Water Issue

JustJohn

I dewinterized my 2016 Outback yesterday and now have a problem getting water flow from the galley faucet. With the water tank full, pump running, I get good flow from the shower head and toilet but only a small trickle from the galley faucet. When I turn off the shower head and open the galley faucet, the pump vibrates loudly and shuts off in a few seconds,with just a trickle of water from the faucet. With the shower head and the galley faucet both on, the pump runs smoothly with good flow in the shower and toilet but a small trickle in the galley. I have checked the valves twice to make sure they are in camping mode. Any suggestions?

Verna

John, I'm sure you removed the faucet end to check for particles blocking the faucet, right?

JustJohn

Verna said:

John, I'm sure you removed the faucet end to check for particles blocking the faucet, right?

I have now and the screens were stopped up with small plastic shavings. Faucet is working fine now. Thanks Verna and I award myself one DUMB A$$.

Nomad

Don't feel bad, it's not something most of us would think to do.

JustJohn

That's why Verna isn't  " most of us ". Thanks again V.

ScottG

Uhhhh, so where did the "small plastic shavings" come from?!

JustJohn

ScottG said:

Uhhhh, so where did the "small plastic shavings" come from?!

It's a new unit so probably from cutting and fitting the water lines and all debri ends up at an outlet. Not unusual.

Nomad

What JustJohn said - another place they can accumulate is in the filter screen on the pump itself.
I think Verna has a better bookmarking system than the rest of us :-)

ScottG

Ahhh, right--I missed the "2016" part. Had me worried for a few minutes about what I might find when I dewinterize my 2015!

Verna

Verna just owns a house and has had family members with new houses;-). It's a frequent occurance. 

You're very welcome John, glad I could help. 

kybob

John, after a recent set up, I inform my wife that the water is not working. We double checked to make sure the the campground water source was turned on. I called out the window to my wife, still no water. My wife walked into the camper, looked at the faucet, flipped the cutoff switch on the aftermarket aerator up and water comes pouring out. I felt rather foolish, too! 

John_and_Kris

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