Couple of newbi questions.

[PapaRed1]

First
Do you have to have the rubber legs and wheel on you generator to run it or can you remove them all together? Travels easier without them that's why I'm asking.
Second
How do you stop your fresh water tank from siphoning out while travelling?
Thanks guys

 

[Neal]

Welcome to RVForums @PapaRed1

Re: 1 - What type of generator are you using? Pictures?

Re: 2 - This typically will occur if filling above the inlet line near the top of the tank. Try only filling to about the 90% point. There are things you can do to prevent siphoning but it would be best to see pictures of your fresh tank configuration first.

 

[PapaRed1]

It is a fiman generator very similar to a champion. Looks almost like one you'd see at a construction site just much quiter. My setup is in storage so no pic available
As far as my rank it is enclosed so pics would be difficult.what I can tell you us I filled my tank and when I got to my site my tank was down to a third. Water came out the overflow on every hill and turn.

 

[RandyB]

Fresh water tank anti-siphon
Without seeing or knowing about your situation, I have made a very generic sketch of a typical fresh water tank overflow.
1. Notice that the overflow tube enters the tank at the top. Depending on how talented and how hurried the installer is, the length of the overflow into the tank and therefore into the surface of the water really matters.
2. There is most likely a duckbill valve under the RV floor, which is there to allow water out, but nothing in. Somewhat like a check valve, but mostly for dirt and bugs. That item should stay in place.
3. What many, many owners have done is illustrated on the right. When it is accessible, the elbow is removed, a tee put in it's place, a tall standpipe is added and the end is capped with a venting cap. Some have used just a hole, others have attached a tube. The whole point of the vent hole is to break the suction of the water as is sloshes out of the tank and then down the pipe. The downward flow is creating a suction that continues to draw water until the water level is below the overflow pipe in in the tank even after the sloshing has stopped. The added stand pipe should be as tall as possible to allow some sloshing up the pipe, but not out the vent hole. Note: the addition of the tee can be in place of either elbow.

Remember: this is the fresh water tank. If you are drinking or cooking with this water, protect it in what you do.

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[Kevin D Pem]

How much gear hauling weight do you have with a mini? At 9 lbs per gallon, Half full is good for travel, fill close to destination. I like to put a air stone in riser pipe hole in the drawing above.

 

[PapaRed1]

Being a fifth wheel she is surprising. 8275 dry, 10 and change gvwr. And I pull it with a 1 ton duality crew cab. Half the time I have to remind myself she’s behind me

 

[Nomadwannabe]

My fifth wheel has tubes coming out under the coach. 1 vent and 1 overflow. I had same issue. I installed shark bite valves on them. At HD or lowes about 15 bucks. Open them when filling then close. Open again when you arrive at destination.