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Old 03-15-2016, 12:44 PM   #1
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Why is there water?

Was going to put in a new kitchen faucet today and got a big surprise....!

I am NOT connected to water, there is some in the FW tank, but the pump is NOT on.
I turn on the water to release any possible pressure and water just flows out like I'm hooked up?!

Can anyone tell me why this is happening? I'm so confused!

I didn't have time to stay, but I did open the fresh tank and it was draining when I left. Guess I'll recheck tomorrow.

Thanks for any enlightenment you can share.
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Old 03-15-2016, 01:17 PM   #2
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Wow, you've got a situation every boon docker dreams of.

But seriously, there ain't no free lunch. How long did you leave the faucet open? It's quite normal for some water to flow out because the system holds pressure.

The only way I can see that water would continue to flow is if the tank itself was pressurized. That shouldn't be possible because the overflow vent should prevent that.

It is a bit of puzzle but I presume that now that you've drained the water we'll all have to wait until you've installed your new faucet to see if you still have a magic water source.

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Old 03-15-2016, 02:06 PM   #3
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Ron has it right Vicki. There was enough pressure to force it out. It'll dissipate quick if you let it run.
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Old 03-15-2016, 03:29 PM   #4
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Was going to put in a new kitchen faucet today and got a big surprise....!

I am NOT connected to water, there is some in the FW tank, but the pump is NOT on.
I turn on the water to release any possible pressure and water just flows out like I'm hooked up?!

Can anyone tell me why this is happening? I'm so confused!

I didn't have time to stay, but I did open the fresh tank and it was draining when I left. Guess I'll recheck tomorrow.

Thanks for any enlightenment you can share.
Hi: Vicki A... There's also a back flow valve at the freshwater inlet. It's behind the washer/screen. It holds water in the system so it doesn't mix with the CG. water system. In order to completely drain you must push in the plunger of that back flow valve. Alf
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Old 03-15-2016, 09:13 PM   #5
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Ha! That's funny. Same thing happened to me last Friday when I was getting ready to leave on a trip. I pondered it a while then filled up the tank and left. Was really strange to see water just flowing out without the pump on! Thanks for the explanation!
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Was really strange to see water just flowing out without the pump on!
We always have our water pump turned off overnight. Allows for a bit of water use without having the pump come on.

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Old 03-16-2016, 06:29 PM   #7
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Hi: Vicki A... There's also a back flow valve at the freshwater inlet. It's behind the washer/screen. It holds water in the system so it doesn't mix with the CG. water system. In order to completely drain you must push in the plunger of that back flow valve. Alf
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Thanks Alf, that worked!

Hint....do NOT stand in front of the valve when doing this, it's like a fire hose coming out.
Not that I would personally know
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Old 03-16-2016, 10:16 PM   #8
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Thanks Alf, that worked!

Hint....do NOT stand in front of the valve when doing this, it's like a fire hose coming out.
Not that I would personally know
Hi: Vicki A... Glad it worked as it should. Sorry I should have warned about the "Fire hose effect". Hope you were wearing non shrinkable clothes!!! Alf
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