new water tank
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 16:34
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skipp
g'day, have just installed a 60lt
water tank on my camper trailer.It has the filler hole ,one for the tap/pump and another one i was told is the breather????? i have connected the filler hose and the tap/pump but what do i do with the breather?? it has a screw in device but it is sealed where as the tap/pump has the same device but is hollow.
q2.my filler hose is connected to the middle of the tank up the side, so what happens when i fill the tank past this point, with the air inside the top of tank will it still fill up???cheers skipp
Reply By: Keith_A (Qld) - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 22:20
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 22:20
Hi Skipp - As you know, the breather lets air out as you fill the tank, and lets air in as you empty the water.
There are 3 things you can do with the breather outlet.
1. Do nothing - It still works, unless mud wasps may fill it up, and dust etc can get into your tank. You also need to keep looking underneath the tank as you fill it, to watch for water running out the breather so you know the tank is full.
2. Attach a length of plastic hose, and put a small filter on the end. Foam rubber can act as a filter, but is not porous enough to let the air out quickly when filling the tank. You can buy a small plastic filter head from garden irrigation shops.
3. Attach a plastic hose and run it up to the filler cap. The newer model filler caps include a hole and tube that you attach the breather to.
The advantage of this method, is you know when the tank is completely full as water will squirt out the breather hole of the filler cap.
.............................Keith
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