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Re: Water fill valve leaking pressure back to fill hose when pump running?

Reply #20 –
I figured it was time to replace it.  First, it's leaking.  Second, when I would turn it on it's side or back, some rust particles were falling out of the motor area.  It still ran fine, but it's clearly lived a full life, especially if it's original and 18 years old.
 

Re: Water fill valve leaking pressure back to fill hose when pump running?

Reply #21 –
Finish up to this issue/project.  It turned out to be a doosey.  As I wrote before, the backflow valve was only part of the problem.  The other issue was the water reel was leaking.  I purchased the Glendinning 05505-12-35 reel from RV Upgrades ( Glendinning 05505-12-35 Model M Hosemaster RV Fresh Water 1/2" Hose Reel ) which was supposed to be a direct replacement of the original Glendinning 05501 unit, but it's almost a full inch wider than the original model.  It would not fit in the bay with the power reel...so I had to replace that too.  Ugh.  I found the Southwire RH54331RMK unit, which is just over 10" wide, and would fit with the new reel, so I picked that up from Marine Parts Source ( Powered RV Electric Cord Reel - 50 Amp / 33 ft. | TRC SOUTHWIRE RH54331RMK ).

The original reels were mounted directly to the basement floor, and I could already see where the nuts and washers on the outside had dented into the bottom.  After some reading here, I decided to use 1/8" aluminum plates top and bottom to alleviate this issue.  I sourced some 18" square plates and used 1/4-20 stainless bolts to secure it.  I also siliconed around all the holes and the edges of the bottom plate to keep water out of the basement.

The original power reel leader seems to be hard-wired into the coach.  The cable goes up from the back of the bay, in front of the fresh tank and disappears from sight.  Rather than replace it, I decided to remove the connections from the original reel and reuse it.  The terminals were covered by a plate that was riveted on, so I drilled those out and exposed the end of the wire.  3/16" post ring terminals were used.  Of course those were too small to fit the new reel (1/4" posts), so I had to find 6awg to 1/4" post crimp connectors and buy a hydraulic crimper.

I'll be putting the old power reel and the new leader cable up for sale shortly if anyone is interested in one.