Water pump blows the plug

[seaweaver]

We just returned from a week and a half vacation with our 22FDS. LOVED IT!

We dry-camped only one night. Unfortunately, we could not make the water system work correctly. We partially filled the fresh water tank (didn't need a lot of water for one night), but when we tried to use the pump, the pressure would blow out the rubber push-in plug at city water connection point.

I was not at the walk-through when we picked up the trailer, and my husband doesn't remember them saying anything about it. Is there a threaded plug that goes in the city water connection that you are supposed to use when not connected to city water?

 

[HRAI]

There is a plug that you can buy in case it happens again, but the connection in the trailer has a built in check valve. Looks like your check valve is faulty. It can be something as simple as it being misaligned or broken. It's an easy fix regardless. I keep a plug in my trailer just in case were in the boonies and it breaks again. It broke on us last winter in Myrtle Beach... Dealer replaced it since - no problems.

 

[jack-green]

plug

same thing happened to me, water all over the storage compartment. service man said, oh this happens once in a while. will make a plug to put on connection when using pump.

 

[Ray LeTourneau]

As a temporary measure, remove the screened washer and try sticking a small finger in and press the little valve in there. It may just realign the valve and get you through till you can get the connector replaced.

 

[seaweaver]

We got the trailer back, and they just replaced the push-in rubber plug with a screw-in plug on the city water connection. It works, but if the check valve is really broken, I wonder why they didn't replace it?