Advice needed water system not working

eddiehymer
eddiehymer Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited August 2016 in Motorhomes #1

Hi i have a small problem, 

When i turn on taps in 1996 hymer ,water hardly comes out....water tank is half full

Waste water half full

Water come's flying out of an overflow pipe underneath camper

What is wrong , please help

 

 

 

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  • young thomas
    young thomas Club Member Posts: 11,357 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #2

    does the water pump come on when you open the tap?

    does the water pump run all the time or even not at all?

    does the water coming out of the van underneath, only do so when the tap is opened?

    whereabouts under the van is the water coming from, is it overflowing from the fresh tank (unlikely) or have you got a disconnected tap hose that is spewing out water when you open a tap?

  • QFour
    QFour Forum Participant Posts: 442
    edited August 2016 #3

    Sounds like the Frost Protection valve is open or one of the drain taps. Sometimes happens when things move or fingers touch things.

  • MichaelT
    MichaelT Forum Participant Posts: 1,874
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    edited August 2016 #4

    Hi i have a small problem,  

    Write your comments here...I would see the doctor if I were you Happy.

    Have yo checked the pipe is not split or joint come apart, is there a built in overflow or something.  Does the pump work when teh tap is lifted and go off when its shut?

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited August 2016 #5

    Have a look under the sink! Lift the wooden panel and you should see the cold and hot water drain taps. On our hymer (2002) the cold water is a lever-operated valve ie up for open and flat for closed. The hot water drain is a screw-down nylon valve. Make sure the latter is screwed down tightly, and the former is in the horizontal position.

    we have had exactly your problem when the hot water tap wasn't screwed down fully. Driible of  water from the taps and loo flush, but water flowing out of the external drain point.

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited August 2016 #6

    Come on Eddie, tell us if you've fixed the problem! 

  • young thomas
    young thomas Club Member Posts: 11,357 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #7

    Come on Eddie, tell us if you've fixed the problem! 

    ....Or at least where you can get cheap goggles and flippers...Wink

  • eddiehymer
    eddiehymer Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited August 2016 #8

    Hello everyone. Thanks for all your help.i had no wifi for a few days. In france on holidays. When i open any tap a small flow of water flows out.. but the overflow pipe flows full belt. And stops after i close the tap. Thanks for all yer help.. i too chilled
    out on holidays at moment.. i will have a look at it when i get home.. i will reply then... thanks again to all

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