10-13-2015, 09:05 AM
Happy Birthday to my beautiful, wonderful wife! Unfortunately for her Birthday the coach gave her problems as the water pump kept shutting off. If we waited a few minutes and flipped the switch in the kitchen the pump would work for a few minutes and then seemed to lose prime. The previous owner has the 12-volt pump disconnected (which is his MO for anything that fails...) so not sure if it works or not but I would like both systems working.
Curtis at Newell said there is either a water valve (we have two a blue handled ball valve and a red handled ball valve) or the system has an automatic fill valve.
I know I have seen two faucet inlets in the bay to fill the tank - I can't remember what they are marked though... I think one is marked 'city something' and 'inlet something' (maybe) ... I will send pictures when I get home after while...
Fresh Water and filtration circuit info:
I talked to Curtis at Newell (excellent info and was very friendly and knew his stuff!) and they said that the water going to the ice maker/refrigerator and to the little water spigot next to the kitchen sink faucet BOTH go through a set of TWO filters (Everpure - will order new ones on Amazon). This water comes either from the tank or from the city water supply so it will be well filtered. I will be adding a UV filter inline also after these two filters so the water will not have any contaminants...
The REST of the coaches water supply goes through a single (rope type) filter system that gets rid of sediment before getting inside including feeding into the tank from the city water fill.
Curtis at Newell said there is either a water valve (we have two a blue handled ball valve and a red handled ball valve) or the system has an automatic fill valve.
I know I have seen two faucet inlets in the bay to fill the tank - I can't remember what they are marked though... I think one is marked 'city something' and 'inlet something' (maybe) ... I will send pictures when I get home after while...
Fresh Water and filtration circuit info:
I talked to Curtis at Newell (excellent info and was very friendly and knew his stuff!) and they said that the water going to the ice maker/refrigerator and to the little water spigot next to the kitchen sink faucet BOTH go through a set of TWO filters (Everpure - will order new ones on Amazon). This water comes either from the tank or from the city water supply so it will be well filtered. I will be adding a UV filter inline also after these two filters so the water will not have any contaminants...
The REST of the coaches water supply goes through a single (rope type) filter system that gets rid of sediment before getting inside including feeding into the tank from the city water fill.
Karen & Adrian Abshire
1998 2 slide 45' Newell Coach 498
Prior: 1985 Foretravel ORED 35, 1988 38' Foretravel U280, 2000 Foretravel 42' U320, 1990 Bluebird Wanderlodge WB40