Greengas
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So, now that I am a Heartland Owner I can post my first "problem" and I know, I should have caught this during the PDI. I was getting ready to shut down the coach after our first night in it. I turn on the water to the black flush and I can hear water running and within seconds I see water coming out from under the basement wall. So I shut off the water, remove the portion of the wall behind the UDC, and tighten the fitting, sounds good, right? Wrong. I turn on the black flush again and again water comes rushing out. This time, since the wall is gone, I can see the water coming down from where the pipes go up behind the shower wall. So, water off again, take off the panel behind the shower and here is what is see:
Notice that blue pipe sticking up with nothing on it? Well, that is where the black tank flush is flowing out of. Now I know that the black tank flush is supposed to go to an anti siphon valve so my guess is, at this point, that is was just not put on. But then, was it supposed to go from a blue (cold water) pipe, into the anti siphon valve, and then down into a red (hot water) pipe? Interesting. So, I get a flash light and look down inside the wall and see...
If you look closely you can see what looks like the anti siphon valve at the bottom. So, maybe, they did put it on and just did not put it on tight so that when I ran it it popped off (by the way, both my water lines are after my pressure regulator so I know the max pressure was only 50 psi). Or maybe, that is not the anti siphon valve and they just forgot to put on in. Either way, I now have water damage to the basement wall and my bedroom carpet got wet, and the wall board got wet.
So, now that I can "ask the factory" I am going to do just that and see what they say. I have to be in my coach again this Saturday for one night and then I am going to the Colorado Rally in September. I'm hoping that the dealer will be able to get this in quick and get it done along with fixing the normal list of "other" new coach issues.
Now, all this aside, WE LOVE OUR LANDMARK! Oh, My, Gosh, the basement it at least 3 times the size of my previous coach, leveling took approx 1.5 minutes and I did not have to bend over or stoop down once, the AC's kept the coach cool, the awnings are actually functional, I could go on and on.
So if anyone has any thoughts on my Black Tank Flush issue, I'd really appreciate it. If it is an easy fix (like attach the Anti Siphon Valve to the blue and red pipe) then I might just do it my self.
Notice that blue pipe sticking up with nothing on it? Well, that is where the black tank flush is flowing out of. Now I know that the black tank flush is supposed to go to an anti siphon valve so my guess is, at this point, that is was just not put on. But then, was it supposed to go from a blue (cold water) pipe, into the anti siphon valve, and then down into a red (hot water) pipe? Interesting. So, I get a flash light and look down inside the wall and see...
If you look closely you can see what looks like the anti siphon valve at the bottom. So, maybe, they did put it on and just did not put it on tight so that when I ran it it popped off (by the way, both my water lines are after my pressure regulator so I know the max pressure was only 50 psi). Or maybe, that is not the anti siphon valve and they just forgot to put on in. Either way, I now have water damage to the basement wall and my bedroom carpet got wet, and the wall board got wet.
So, now that I can "ask the factory" I am going to do just that and see what they say. I have to be in my coach again this Saturday for one night and then I am going to the Colorado Rally in September. I'm hoping that the dealer will be able to get this in quick and get it done along with fixing the normal list of "other" new coach issues.
Now, all this aside, WE LOVE OUR LANDMARK! Oh, My, Gosh, the basement it at least 3 times the size of my previous coach, leveling took approx 1.5 minutes and I did not have to bend over or stoop down once, the AC's kept the coach cool, the awnings are actually functional, I could go on and on.
So if anyone has any thoughts on my Black Tank Flush issue, I'd really appreciate it. If it is an easy fix (like attach the Anti Siphon Valve to the blue and red pipe) then I might just do it my self.
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