Rv City Water Connection Check Valve Leaking

Sometimes the little ball gets gummed up and doesn t seat correctly.

Rv city water connection check valve leaking.

Inside is a plastic check valve plunger a spring retaining clip and small rubber o ring. With the pump off you may be able to reseat it by pressing the ball in slightly and letting it snap back a few times. Customer service january 4th 2019. If turning the water down makes the leaking stop and still allows for adequate water pressure inside the rv this was likely your problem and turning the pressure down is a great temporary solution.

First you ll want to check that the water pressure isn t too high. Our city water connection has been weeping water when using the onboard water pump and fresh water tank for dry camping. You can do this by turning the water down but not off. The valve is designed to let pressured city water enter the rv s plumbing system when hooked to a charged hose bib via your water hose in an rv park and prevent the water pump from pumping water out of your potable water tank onto the ground when not hooked to a charged hose bib.

There is a one way check valve inside of the water pump and this often gets dislodged and stuck open. Open all cabinets in the area check under the sink and behind the toilet. For those just entering the rv lifestyle there is a check valve behind your city water hook up. They are not buried inside walls and are usually accessible for easy repair.

Often times that valve will leak allowing city water into the tank. Sure enough once i got the. When this happens water from the city water connection can flow backwards through the pump and into the freshwater tank. Hello janelle you would have to check all of the plumbing in that area.

I figured what was happening is the check valve was leaking due to a dislodged worn or damaged o ring. It could be a bad fitting bad connection cracked water line crack in the hot water tank water valve on rear of toilet leaking etc. Pex stands for cross linked polyethylene. Crawford overton august 27.