Water Pumps & Holding Tanks

[Kurt Horvath]

Thanks Guys,

I think your right, It could be a real problem if water flowed into
the airlines and tanks. I would imagine that a failure in the valve
would cause an unsafe condition. In my case the pumps are always on,
but the air system is not always charged, I see where a back flow of
water would mess up the mix.
Would it be advisable to unhook the air line and plug it?
I never winterize my coach she's plugged in and heated, we try to run
year round.

Kurt Horvath
95 PT-42
10AC


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Leroy Eckert
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> Where is the picture. My regulator looks like one on a standard air
compressor used to adjust the air exiting the hose.
> I am going to do a post on this issue. The purge air system is a
weak link in all BB's with winterization blow out systems. Be
careful, you can create yourself one hell of a problem.
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> Dahlonega, GA
> Royale Conversion
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> --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Kurt Horvath wrote:
> From: Kurt Horvath
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Water Pumps & Holding Tanks
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 11:11 PM
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> Jay Darst, sorry somehow I manged to post my picture in your album
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> kurt Horvath
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, Leroy Eckert
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> water in the aux air system. You don't even want that to happen and
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> that deal and trace the lines down before doing mods. Mine has an
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> > --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Kurt Horvath wrote:
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> > From: Kurt Horvath
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> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Water Pumps & Holding Tanks
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> > To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com
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> > Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 10:18 PM
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