Day 3 of new ownership - part 2

BogieMeister

While cruising thru the various forum and trying to soak up the shared knowledge, I ran across a post that said that city water was for drinking and tank water was only for other uses. Is this fact or fiction?

Secondly, I was not aware that the city water connection would not fill the tank. To me it seems odd that the two systems are separate. But then again I'm the newbie.

Mouseketab

It is absolutely your choice. If I'm at a campground with a water connection, I use the city water and drink and cook, and brush my teeth with it. If I'm at a campground without a water connection I fill my fresh water tank and use it for the same purposes. Water is water to me. I (so far) have had no issues with public water sources.

Mouseketab

And yes they are two seperate systems. The fresh water inlet provides water directly with water pressure to your sink, shower, toilet. The fresh water tank provides water to your sink, shower, toilet by using a 12V water pump.  You don't want the fresh water inlet continually filling your tank.

MuttonChops

(A)  I drink from the fresh water tank.  I also use a filter if filling from a potable water quality hose and add a like 'water freshener chemical' and course plan to clean the tank yearly.  The water can at times taste odd, using the Fridge to chill drinking water helps solve that as does using the water for a mixer.

(B)  Believe they have different fill/use connections to protect and water pump and to keep it simple.  There is no value for the user to switch or an automated value to fail.  And you won't always want to have the city water automatically fill the tank . . . keeps towing weight down.

Sharon_is_SAM

Mouseketab said:

And yes they are two seperate systems. The fresh water inlet provides water directly with water pressure to your sink, shower, toilet. The fresh water tank provides water to your sink, shower, toilet by using a 12V water pump.  You don't want the fresh water inlet continually filling your tank.

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Mouseketab

I mean city water inlet.

Sharon_is_SAM

If by chance your tank fills up when connected to the city water connection, it is likely the pump one-way valve has failed.