OK, back from meddlesome errands and ready to tackle the water pump situation. I took off the interior panel to the water pump (anyone have a quick release system that bypasses the six or more different sized screws for this?) and ran the water pump for some time. No evidence of leaks around the pump or the lines leading to or from it. I checked the attached filter, also dry. The lines are the hard plastic semi-opaque type. The pump continued to burp on and off about every 30 sec. I turned off the pump, hooked up city water, and it's been on for about 45 min now. No sign of any overflow yet. I am also testing my water heater right now and the burner seems to be working ok. The drain plug, which I wanted to replace with a Hot Rod, has a toggle valve on it for draining and I cannot figure out how to get a wrench in there to remove it. It does drain, and release pressure, through the toggle valve, or whatever it's called. I'm sure there is a simple solution here that I'm too dense to figure out. Does the toggle just screw out? I worked it for a while but it just kept spinning but I might not have worked it far enough. I have limited patience these days. I have the replacement rod already but am afraid to horse the plug out of it, if that makes any kind of sense in Airstream English. My Bambi just had a big bolt for draining and you only had to worry about stripping the edges.
There is ample room here for operator error. I am not proud. I just don't want to keep paying for repairs I have self-inflicted. Lemme know.
The black tank had been removed this fall in Boise for repairs of the valve, (Now THAT I'll blame on the PO since I had only had the coach for a couple of weeks before the big trip) and they didn't secure the holding strap for some reason. I discovered it hanging a bit in Amarillo (during all that freezing drama) and had a mobile RV repair service come out, but all they did was use aluminum tape to keep it from dropping more. I had it re-bolted here in VA at the Camping World in Winchester (another long story sometime over adult beverages and a campfire). There is the chance some plumbing twixt sides has cracked, but no external signs. I need to find a schematic and see how the plumbing is rigged in the (hint) '99 27' twin bed Safari.
When I had the carpet removed for the laminate flooring redo, the only moist place was under the window by the door, which had a sealing issue. Since been resolved. Evidence on the plywood of old leaks but they were dry and not rotted, and the windows have a fairly messy caulking job which I guess is what the PO had done to mitigate things. All flooring except in the hidden crevices are now laminate. I am not sure how I would know if there were a leak unless it bubbled up through the seams????
I will keep monitoring the overflow vent pipe and get back tomorrow with plan C if there is no water discharge.
Settlement on the big house now scheduled for April 27. Light some candles. This Airstream is my escape horse so I get discouraged too easily when it goes off it's feed.
Anne in a better mood today. Awesome spring weather here, unless you are allergic to oak pollen....
On Apr 16, 2012, at 8:39 PM, David Tidmore wrote:
> Again, if it is leaking externally, you will see water. I would ensure that there is NO water present on the lines leading to/from the water pump. If no leaks are seen or felt, the pump cycling could be due to internal pump leakage which would have NOTHING to do with the water dripping, but could explain way the pump is cycling on every 30 seconds or so. You can check for internal leakage by connecting to city water WITH the fresh water tank completely full and the water pump turned off. If the pump is leaking internally, the city water will have a path thru the internal leak in the pump back to the fresh water tank and will over a matter of hours or so cause the fresh water tank to start overflowing out of the overflow vent located behind the fresh water tank fill door. If this is happening, a new water pump is in order, but unless you find external water around the water pump, even if it is leaking internally, that is NOT the source of your water drip.
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