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Water leaking from the freshwater tank vent when connected to shore water?

Pmcq0850Pmcq0850 Member Posts: 1 ✭
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When connected to fresh water on shore my vent for the freshwater tank will leak water down the side of the boat?
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    Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There is a check valve that should isolate the 'city water' from the on board tank/pump side. Yours must be bad. Pressurizing your tank will fail it.

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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    MarkBMarkB Member Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You probably have a stuck check valve. Maybe blocked with debris. I would locate it and pull it out and try cleaning it.

    Boat Name: King Kong

    "Boat + Water = Fun"

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    BriteEyesBriteEyes Member Posts: 18 ✭✭

    We discovered we have the same issue - when our shore water hose is hooked up - it fills up our fresh water tank.  We did pull the check-valve and clear the debris but nothing was in there - or in the strainer.  So we purchased a 1/2 inch check valve but before we go cutting does anyone know if this is the right side diameter for a 2008 350 Cruiser (sorry don't know if they would all be the same or not)

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