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Water problem

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:45 am
by Islay Corbel (deleted)
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We have a 1998 triton 430 with on board water tank. Until yesterday, all was working well. Today, although I can hear the pump working, I'm only getting the smallest trickle of water from both the bathroom and kitchen taps. Any ideas?


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RE: Water problem

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:25 am
by Aaron Calder | 3.741 Posts

This has happened to us on occasions, Islay, and the cause has always been loose connections between the transparent plastic water pipe and the submersible pump or where the pipe passes through the container cap (upper and lower).

Over time, the plastic becomes stretched and loses its grip on the spigots. If you have sufficient pipe length, you could always cut a centimetre off and reattach the pipe on a fresh, unstretched end.

These are the three connections that I'm referring to:

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You may also need to replace the clips/cable ties.

Hope this helps.


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RE: Water problem

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:23 am
by Islay Corbel (deleted)
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Will look at that. Thanks!


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RE: Water problem

in Anything Eriba-related Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:26 pm
by Saundersd (deleted)
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Thanks for that tip, will check on it next time we are out and about


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RE: Water problem

in Anything Eriba-related Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:54 pm
by Islay Corbel (deleted)
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I have to hang my head with shame. There wasn't enough water in the tank. But the advice was very helpful for future use. I looked in the tank and
and saw water.......... Just not enough.



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RE: Water problem

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:03 pm
by Julie Grafo | 3.455 Posts

Easy mistake to make Islay, it's such an easy mistake I've made it too. Can't do hard mistakes, they're too difficult.


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RE: Water problem

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:27 pm
by Islay Corbel (deleted)
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Thank you, Julie. I feel much better now!


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RE: Water problem

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:11 pm
by gattim (deleted)
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I have to admit I did think of asking if you had checked the water level (but then thought a teacher would obviously have checked that first); I would have expected some withering look/response as a result. However, having recently driven on to a ferry at Dover and after half an hour asked my wife where in Dover I had parked, I realised that even asking the simplest question may not be too bad and we are all subject to senior moments however young we are.....


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