Joe

[Joe sawyer]

I vhave a winnebago minnie 5th wheel with an anderson kantleak control panel when i try to winterize my trailermit takes a,long time for the fresh water holding tank to empty. Do i have some sort of clog or kink at the teecock

 

[Kirk W]

Welcome to the Escapee forums! While I am not familiar with the RV that you have, most RV freshwater tank drains are pretty small and do take an hour or two for the tank to empty.

 

[mptjelgin]

My experience is the same as Kirk's. Between a small diameter drain and very little pressure (less than 1 psi for a 2' tall water tank, decreasing as the tank empties) they can take a very long time to drain out.  Not a quick process. 

[oldjohnt]

The straight gravity drains on many RV fresh water tanks with only perhaps  say a 1/2 or 3/8 line and an even smaller drain cock takes a longggggggggg time typically. One might turn on a faucet under pressure (via the fresh water tank and pump, not city) and let the fresh water exit into the gray holding tank then dump it  to speed up the process.

John T

[dogyard]

As others have said, every setup is different but I'm able to turn on my water pump with fresh water tank drain valve open and this greatly speeds up the process. Be sure not to run your pump dry as that's a sure way to ensure it's life prematurely.