Question on Fresh Water tank filling and draining on 27RL 5th wheel

[dpgllg]

Hello,

We picked up our new 2017 27RL 5th wheel Wednesday and we are prepping it for our first trip leaving Sunday.

The dealer showed me how to connect fresh water to unit and the one connection handles filling fresh water tank and city water depending on how levers are set. I have several questions that need cleared up for me:

1. How will I know when fresh water tank is full?

2. How do I drain the fresh water tank?

2. Is there a water filter somewhere or do I need a inline filter on my hose?

Thanks to everyone for there help

Dave

[The Drakes]

These comments are based on my 303rls. I'm assuming they are the same on your unit.
1. There should be a small 1" hose extending vertically under the trailer, this is your tank overflow.
2. In the same area as the single vertical hose, you should find a 2"? valve(White?) with a handle similar to your waste tank valves. Careful opening it, you might get a shower.
3. No inline filter. You will have to provide your own.

[BabyBober]

Hello,

We picked up our new 2017 27RL 5th wheel Wednesday and we are prepping it for our first trip leaving Sunday.

The dealer showed me how to connect fresh water to unit and the one connection handles filling fresh water tank and city water depending on how levers are set. I have several questions that need cleared up for me:

1. How will I know when fresh water tank is full?

2. How do I drain the fresh water tank?

2. Is there a water filter somewhere or do I need a inline filter on my hose?

Thanks to everyone for there help

Dave

For filling, you can go by your tank meters inside the unit. Unfortunately thay are not precise. I can get 10-11 gallons of water in my tank after the meter hits F. I watch for water to start trickling out the overflow tube mentioned in the other post then stop. If you try to travel that way though you will loose a lot of water from sloshing and possible siphoning. So, if trying to travel with water don't fill to max, if just filling up at a campground and then pulling into your site, use the overflow tube.

[BabyBober]

Hello,

We picked up our new 2017 27RL 5th wheel Wednesday and we are prepping it for our first trip leaving Sunday.

The dealer showed me how to connect fresh water to unit and the one connection handles filling fresh water tank and city water depending on how levers are set. I have several questions that need cleared up for me:

1. How will I know when fresh water tank is full?

2. How do I drain the fresh water tank?

2. Is there a water filter somewhere or do I need a inline filter on my hose?

Thanks to everyone for there help

Dave

Here is a picture of what I did for a water filter. There is not one on the reflection line.

[dpgllg]

Thanks to all for your quick and helpful responses!

I will be adding water to tank in just a bit as we are getting ready to leave tomorrow

Thanks again

Dave

[keef033]

Here is a picture of what I did for a water filter. There is not one on the reflection line.

Thanks for this. I installed it (even the green hose!) and it works wonderfully.

This maybe a dumb question, but how did you take that blue curly hose off the connection? Is it connected to the check valve, meaning I should not disconnect it when connected to city water?

Thanks.

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[BabyBober]

Thanks for this. I installed it (even the green hose!) and it works wonderfully.

This maybe a dumb question, but how did you take that blue curly hose off the connection? Is it connected to the check valve, meaning I should not disconnect it when connected to city water?

Thanks.

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The "blue curly hose" is normally hooked up to the quick disconnect on the "outdoor shower" spickit (between the hot and cold knobs at the top of the pictures. Hook it up or disconnect with out pressure on the line. In other words make sure the faucet knobs are shut off and no pressure on the hose otherwise it is very difficult to hook up/disconnect. But still doable. I actually leave mine hooked up all the time now...

Jim

[T'boro Fisher]

You can also buy a male quick disconnect fitting for the outside shower that was a male standard garden hose fitting. They are a nice brass piece and it is nice to be able to use a standard hose off of the shower;
https://www.dwincorp.com/product/bra...-hose-fitting/

FYI; you do still have to push in while holding the collar back to get this fitting out of the female side. At $6 a piece I bought 3 and have them on different length hoses. I use a short 24" piece of hose to run the black tank flush every dump.