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bap · 08-19-2013, 09:32 AM

as I was stretching the hose on our 96 southwind I accidently pulled the hookup out(rivets popped out)...ooops.. after that it would not let water into the coach no leaking water hose and it had a ton of pressure on it., I shut water off( no leaks anywhere) unscrewed the hose from motorhome and found a plastic piece that was attached to a spring like plunger that was broken,im sure this is the trouble anyone else have had this issue,is it a hard fix., is there anyway I can temporarily fix it till I can find a new one ??,,,,,,,

really need to fix this , because the wife and I have been living in it since last may, I quess we are full timers,,,if we can make the winter in it==lol

thanks in advance....bap

tomwalt · 08-19-2013, 09:45 AM

The broken part is probably the check valve - it allows city water in, but does not let water back out when the internal RV pump is being used.
You can remove it with a set of needle nose plyers . Don't run the RV water pump unless you cap the city connection - a cap is a standard garden hose size and available everywhere (make sure it has a rubber seal).

bap · 08-19-2013, 10:08 AM

so, I can just reach in there and pull out the spring and plunger out ?? for now.., I have,nt been using the pump anyway...

thank you for helping me !!!!

tomwalt · 08-19-2013, 10:24 AM

I pulled mine out a couple years ago and as I recall you'll find a small pin that holds it together. Once released it just came right out.

bap · 08-19-2013, 10:30 AM

I just tried it, I got the spring out but was afraid to pull to hard on the white plastic piece that it was around,,,,did not notice a pin.

should I remove the whole inlet for this as I posted the rivets have already pulled out of the mh holding it in place...

bap · 08-19-2013, 12:47 PM

thanks tomwalt,,,,,i got it...

thanks again....!!!

rgreen45 · 08-19-2013, 06:21 PM

Ya' gotta love being an RV'er !!!!

bap · 08-20-2013, 07:04 AM

ya know ,,,we really do.,,and this is our first mh, has a few gremlins in it but were fixing her up as we go,,,--i thank the kind people on this forum for there help, it makes our life alot easier..

thanks again to you all

tomwalt · 08-20-2013, 09:31 AM

I went to homedepot and got an outdoor faucet (smallest metal one I could get) that screw into the city water connection. Now I can hook the city water hose to it, open the valve and I'm on city water. Or I can close the valve and run my water pump. This is also an easy way to winterize the water line going out as well as hook a hose up to wash my RV using the internal water/pump. I have a male to female water adapter for the various hose combinations.