Water coming from pipe at rear of motorhome

[LouiseandGeoff]

Hi Guys I’m testing my motorhome for the first time and I’ve filled my water tank up then there is some water coming out of a pipe down the side of my mh
We have no water in the mh at all what’s up

 

[LouiseandGeoff]

Sorry it’s a chausson 727

 

[icantremember]

Fresh water tank drain open or frost protection activated

 

[LouiseandGeoff]

When the water pump is on it seems to drain the water why??

 

[icantremember]

When the water pump is on it seems to drain the water why??

See my reply above

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[LouiseandGeoff]

It’s running out of here when the pump is on

 

[meanders]

Probably the frost protection valve. It will be by your boiler/heater. If you check your manual it should show you where it is and how to reset it. They often have a blue elongated knob on to of a black body. Resetting it is usually turningin 9 degrees AND pressing the black button one of the long edges of the black body, in my experience with three vans, the button has never been visible, and you have to find it by feel.

 

[Tombola]

see this from this morning too

Truma heater dumping water

Hi this is the first time we have been out in freezing conditions in our Chasson flash 20. 2014 model We have noticed that when we turn on the pump it is dumping water underneath. I am presuming/hoping this is the dump valve on the water heater. Can anyone tell me where this is located and how...

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[Masman]

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[Roby2008]

As above, it sounds like the dump valve has tripped, when that is open the pump will run until the tank is empty ....... that was a learning by doing experience for me too .....

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[nicholsong]

If it is the dump valve, and there are various versions, it is no good shutting it once if the ambient temperature is lower than the setting at which it is triggered to open.

Ours can be inhibited with a clothes peg, but don't fill and leave it like that in minus zero or you could split the boiler tank.

 

[LouiseandGeoff]

I stupidly left the manual at home can anyone point me in the right direction.

 

[golly]

when you start to fill tank and switch on pump, it will try and fill the boiler first, if the frost valve is open obviously the water will run straight out of the boiler. Been there, done that

 

[icantremember]

I stupidly left the manual at home can anyone point me in the right direction.

As said that is almost certainly the frost dump valve outlet .... try looking inside the motorhome directly abobe that outlet and you should see the lever (usually blue or yellow) which will need resetting ... may also be a button which you will pull up.

 

[rb62]

It'll be directly above the pipe that the water is coming out of.

or it may look like this

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[icantremember]

Possiblylike this

 

[LouiseandGeoff]

Well everybody it’s all sorted we have found the black box with the blue button and it’s all sorted.
I must say that being a member on this forum has been a God send I can’t thank you enough for all your help

 

[Tombola]

When it gets to

Well everybody it’s all sorted we have found the black box with the blue button and it’s all sorted.
I must say that being a member on this forum has been a God send I can’t thank you enough for all your help

4 degrees ( think it's 4) it will open... Keep it warm

 

[Nanniemate]

Well everybody it’s all sorted we have found the black box with the blue button and it’s all sorted.
I must say that being a member on this forum has been a God send I can’t thank you enough for all your help

First trip out I filled my tank and got to location and tank was empty .....some numpty had not closed the valve... never found out who it was

 

[Speve]

I stupidly left the manual at home can anyone point me in the right direction.

It should be directly above the pipe in your picture sorry you already found it I had not read to end of thread

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[Roby2008]

When it gets to

4 degrees ( think it's 4) it will open... Keep it warm

My Truma was + 7 Degrees and + 3 if you installed the (optional extra) heating element.....mine lived in the boiler room and would on occasion stay un-tripped down to +1 .....

 

[Tony50]

when you start to fill tank and switch on pump, it will try and fill the boiler first, if the frost valve is open obviously the water will run straight out of the boiler. Been there, done that

And it runs out with pressure

 

[Fdhadi]

First trip out I filled my tank and got to location and tank was empty .....some numpty had not closed the valve... never found out who it was

Just goes to show, if you want a job doing, do it yourself

 

[LouiseandGeoff]

Ha ha this motorhoming lark is a learning curve that’s for sure