Draining the freshwater water tank (Lance Sq. 5000, spigot near left-side bumper) of our new (used) Lance takes forever. I opened the spigot last night when the tank read 2/3 full and it is 1/3 full this morning. I loosened the fill cap and opened the faucets. Am I missing something? Or is there something clogging in the line? Does it have to somehow drain through the pump?
I used to fill the coffee pot from the outside drain spigot of our old Beaver camper (no electric pump) and I would like to do the same with the Lance.
My AF990 was also a slow drainer, until I took the drain valve apart and found some leftover plastic shavings from the tank clogging the valve. Just might be what your experiencing..
The Tygon tubing between the water tank and the drain valve could be pinched somewhere. Possibly a plywood wall or other interior piece of wood is on top of the drain tubing. If you can get access to move the tubing you might be able to feel if it is jammed against something or pinched somehwere.
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Sounds like you might have some blockage. A typical cause of this could be mold growth. You might consider sanitizing the fresh water system and run it through the spigot to clean it out. A common method is fill your fresh water about half, then mix well a 1/2 cup bleach with a gallon of water, then put that in the freshwater tank. Top off the rest of the tank. Drive it around the block a couple times, and let sit overnight.
Run water through all faucets and in this case let everything go out the spigot for max cleaning. Refill and flush a couple times until you no longer smell bleach. You can also put a little baking soda to help take the smell away, but not necessary. Good luck and hope that helps!
My Outfitter Apex 8 (with a 44 gallon fresh water tank) also takes forever to drain through the small outside spigot. I have heard from others that this is not an uncommon occurrence with the small diameter drain line and small orifice drain valve that are typically used. After I checked my valve for any debris (there wasn't any), I finally gave up on that method. I now just use the water pump to pump the fresh water tank contents into the kitchen and bathroom sinks, then into the gray water tank, and I then subsequently open the very large diameter gray water tank dump valve and dump into a culvert ditch/pipe on the side of my property. What used to take the better part of a day now only takes a half-hour or so to do, start-to-finish.
Sounds like something is wrong. Most drains are typically small and drain slow, but I have never not had one empty over night. Maybe you have a kink or something crushing the tube somewhere.
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My '01 Lance 845 has a "gravity feed" drain on the back that would take forever to drain the 33 gallon fresh water tank. However, it also has 2 clear plastic tubes in the compartment with the waste tank drain valve handles. One for the cold water, one for the hot. When the valves on the tubes are opened, then the pump runs and will empty the tank fairly quickly. Be sure and put the ends of the tubes outside.
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