Wildhorse
05-17-2016, 09:18 PM
We're on our first real trip after about 5 or so weekends in our new trailer and have confirmed that water is syphoning from the vent while driving. On our weekend trips we would arrive showing 1/3 tank of fresh water after leaving home full. On this trip we are on I confirmed that it is indeed happening and not a gauge issue. Basically I filled the rank right before driving out of one campground enroute to the next about 45 minutes away. Other than a couple of right turns to get to and onto the highway the trip was pretty much straight. When we arrived the tank was showing 1/3 again. Here's where it gets interesting.
Being hellbent to see how much water was actually gone I put down the front jacks only and unhitched the truck so the nose of the trailer was slightly high, but not intentionally. It was just in this state to disconnect the truck. Before doing anything else I connected the fresh water hose and began filling the tank. While it was filling I dug out the electric cord and hooked it up, and then the cable. I got out two chairs and we just sat while the tank filled. It must have been twenty minutes to get it topped again so that water came out the side vent. At this point I turned the valve so that we were using the cities water and water was no longer flowing to fill our tank. I'm 100 percent certain of this!
At this point with a full tank and convinced that the water is syphining while we drive I went about leveling the trailer with the auto level system. When the front jacks dip down at the beginning of the cycle water began gushing from the side vent. When auto level was completed water was still running from the vent and continued to do so for 30 minutes give or take. When it stopped the gauge showed 1/3 full just like we have been seeing.
Anybody seen this before? Is there an obvious fix? FWIW, 2016 Raptor 355TS
Being hellbent to see how much water was actually gone I put down the front jacks only and unhitched the truck so the nose of the trailer was slightly high, but not intentionally. It was just in this state to disconnect the truck. Before doing anything else I connected the fresh water hose and began filling the tank. While it was filling I dug out the electric cord and hooked it up, and then the cable. I got out two chairs and we just sat while the tank filled. It must have been twenty minutes to get it topped again so that water came out the side vent. At this point I turned the valve so that we were using the cities water and water was no longer flowing to fill our tank. I'm 100 percent certain of this!
At this point with a full tank and convinced that the water is syphining while we drive I went about leveling the trailer with the auto level system. When the front jacks dip down at the beginning of the cycle water began gushing from the side vent. When auto level was completed water was still running from the vent and continued to do so for 30 minutes give or take. When it stopped the gauge showed 1/3 full just like we have been seeing.
Anybody seen this before? Is there an obvious fix? FWIW, 2016 Raptor 355TS