Fresh water tank not filling to capacity

[Lowrider mike]

I have a Stealth trailer that is supposed to have a 100 gal fresh water tank. Seems like the most that i can put in is 60 gal. Is this common?

 

[Holdmybeer]

I have a Stealth trailer that is supposed to have a 100 gal fresh water tank. Seems like the most that i can put in is 60 gal. Is this common?

I looked up the specs on the Stealth trailers and didn't note a unit with anywhere near a 100 gal fresh water capacity. 40ish mostly. Is yours a custom build? 100 gallons is ~800 lbs, that's quite a lot of weight to be dragging about. Otherwise, when you get to the *60 gallons are you seeing water come out the overflow, if so you either have a hole in your 100 gallon tank 6/10ths of the way up the tank, the overflow is mounted 6/10ths of the way up or you have a 60 gallon tank? If not and keep in mind this is not likely, but possible.( I've seen stranger) if there is no overfow and no venting of the tank ie, no valves are open, when the air in the tank is compressed to the point it is equivalent to the pressure of the incoming flow the incoming flow will stop. Too, if you're using one of those flow meters which attach to the hose, they're notoriously inaccurate. If you can see and access the tank, measure it. (Height • length • width) • 7.48, that's your tanks capacity in gallons.

 

[Lowrider mike]

I looked up the specs on the Stealth trailers and didn't note a unit with anywhere near a 100 gal fresh water capacity. 40ish mostly. Is yours a custom build? 100 gallons is ~800 lbs, that's quite a lot of weight to be dragging about. Otherwise, when you get to the *60 gallons are you seeing water come out the overflow, if so you either have a hole in your 100 gallon tank 6/10ths of the way up the tank, the overflow is mounted 6/10ths of the way up or you have a 60 gallon tank? If not and keep in mind this is not likely, but possible.( I've seen stranger) if there is no overfow and no venting of the tank ie, no valves are open, when the air in the tank is compressed to the point it is equivalent to the pressure of the incoming flow the incoming flow will stop. Too, if you're using one of those flow meters which attach to the hose, they're notoriously inaccurate. If you can see and access the tank, measure it. (Height • length • width) • 7.48, that's your tanks capacity in gallons.

I have measured the tanks, 5ft long 3ft wide 6 inches tall and there is 2 of them hooked together.

 

[Holdmybeer]

I have measured the tanks, 5ft long 3ft wide 6 inches tall and there is 2 of them hooked together.

That’s 7.5 cu’ per tank, which is about 56 gals, allowing for the location of the overflow you have that ~100 gal capacity. Sounds like you’re not getting crossover into the second tank.

 

[Vint]

First, how do know only 60 gallons is getting in?

When filling the tank(s) do you run the faucet full blast until it overflows at the faucet or tank over flow? If this what you do then the tank might be back washing and sucking out most of what you put in.

I had that happen to me twice on my 79 gallon tank. After filling the water tank at the front of a state park it was empty by the time I got to my campsite. Now, I turn the water on half way only.