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Offline Jim.

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Aussie Swag water tank
« on: May 03, 2011, 06:33:06 PM »
Hi all,

Does any one besides me have any problems filling their AS water tanks? ours has a twin tank setup of around 120lt capacity, however filling through the filler or even attaching a garden hose to the feed tap, I can only squeeze around 40lt in ???

I hope someone can help.

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Re: Aussie Swag water tank
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2011, 06:35:54 PM »
Common problem on a lot of campers, blocked top vent, filler in the wrong spot etc. I plan to modify my drain plug with a tap connector so I can fill from the bottom of the tank rather than the top.
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Re: Aussie Swag water tank
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2011, 06:36:51 PM »
Hi Jim and Kerrie,

I fill mine up by the water filler using a water jerrycan which is a slow process as there is alot of gurgling but I can certainly fill it up to the brim.

One of the things I used to do with my previous camper was shove the hose as far down the chute as I could get it and this solved the same problem as what you had.

What year is your AS as I only have the one tank which is 130lt capacity?

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Re: Aussie Swag water tank
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2011, 07:08:05 PM »


Hi Jim & Kerrie,

We too have an AS and we love it!!

When I fill our 130L tank, I use the lower tap on the mudflap.  It has a hose connection for just this purpose.  Sometimes I do get an airlock, so I wind the jockey wheel down to the ground and give the camper a good shake ... which usually solves the airlock.  We always leave home with it full.  You never know when you could get stuck somewhere and need the extra drinking water.

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Re: Aussie Swag water tank
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2011, 07:12:34 PM »
I have a similar problem where the inlet is combined with the air outlet and when water is put in they are both blocked. I have fitted a tap to the outlet in the bottom of the tank, remove the filler cap and then fill it from the bottom until water comes out the filler point.

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Re: Aussie Swag water tank
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2011, 08:00:24 PM »
Same problem for us with our pioneer. I just trickle feed it. Slow and a little frustrating, but does the job.


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Re: Aussie Swag water tank
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2011, 04:51:33 AM »
Hi all,

Thanks to all that have responded, I now have an idea of how others tackled the same problem.

Regards to all, Jim & Kerrie.