Water fill issues on 84FCSB

[Joyce and Richard Hayden]

That has happened to me on both our FC and the PT. On the FC I shortened the overflow to just below the floor under the coach. That fixed it. More recently on the PT I asked for advice for the same problem and Randyresponded saying to put several very small holes in the highest part of the overflow hose on the top of the hose. That also seems to have stopped the problem. The holes were made with a sewing needle and I've not seem any water come out of the holes. Just keep them as high as possible. Enough air will enter when a siphon starts and stops it immediately. Randy said that this fix was from BB way back when these coaches were nearly new.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

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From: "debra@ticogps.com"

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Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:40 AM

Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Water fill issues on 84FCSB

I'm down to minor problems but I still have an "annoyance" that really needs to be taken care of.

I repaired a crack in my watertank and in the process sealed a small hole a few inches up over the small depression under the two drawers under the driver side closet.

I have an overflow tube (similar to a pool cleaning hose - ribbed) that has a "U" bend in it and exits though the floor near the driver side rear closet.

My "annoyance" is that with the small hole sealed and the overflow tube tight enough to prevent a lot of leakage while filling, I have twice ended up creating a siphon which starts to drain the tank after I turn the water off. Normally I would just wait for the siphon to break BUT on both occasions I've watched this with the tank exposed, the siphon is strong enough to make me fear the tank might be damaged by the stress.

Can someone definitively tell me what the stock configuration was?
Was there some sort of relief breather hole or not?
Was the overflow tube sealed well enough to create a strong siphon?

Other than very carefully monitoring the water level while filling, has anyone found a solution?
Do other people even have the same problem?

Regards,
GPSGary
84FCSB