I know this is very specific to each rig, but has anyone added a larger fresh tank, and is that hard or expensive? I've been going over the owner's manual on my Fleetwood Fiesta 26Q, and it only has a 30 gallon fresh tank. (All the other Fiesta models have 60)
Lucky Mike said
01:18 PM May 23, 2013
you can do it.....find your fresh tank and see how much room is available to add another tank or switch out the tank for a larger......you also might want to check the size of your black and grey tank.....you want them to be able to handle the capacity of the fresh water plus 10 or 20 reserve
Hina said
04:32 PM May 23, 2013
The fresh tank is under one of the dinette seats, with the generator below it, so I don't know how doable it all will be. The fresh is 30, black 30, grey 37. Someone is coming today to help put in the solar, so maybe I will have him look at that too.
Lucky Mike said
04:35 PM May 23, 2013
you could tag a second one under the other dinette seat if it is just storage or under the bed in the bedroom if it is storage
Hina said
04:45 PM May 23, 2013
The other dinette has the heater under it.
Lucky Mike said
06:44 PM May 23, 2013
its possible...trust me there is dead storage space somewhere on the floor level of the coach......is there storage under the rear bed?....or under the sofa bed?......corner cabinet kitchen area...you will be amazed at how much dead space is in a coach and the tanks come in all shapes and sizes
NorCal Dan said
09:47 PM May 23, 2013
I know there are water bladders that come in all sizes as well, and will fit in weird spaces. I would be more concerned with the added weight. Best idea I saw was a friend who was out in Q-town and bought a water bladder that fit in the back of his pickup truck, then he used a RV water pump to transfer the water to his onboard tank.
Hina said
03:47 AM May 24, 2013
I had the guy who did my solar panels take a look today; no space under the coach, no space inside, but, we can put one in the rear trunk. I think water weighs about 8 lbs per gallon, so a 40 gallon tank would be around 320 lbs. Tomorrow, I'm clearing out the boot, and let's see what we have!
Happy Prospector said
05:46 PM Jun 2, 2013
When I first started RV'ing, my camper only held 30 gallons of water and there was no place to install a bigger tank but what I did was to buy some 6 gallon water jugs and hauled them in the shower stall to my camp site and then stacked them outside under the camper until I needed more water in the tank. It was a cheap fix and on the plus side you could use them to get more water when I traveled to town.
Hina said
07:45 PM Jun 2, 2013
I found some space in the trunk for maybe a 15 gallon tank, plus I was thinking of getting 4 jerry cans, which I can also use to collect rainwater.
Hina said
11:25 PM Jun 2, 2013
Here is the storage compartment I think I can fit a 16 gallon in the smaller side. I guess I'll bite the bullet and order it Monday, and hope it works!
I know this is very specific to each rig, but has anyone added a larger fresh tank, and is that hard or expensive? I've been going over the owner's manual on my Fleetwood Fiesta 26Q, and it only has a 30 gallon fresh tank. (All the other Fiesta models have 60)
Here is the storage compartment I think I can fit a 16 gallon in the smaller side. I guess I'll bite the bullet and order it Monday, and hope it works!