OK, something is wrong

[hartcentr]

Trying to de-winterize. Running city water through the Nautilus. I have water at the kitchen sink (hot and cold) and water at the toilet. Nothing at the bathroom sink or shower. Putting water in the fresh water tank and using the pump results in the same outcome.

No visible leaks under the trailer. Further, when I was using the city water connection, with the bathroom faucets open, I could not feel anything going through the hose into the Nautilus, which would suggest no leaks.


Any ideas?

 

[Second Chance]

Knowing which RV you have would help folks answer your question...

Rob

 

[hartcentr]

Knowing which RV you have would help folks answer your question...

Rob

2019 Reflection 287RLTS Travel Trailer.

I have no idea what the inside of the Nautilus looks like, whether it sends a separate hose to each fixture or what.

 

[triplethreat]

I don't have that trailer, but here are a couple of suggestions for you, if you can do them. If you have a water flow meter, the kind that attaches either at the city water hose spicket or even where the water line goes into the trailer, you could make sure that all the faucets are turned OFF, then turn the city water supply back on and see if the meter is registering any water flow at all. If it is, you have a leak somewhere and need to find it quickly AND turn the city water back off.

If you DON'T have any water flow with all the faucets turned off, try turning the bathroom stuff back on one thing at a time.

The Nautilus panels do not have an individual line to each destination....they bring a line off of it then start using "T" fittings everywhere they need to in order to have a water line to every device that needs water. Same thing with the water heater....one line and "T" fittings as needed.

 

[jkwilson]

Since it would take two clogs or crimps to shut off both hot and cold before the faucet, the problem is likely at the faucet. Start by removing the aerator if your faucet has one.

 

[DougW9876]

Is the temperature there below freezing right now? if so it could be frozen.

 

[kb0zke]

"Start by removing the aerator if your faucet has one." I don't know why, but faucets that aren't used for a few months seem to clog the aerators. They can be just fine when you part the rig, but when you come back to it they are plugged. I've never had one plug up while we are in the RV and using the faucets, but when I've left the RV for a time I'll find one or more aerators plugged. I think they are retaliating for being ignored for so long. <grin>

 

[triplethreat]

Since it would take two clogs or crimps to shut off both hot and cold before the faucet, the problem is likely at the faucet. Start by removing the aerator if your faucet has one.

But what do you think the odds are that both the sink AND the shower would be clogged at the same time? Maybe one or the other....but both? Possible I guess.......but!

 

[hartcentr]

Since it would take two clogs or crimps to shut off both hot and cold before the faucet, the problem is likely at the faucet. Start by removing the aerator if your faucet has one.

BINGO!

I never would have thought of that. I broke the aerator trying to get it off and it still did not work, so I took the faucet off altogether. I held each line in a bucket and had my wife turn on the water and both lines shot out water, so the faucet itself is clogged before the aerator. I'll probably have to get a new shower head too. Haven't got that far yet.

I have a hunch how it happened too. I blew out the lines with compressed air (I was careful to only use 30 psi) last fall and I'd guess the air broke something off (like scale in the water heater) and sent it through. Could have been worse. It could have clogged up the toilet water system.

Lesson learned. Thanks again!

 

[hartcentr]

But what do you think the odds are that both the sink AND the shower would be clogged at the same time? Maybe one or the other....but both? Possible I guess.......but!

Good idea about the water flow meter. Good to have around. I bought one on Amazon along with the new faucet.

LOL

 

[hartcentr]

But what do you think the odds are that both the sink AND the shower would be clogged at the same time? Maybe one or the other....but both? Possible I guess.......but!

As it turned out, pretty good.

LOL

 

[Second Chance]

But what do you think the odds are that both the sink AND the shower would be clogged at the same time? Maybe one or the other....but both? Possible I guess.......but!

If plastic shavings from the tank went up the PEX line that goes to the bathroom it could happen...

Rob

 

[triplethreat]

If plastic shavings from the tank went up the PEX line that goes to the bathroom it could happen...

Rob

Well, he did say he was running city water. No mention of the water from the fresh tank.

 

[Sleeping Rainbows]

The first post says he tried the pump, but he called the FW tank "holding".

 

[triplethreat]

The first post says he tried the pump, but he called the FW tank "holding".

If you re-read his first post, he talks about trying the pump, with the same results. Logically, that means the problem was already there when he was trying the city water.......and then the pump as a second effort.

 

[hartcentr]

The first post says he tried the pump, but he called the FW tank "holding".

My bad. When I said holding I meant fresh water tank.

It did not work with city water or the pump from the fresh water tank, which makes complete sense considering what the problem ultimately was (clogged faucet).

 

[triplethreat]

My bad. When I said holding I meant fresh water tank.

It did not work with city water or the pump from the fresh water tank, which makes complete sense considering what the problem ultimately was (clogged faucet).

Are you saying two clogged faucets or one? In you first post you said the bathroom sink and the shower.

 

[hartcentr]

Are you saying two clogged faucets or one? In you first post you said the bathroom sink and the shower.

Sink and shower. Both were dry.

However at this point I don't know if the issue is with the shower faucet or the shower head. I can't test it yet because I have the bad sink faucet out and have not installed a new one yet. When I get that done I'll test the shower. I have the shower head off it now, so if water comes out of the hose, it's the shower head. No water from the hose will mean it's the shower faucet.

 

[IBEW Sparky]

[MENTION=23734]hartcentr[/MENTION]
For what it's worth you shouldn't be blowing compressed air through the water heater. It should be in bypass when you blow out the lines.

 

[Soundsailor]

[MENTION=23734]hartcentr[/MENTION]
For what it's worth you shouldn't be blowing compressed air through the water heater. It should be in bypass when you blow out the lines.

Wouldn't that depend on which type of water heater you have? On my tankless water heater, I blow all the water out as part of my winterization and then pump in the pink stuff.