Low water pressure

[Snyderwheels]

I have a 2013 Tiffin Allegro RED 33. Love it !
But I have very low cold water pressure both with house water and city water. Hot water pressure is fine. Is there any adjustment to the cold water pressure? I don't see reference to it in any of the manuals.

[luvlabs]

Change your water filter! Only the cold side is filtered and this sounds like a water filter in need of changing. And yes, the tank water is filtered as well. The hot side is unfiltered both on city water and house water.

[simonsrf]

Look behind the pump, outside. There is a clear plastic container there that will collect the plastic shavings. Just unscrew that container, dump the shavings and see if that helps....it sure helped my water pressure.

Also, there is a small hex key on the back of the pump that can be adjusted to get more/less pressure from the pump.

[jroan]

Just to trouble shoot remove the filter element and screw the housing back on. Then check the flow rate if the flow is the same then it did not cost anything to try this procedure.

Jroan

[BFlinn181]

Originally Posted by luvlabs

Change your water filter! Only the cold side is filtered and this sounds like a water filter in need of changing. And yes, the tank water is filtered as well. The hot side is unfiltered both on city water and house water.

I agree with the water filter perhaps being the problem, but how does water get from the tank or city hydrant to the water heater without going through the filter? Isn't the filter between the tank/city connection and the pump?

Snyderwheels, there is no adjustment for cold water pressure, it's either the filter or perhaps a partly closed valve. If you have a water manifold that splits the water to the various places, check that all the valve are in the open position. Also after checking filters and valves, unscrew the aerators on each faucet to check for crud blocking the screens. It isn't likely to only affect cold supply, but it doesn't hurt to clean the aerators.

[luvlabs]

There is a "T" that directs water to the water heater and the filter. It's back behind the white panel if you want to do some digging.

[rgg]

Water filter +3

[Snyderwheels]

I finally got back to my coach and removed the filter as suggested. Problem solved! Replaced the filter and got my cold water flow back.
Thanks everyone.

[JohnRR]

Thank you for the update, they are important.