Dewinterized, what are we doing wrong?

[pennysmom09]

We hooked up to city water here at home. Flushed out the pink stuff by turning on all the faucets, shower head, and flushed toilet. Water is coming out of the syphon tube we used to pump in the antifreeze. Why? Where is it drawing water from? When I turn off the city water it stops. Thanks! We must be missing something obvious.

[pennysmom09]

We found the shut off valve!! Now to figure out why the red and blue overflow tubes are dripping. This is so much fun!! Well, are learning all about our plumbing. We removed the panel between the workings and storage to find the shutoff valve. Now we know where it is and won't have to do that again.

[Hank_MI]

jplante4 wrote:
There's a check valve built into the fresh water pump that's stuck or failed. You can try putting water into the fresh water tank and running water through the pump. That may flush out the crud.

You other choices are replacing the pump or adding a stand-alone check valve (a.k.a. backflow preventer) on the pump fitting.

It still shouldn't come out the syphon tube unless the valve was left open. Assuming pump check valve failed it would back up into fresh water tank.

[garyemunson]

Over the decades, from time to time, I've had pump check valves get stuck. I'd take them apart, run water over them, put them back together and they worked again. Never saw whatever was making them stick. Apparently the little fine screen filters in front of the pumps don't catch everything!

[jplante4]

There's a check valve built into the fresh water pump that's stuck or failed. You can try putting water into the fresh water tank and running water through the pump. That may flush out the crud.

You other choices are replacing the pump or adding a stand-alone check valve (a.k.a. backflow preventer) on the pump fitting.

[pennysmom09]

Thanks, we will look for a valve. I'll let you know!

[MFL]

The city water has to be back feeding through the pump. If it was not coming out the siphon tube, it would likely be filling your fresh tank.

Jerry

[Wardster]

pennysmom09 wrote:
We hooked up to city water here at home. Flushed out the pink stuff by turning on all the faucets, shower head, and flushed toilet. Water is coming out of the syphon tube we used to pump in the antifreeze. Why? Where is it drawing water from? When I turn off the city water it stops. Thanks! We must be missing something obvious.

Follow that tube you referenced and you'll probably find an open valve that needs closed.