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Originally Posted by SummitPond
Welcome to the forum!
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Thanks for the welcome and the advice. With so many campers and RVs out there, I knew I wanted to get into the Winnebago specific community for my questions. But I'm starting to find that a lot of information out there works no matter what you camp in.
And so much information like the brochures and parts lists available have made this a great experience. I'm fairly handy so I can do most of the tests and repairs myself.
Looking at our water consumption on this first outing, I am a little scared for our first boondock when it happens. We are experienced tent campers, with some use of a popup for a few of our outings; we know about water conservation. I'm used to two bins to do the washing. It was complete luxury to have running water (and hopefully next time hot water).
On those outings, it's usually her, a third adult, and me. Every summer we do one outing with the boys though. With having the two boys there and having running water , it's entirely possible we just were abusive. I am going to buy a meter to prove it though so we can rule out problems with the RV. Maybe I could turn it into a game to see how little we use per day.
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Originally Posted by SummitPond
The other thing to remember is the tank indicators are notoriously inaccurate. What does the panel show when the tanks are empty?
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When the tanks are empty, they show 1 bar. On the panel, that basically means the test was successful/active and the tank is empty. There are then 3 more bars per tank above it, markings indicating 1/3rds. We would usually light up two of those on one tank after a few hours. Then we'd flush the tank. I think black water is 2 and grey is 1 but I could have that backwards (going to relabel ours when I have that figured out).
It's entirely possible those don't work as well as I think. When they are empty and the sensors are wrong, I guess they would show more bars. Could also add a specific amount of water to see if they show up right. Something to check on the next outing.