cybrfalcon
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I have found that I cannot completly drain the fresh water tank in my 2002 Fleetwood Fiesta. Despite my best efforts there is always about a 1/2 to 3/4 inch of water in it.
I worry about the water quality when it sits in storage for long periods of time.
Would like to hear from others who have a simliar problem and what resolution you found to get your fresh watere tank to drain completely.
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spitfirepete
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If you are not parked perfectly level or if tank is not level, you may have to play around with levelers to drain more water...
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tomousecap
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If I wish to completely empty our Bounder, I simply leave the drain valve open and go for a short ride up and down a hill or two. The sloshing and movement empties it very well. 
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Locomotiveman
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Add a little diluted chlorine bleach water then drive around the block. TOM
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Polishnurse
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I just raise up the opposite side, drive the wheels up on a couple of 2 by's to get to lean the way you want. JM2Cents Bill
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skipnchar
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Very FEW RVs can completely drain the fresh water tank. That is the reason that when I return from an outing the last thing I do is completely fill the tank with treated water for storage. You MAY be able to get most of the water out by opening the drain and driving around on a crooked road with lots of stops and starts but even then you will likely have SOME water left in the tank. Nothing like a damp, warm place to grow bacteria. Makes a lot better place to grow than a take filled with chlorinated water.
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cybrfalcon
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Thanks for the responses so far, but as I stated before, despite my best efforts - which includes raising the motorhome's rear to aid draining - the tank does not empty completely.
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D & M
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cybrfalcon wrote:Thanks for the responses so far, but as I stated before, despite my best efforts - which includes raising the motorhome's rear to aid draining - the tank does not empty completely.
Then it looks like ya got what ya got.
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sum1
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Like Skipnchar, I keep mine full. I learned from an unintended "science project" growing in an almost-empty tank two or three decades ago. "City water" can last for several months or even more if the tank is kept full. This, of course, varies by source and well water varies widely.
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shadetreebay
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I always did the"park down hill, on a side slope etc" except last fall I just drained it on the level. No adverse effects this spring. And it occasionally gets chilly in MN. So maybe they can survive a little water, like the water heaters.
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