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Open Roads Forum  >  Class C Motorhomes  >  B+  > Dry as a bone,…again Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next Coelacanth • View posts Syracuse, NY Full Member Joined: 05/05/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/26/21 11:40am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Folks, My recently acquired Holiday Rambler, Augusta, B+, 29’ has a fresh water issue. When dry camping I can only get about two days from the single 29 gallon fresh water holding tank. It’s only the two of us and we don’t shower in the RV. There is no leak. Our previous rig, a 34’ Itasca Suncruiser, had two large water tanks. Never an issue. But, this week we ran dry again and decided to come home, rather than refill for one more day. My question is, is this normal? And, if so, is it feasible to add an auxiliary water tank? The actual doing of it is not an issue. But, is it advisable, and has anyone else done so. I’d prefer not to lug a big container of water in our tow vehicle. Thanks. bukhrn • View posts Lanexa, Va Senior Member Joined: 03/20/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/26/21 11:51am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Before I added the excess weight and space of another tank, I'd figure out what's wrong with the current one, you say you don't shower in the rv, but do you leave the water running while doing dishes or washing your hands? Are you sure the outside shower is turned on slightly. Can you see your tank, to verify that is actually full or empty? 2007 Forester 2941DS 2014 Ford Focus Zamboni, Long Haired Mini Dachshund You can have my RV, when you pry my cold dead fingers from the Steering Wheel time2roll • View posts Southern California Senior Member Joined: 03/21/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/26/21 12:02pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I would verify you are getting 29 gallons out of the tank. Fill at home and connect a hose to something to pump water into a 5 gallon bucket. Should fill almost six times. Post the results. 2001 F150 SuperCrew 2006 Keystone Springdale 249FWBHLS 675w Solar pictures back up Yosemite Sam1 • View posts Under the pines. Senior Member Joined: 03/28/2018 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/26/21 01:11pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Or use a cheap RV water meter on your hose. And fill up slowly. Sometimes you would think it's already full with the overflow but it's just flooding the small intake pipe (happened to me). IAMICHABOD • View posts Sunny So Cal Senior Member Joined: 12/12/2011 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/26/21 01:13pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I would verify it too,mine says on the specs 30 gallons but it holds only 26. With 2 of us,we can go 4 days or more with a shower or 2. I do what others have suggested,but I also subscribe to what we out West, because of our long standing drought do. Something that was ingrained in us long ago," If its Yellow let it mellow,if it is Brown flush it down" 2006 TIOGA 26Q CHEVY 6.0 WORKHORSE VORTEC Former El Monte RV Rental Buying A Rental Class C Coelacanth • View posts Syracuse, NY Full Member Joined: 05/05/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/26/21 01:48pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The holding tank is under/behind the bed. There is a wood panel next to the bed that I unscrewed and slid back so I can access the water pump, plumbing and actually watch the tank fill. We’re on our first summer with this rig, so I’m getting to know it. We bought it last fall and yes, the first time I filled the tank water spurted back out and I thought it was full. Nope. Trapped air. This time I had my wife watch it. She said she was sure it was filled, but I’ll double check next time. We rarely dry camp, but there’s a really nice state campground on a lake nearby. Trouble is, it only has electric. It will be a pain to add more water storage. But, what else do I have to do. LOL pnichols • View posts The Other California Senior Member Joined: 04/26/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/26/21 02:21pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Also put water flow restrictors on all inside faucets - a galley faucet and a bathroom sink faucet are what's most commonly available in RVs. We installed 0.5 gallons per minute restrictors on our faucets and notice no difference in useabiliy. The only difference is that at the end of each day we've used less water out of the fresh water tank than we used to. Phil, 2005 E450 Itasca Spirit 24V wildtoad • View posts Blythewood, SC Senior Member Joined: 06/05/2011 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/26/21 02:35pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Have you checked the water level when you first arrive at your camping spot? We don’t have a TT but I’d fill the tank in our mh at home and depending on the length of the trip determined how much water was in the tank upon arrival. Seems due to a poor design a good bit of water will exit the tank via the overflow tube. Tom Wilds Blythewood, SC 2016 Newmar Baystar Sport 3004 2015 Jeep Wrangler 2dr HT Coelacanth • View posts Syracuse, NY Full Member Joined: 05/05/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/26/21 03:03pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Yes,…good suggestion. I do notice a lot of sloppage. bgum • View posts South Louisiana Senior Member Joined: 02/22/2006 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/26/21 03:38pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Had a MH once that would nearly empty the fresh water tank on its own. Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Class C Motorhomes  >  B+  > Dry as a bone,…again

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