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09-25-2012, 07:32 AM
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Location: New Jersey
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Low Point Drain
For all of you experienced 5th Wheelers. Today I went to flush and sanitize my fresh water tank and opened the low point drains on my Cougar 29 RLS. I was surprised when very little water drained. I found that I had to turn on my water pump to drain the water.
This would run the tank dry and pump would still be on if not watching. I thought that running pump dry is a NO-NO.
All previous TT's would drain completely without pump.
Again just asking, is this normal?
Thanks
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09-25-2012, 07:36 AM
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I suspect what you experienced is due to "low point drains" not "fresh water tank" drains - all assumptions withstanding.
One set of drains on my Laredo appear to be tank drains, as they'll run until the tank is empty, while the forward set run just a little - indicating to me that they're just low point line drains.
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09-25-2012, 07:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gkainz
I suspect what you experienced is due to "low point drains" not "fresh water tank" drains - all assumptions withstanding.
One set of drains on my Laredo appear to be tank drains, as they'll run until the tank is empty, while the forward set run just a little - indicating to me that they're just low point line drains.
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I agree here the low point drains should have had very little water in them. Next time try opening your faucets, this will allow water to escape from the system. There should be two low points drains side by side. the water tank drain is directly under the water tank. my low point drains are under the axles.
randy
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09-25-2012, 08:03 AM
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Location: New Jersey
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low point drains
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Originally Posted by byrdr1
I agree here the low point drains should have had very little water in them. Next time try opening your faucets, this will allow water to escape from the system. There should be two low points drains side by side. the water tank drain is directly under the water tank. my low point drains are under the axles.
randy
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I have read your posts and have opened the faucets. Drains are by axle and side by side. No other drains visible. Still the same.
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09-25-2012, 08:07 AM
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Nick & Gia's Trailer, Howdy;
My fresh water drain is near the rear, driver's side.
see my signature to see model, yours may be in a different
place due the differences between models. I would suggest
looking near the tank filler.
hankaye
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09-25-2012, 08:30 AM
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If you are trying to winterize by just opening the low point drains it will not work. Because of all the twists and turns of the Pex tubing it will not drain completely. When the lines were full if you opened the drains and then the farthest faucet most of the water would have siphoned out. (But not all) Blowing the system out with compressed air or pumping "Pink Stuff" through all fixtures is the only sure way to winterize. Even if you blow out the lines be sure to put antifreeze into all the traps and toilet and draining the waste tanks so the dump valves don't freeze. I don't know about you but I am not ready for winter yet ... but my trailer is. JM2¢, Hank ............................ The drain for the freshwater tank should be within a few feet of the filler for that tank .... of course you will have to crawl under the trailer to reach it. It looks the same as the two you did find. Mine is right next to the slideout so I can bump my head while draining.
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