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03-27-2021, 07:35 PM #1
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Embarrased Newbie.......
Hey Team - Paperwork on Friday on Solitude 310 - Pulled into close by KOA - Killed it - set up great - great evening - Rigged down Saturday - Killed it - all went to plan - 1 hour trip to storage - mostly interstate, some bumpy side roads to get to storage - Got there - walked in - Water Everywhere - and the sink covers dislodged. I DID NOT DRIVE CRAZY -
Upon further review - Fresh water tank was full - I missed emptying that at campground. All other tanks properly emptied etc.... -
Has anyone experienced this? I"m guessing all the sloshing around with a full fresh water tank created pressure and pushed out of sink faucet in a robust manner..... But i don't know -
Any comments welcomed ----
One other note - has anyone run their TV off of their Iphone Hotspot instead of campground WIFI?
thanks Team - Hopefully before long - i'll be adding to this forum instead of asking for help......
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03-27-2021, 07:48 PM #2
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I have pulled many times over the years with a full water tank. I have never had this kind of issue, and you should not have. The only way for the water to get from the fresh water tank to your sink (or anywhere else) is with the pump on and tap open. Are you sure it's fresh water? Is the P trap loose? Check your hot water heater too. Also we pull the sink covers and store them on the bed in the bunk room for trips.
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03-27-2021, 07:52 PM #3
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03-27-2021, 08:33 PM #4
As with everyone else, stow the sink covers! Unless you sling a MORryde IS under it, they're inevitably popping off. In fact, I recall here that someone had their pantry door's glass shattered when theirs popped out. Now for the water, and chance you left your pump turned on and the bouncing cover bumped the faucet handle? Did you pack up in rain? If so, could be from the slide-out roofs.
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03-28-2021, 07:54 AM #5
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03-28-2021, 09:12 AM #6
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Funny you should mention this. We have MORryde IS and still don't travel with the sink covers in place. In fact, our sink covers are in storage back in SC.
@DBISS7 - as others have mentioned, water can get inside if you pull in the slides during or after a rain. This isn't a problem - just use a rag or towel to mop it up. The advice about making sure the water pump is off is also a must-do on your pre-departure checklist. We have Android phones and I installed an app called RVChecklist. It comes with some stock/generic checklists, but you can do your own (even create them in a spreadsheet and save them as a .CSV file and import them). I built one specific to our 310GK-R for pre-departure. We've been full-timing over 5-1/2 years but as I age there's no such thing as too many safety nets.
For internet and streaming, we have a "grandfathered" truly unlimited hotspot on Verizon, so I don't know much about using phones for hotspots.
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03-27-2021, 10:10 PM #7
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We tape our sink covers down with blue masking tape when traveling. We also remove the microwave glass turntable from the microwave and store it when traveling.
I have no idea why you have water all over. We travel with 1/4 tank of freaky water in case we need to stop and use the bathroom while traveling.Jerry & Linda
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03-29-2021, 07:32 AM #8
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03-28-2021, 07:50 AM #9
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Did you leave the water pump on ? if so maybe the handle got hit when the boards were jumping about. You just learned your first lesson in what not to leave in place while in transit ! How much water made it to the Gray tank?
We had a simular situation , left the pump on and the water handle jostled on rough roads we went in to find a sink full and a drowned electric percolator that was in the sink for travel. 3 lessons learned that day...always remember to turn the water pump off, strap the handle in place and never leave the sink strainers in place to plug up the drain in case I forget the first 2 lessons!Marcy & Gary
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03-28-2021, 08:13 AM #10
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We also stow the sink covers and Velcro the faucet in the off position and turn pump off.
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