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Old 10-20-2019, 10:53 AM   #1
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Water pump question

I’m new to RVing and had a quick question about the water pumps on these trailers. I have a 2020 Octane 161 and I was being curious and pulled off the cover to where the water pump is housed. I was looking and noticed there was a clear tube that came off the pump but did not go into anything on the other end. The tube is maybe 1/4-1/2 inch tubing. It looked like there was some condensation build up in the tube. Is this just some kind of vent or should all the tubes be going into something? I did not see anything that looked like it could slip onto. Wish I took a pic but by description is that how it should be. I tried to look up some install videos online but couldn’t find anything clear enough to compare to mine.
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That tube is for winterizing with RV antifreeze. The tube goes into the A/F jug, and you'll notice two 1/4 turn valves. Opening the one closest to the clear tube allows the pump to pick up the A/F. Closing the other one shuts off the line from the fresh water tank, which allows the pump to prime and suck up the A/F. They both need to be manipulated to make the whole thing work, and then returned to the original configuration when done, so the pump once again, will draw water from the fresh water tank in the spring. That's why you see water (condensation) in the tube. You can do the same procedure with clean water in the spring, to flush the pink stuff out of the pump.

If this explanation is confusing, let me know. I'll try to help.
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Awesome, thanks so much for the info!
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