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12-27-2014, 05:49 PM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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No water from city line
My mom just arrived at her AS in Florida to discover she has a water problem. There is no water coming into the trailer through the city hookup. She filled the freshwater tank and can use the pump to get water in the trailer, but no water from a direct hookup. Any idea what might be wrong?
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12-27-2014, 05:51 PM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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I should add this is a 1990 Excella, 29', and has been unoccupied since April.
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12-27-2014, 05:52 PM
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Rivet Master 
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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Was the trailer winterized? If so there might be a valve that needs to be turned.
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12-27-2014, 05:57 PM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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No, it wouldn't have been because it was summer.
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12-27-2014, 06:00 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Sorry, I thought you said she just arrived in Florida.
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12-27-2014, 06:02 PM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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I did, sorry. The trailer is in Florida year round, and when she left in April it was just drained and shut down but not winterized.
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12-27-2014, 06:10 PM
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Rivet Master
2000 25' Safari
Davidson County
, NC Highlands County, FL
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,493
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Does she leave the water hose hooked up year round or re-attach it when she gets there?
If she hooks up each time, it would be easy for her to hook up the hose to the tank flush instead of the water inlet. She might have not heard the water running into the black tank.
If she takes the hose off, mud daubers could have filled the inlet if it was not capped.
I also have a trailer in FL year round.
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2014 Silverado LTZ 1500 Crew Cab 5.3L maximum trailering package
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12-27-2014, 06:15 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 30' Classic S/O
Fleming Island
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Is there a shutoff valve for the city water? My trailer has an external shutoff on the spigot. This is required to keep tank water from running out the spigot when the city water is disconnected and the pump is on. If she had it closed when the water was disconnected, it needs to be opened when reconnected.
Al
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12-27-2014, 06:16 PM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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Thank you for both of those suggestions. There are a couple of other Airstreamers there helping her - this is in the AS park in Melbourne - and they can't figure it out. There are no valves to turn on or off, and they are using the correct inlet. Someone thinks there may be a check valve that could be faulty - do you know if there is such a valve? Or have you ever heard of the inlet line getting clogged?
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12-27-2014, 06:18 PM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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Mud daubers seem like a highly likely suspect!
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12-27-2014, 06:19 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 19' Bambi
Northwestern Ontario
, - on the backside of the map and just above the big green spot
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I had the same symptoms a couple of years ago - in our case it turned out to be the brass check valve a couple of feet downstream of the city water inlet - it had stuck in the closed position - took it apart - cleaned it up - put it back together and it was good to go .... having said that ..... they didn't make it easy to get to .....
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12-27-2014, 06:34 PM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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Thank you. Looks like we are in for some repair work.
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12-27-2014, 06:41 PM
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Rivet Master
2000 25' Safari
Davidson County
, NC Highlands County, FL
Join Date: Aug 2006
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The water there has a lot of calcium in it, occasionally some solids form on brass parts. The calcium can get into the pressure regulator and stop it up. If you're digging into the trailer anyway, you might as well check it.
If she is not using an inline filter between the hose bib and trailer, now would be a good time to start using one.
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2014 Silverado LTZ 1500 Crew Cab 5.3L maximum trailering package
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12-27-2014, 07:14 PM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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There is someone at the park that makes repairs - she will have to ask them to take a look at it on Monday. Thank you so much for your input.
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12-28-2014, 09:58 AM
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Rivet Master
1973 25' Tradewind
Bloomsbury
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 696
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check valve/regulator
I have a similar problem, does anyone know where these are located in a 1973 Tradewind? Thanks!
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12-28-2014, 10:21 AM
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Rivet Master
2000 25' Safari
Davidson County
, NC Highlands County, FL
Join Date: Aug 2006
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In my 73 30' rear bath/center twin, I vaguely remember (it's been more than 25 years ago) the regulator being inside the rear compartment near the floor. There was a big brass plug in the base of the regulator that covered a copper/brass removable screen. That screen would corrode, turn green, and get full of sediment. I'm not sure if it was original or had been added by a previous owner. In those days I was using the trailer at the beach where well water was the norm, also with no inline filter.
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2014 Silverado LTZ 1500 Crew Cab 5.3L maximum trailering package
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12-29-2014, 04:39 AM
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Peapod
1985 31' Excella
Dade City
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 126
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No water from city line
My mom went out for a while yesterday morning and when she came back two of her AS neighbors had fixed the problem. It was the valve. A couple of years ago the inlet was replaced because it was leaking. They took the valve from the old one and switched it out for the "new" one. Problem solved. Once again proving that the best thing about Airstreams are the people that own them. Thanks, everyone.
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12-29-2014, 04:58 AM
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Rivet Master
2005 30' Classic
Burlington
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2008
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The spring loaded check valve at the city water inlet is the first thing that comes to mind. I would think that even if stuck, the pressure of the city water in the hose should
open it - but maybe not!
Brian.
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12-29-2014, 07:30 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 27' International FB
Venice
, Florida
Join Date: May 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KenSanLan
My mom just arrived at her AS in Florida to discover she has a water problem. There is no water coming into the trailer through the city hookup. She filled the freshwater tank and can use the pump to get water in the trailer, but no water from a direct hookup. Any idea what might be wrong?
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I know this sounds like a stupid question. Is there water coming out of the trailer park city water?
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12-29-2014, 07:36 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 27' International FB
Venice
, Florida
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 706
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KenSanLan
My mom just arrived at her AS in Florida to discover she has a water problem. There is no water coming into the trailer through the city hookup. She filled the freshwater tank and can use the pump to get water in the trailer, but no water from a direct hookup. Any idea what might be wrong?
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I know this sounds like a stupid question. Is there water coming out of the trailer park city water?
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