Tank fills slow

Conner58

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Just wondering if your fresh water tank fills slow . Don't matter if i fill from house or use the pump . I bought a gage so i can see how much i but in . It's like 2 gallons a min hooked to house at 45 psi.
 
If you just run the hose into a bucket, how fast does it come out? 2 GPM is not terrible, 3 GPM is common from a hose. 45PSI is also on the low side which will reduce it more

I use the gravity fill and haven't timed it but the camper takes everything the hose will deliver
 
I have a 2021 s-class 2930rl only has power fill . I have never timed it out of the hose but don't take long to fill 5gal bucket .
I just thought it would fill the tank faster then it does .
 
Also keep in mind, if using a pressure reducer, it will slow down the flow rate. Most people use a "cheap" pressure reducer which actually restricts flow and isnt a true pressure regulator.

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Just wondering if your fresh water tank fills slow . Don't matter if i fill from house or use the pump . I bought a gage so i can see how much i but in . It's like 2 gallons a min hooked to house at 45 psi.

I have a 2020 337 and yes it is slow to fill the fresh water tank using the Power Fill setting on the Nautilus. It takes 15-20 minutes to fill the tank. I think it is about 50 gallons.

Edit: I use a pressure gauge set to 45-50 pounds so that probably keeps my fill time about the same for each fill. I never fill at the same spot twice since we move all the time.
 
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Nothing to do with tank or unit and everything to do with available supply flow. Residential is typically 4 to 12 gpm at entrance (well or meter). By the time it's distributed to a hose big, as little as 2 gpm is not unusual.
 
Mine also takes a while since I have one of those cheap pressure reducer. It might feel longer then it takes since I'm just standing around close to stop it as soon as I see the overflow. Feels like 30 min but could very well just be 10. Lol

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