see the red and blue low point line hanging down. They are near the gray and black tank valves. I absolutely can not find any other valve to drain the fresh water tank.
Can someone post a photo or help me find the drain please.

thanks!!!
Ok guys and gals, can someone throw Wynn a bone here?
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Old 10-14-2018, 05:04 AM   #12
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Where is your FW tank? The drain will be under the tank and is simply a 1/2" PEX line with a 1/4 turn valve or a cap on the end. If you don't see a line, look at the Coroplast under the tank. There may be a hole with some remnants of expanding foam around it. Perhaps the drain line has slipped up inside the Coroplast. It seems unlikely that the drain line has fallen off as that would allow the tank to drain. The drain line has to be there somewhere under the tank unless the factory failed to punch a hole for the drain line and it is hidden in the underbelly?
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Old 10-14-2018, 05:31 AM   #13
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Our previous TT had this great dump valve for the FW tank. Keystone uses a 1/2" pex line with a white cap. Ours is located towards the rear about 4' inboard of the rear bumper and 3' in from the drivers side. It's a bit of a PITA to get to and is slow to drain but it's there.
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Old 10-14-2018, 07:55 AM   #14
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Thanks for picking up on this thread!
I appreciate any help! It's my first TT, so I'm learning this on the fly.

To answer, "where is your fresh water tank", I'm going to make the assumption that it is just below the fresh water fill up. That's a total guess though.

The fill up is on the driver side, maybe 8' from the front. In front of the water heater, slide etc.

There is no fresh water drain that I can find near the low water drains. Those are on the back side of the slide approx 6' from the rear, right beside the gray and black drains.

It's sounding like the fresh water drain will not be near those. It should be much closer toward the front, under the fresh water fill up?????

I will crawl under it again today and double check, but I'm starting to suspect that it got covered up from the factory.
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Old 10-14-2018, 08:08 AM   #15
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Don't forget to look on the outside edges of the frame rails where there is no Coroplast. Often, when the fresh water tank is above the floor, the drain is on the lower edge of the tank side and is routed to the bottom of the trailer OUTSIDE the frame rails, in the area where the outriggers are welded to the frame.
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Old 10-14-2018, 08:11 AM   #16
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Our FW drain is not near the low point drains. Like your's, our LP drains are by the dump valve. OUr FW tank and fill line is in the rear of the coach and the drain is right under it.
Hope the factory didn't cover it up but hopefully the dealer has other units of your model that can example the drain location.
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Old 10-14-2018, 04:53 PM   #17
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I found it!

It was closer to the front than I would have thought. It was pretty much in line with the FW fill up, about 4' in from the frame. But there it was.... blue pex with a black cap.
I just wasn't looking far enough forward to notice it.

So thanks for all the help guys!!!!
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Old 10-17-2018, 04:39 AM   #18
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I have a 2015 Elite 23RB.

To drain the hot water tank, I open my COLD (NOT hot) water low point drain and I open the pressure relief valve on my Atwood water heater. It is not intuitive, but it works since the cold water inlet to the tank is at the bottom of the tank and the pressure relief valve is at the top of the tank. It actually drains more water out of the hot water tank using this method than by removing the hot water tank's drain plug which sits higher in the tank.

I also replaced the low point drain caps with valves to make it easier to drain after each camping trip.
Was just reading back thru this old posts. When I drain my hwh (Suburban) I turn on the water and open a hot water faucet for a brief time. then turn water supply off, with in tank cold, open pressure relief valve, then remove drain/anode rod. In my experience this helps to suspend the sediments in the hwh and flushes the tank, removing most of the sediments. YMMV
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Old 10-20-2018, 03:22 AM   #19
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I use my fresh water fill tube adapter to help squirt in the drain hole and flush out the tank. You can get a specific adapter to do this but water fill tube works well enough.
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I found mine to be just a white turn valve behind the driver side rear tire. It was hard to find because of the over spray of insulation around it. Had to break a little of the insulation off to be able to turn the plastic valve. 2020 outback TT
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