Air activated toilettes need air. (Dah Ted)

[Tedsoldbus]

The Bus has been parked a while. Longer than normal. I remembered this morning to make sure there was water in the bowl to help keep the gasket wet. The water in the bowl looked a little grey so I turned on the water pump and hit the flush handle. Nothing. My usual something is broken response came out of my mouth: "NOW WHAT!!!"
I used to panic and start doing wrong things. Now that I am older (about to turn 65), I decided to step back, walk the dog, and think about it. I came back an hour later, turned the key to on, and yep. Both air tanks were at zero.
Another repair compete!
Gump you're a damn Genius!
Almost ready to go to work for Busted Knuckle....

[Jim Blackwood]

Now that right there... that's funny.   

Jim

[luvrbus]

Most RV's with air flush I been around have a auxiliary compressor for the toilet and for doors if they have air slide doors,that sorta sucks running the engine to flush the toilet 

[chessie4905]

Every conversion should have an auxiliary  compressor. They are cheap enough. Especially now that warm up costs 6 to 7 bucks per gallon.

[Sebulba]

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Every conversion should have an auxiliary  compressor. They are cheap enough. Especially now that warm up costs 6 to 7 bucks per gallon.
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I like that idea, especially when leaving a campground full of people at 5 in the morning, but am not sure where the best place to tap into for this might be?  I have an MCI D3.

Thanks

Seb

[RJ]

I like that idea, especially when leaving a campground full of people at 5 in the morning, but am not sure where the best place to tap into for this might be?  I have an MCI D3.

Seb -

Not sure on a D series, but on my MC-5C there was a "ping tank" aka "muffler" with a drain valve on it inside the curbside engine access door on the wheel well side near the ceiling. On my coach, it was kind of kidney-shaped. (IIRC, on the MC-9s it's above and to the left of the valves to dump the air out of the tag axles.) Besides draining any gook out of it after each run (usually wasn't, but part of my routine), that's where I plumbed in a "T" fitting with a valve and a male quick disconnect for hooking up an air compressor. I plumbed it in there so that all the air being introduced into the coach's air system would go thru the air dryer to remove any moisture that might be induced.

FWIW & HTH. . .

RJ

[Sebulba]

Seb -

Not sure on a D series, but on my MC-5C there was a "ping tank" aka "muffler" with a drain valve on it inside the curbside engine access door on the wheel well side near the ceiling. On my coach, it was kind of kidney-shaped. (IIRC, on the MC-9s it's above and to the left of the valves to dump the air out of the tag axles.) Besides draining any gook out of it after each run (usually wasn't, but part of my routine), that's where I plumbed in a "T" fitting with a valve and a male quick disconnect for hooking up an air compressor. I plumbed it in there so that all the air being introduced into the coach's air system would go thru the air dryer to remove any moisture that might be induced.

FWIW & HTH. . .

RJ

Hi RJ,

That is close to the same place I have the same thing.  It appears to have an air hose fitting on it as well.  Later when it gets light, I'll take a picture.

[Jim Blackwood]

Sounds like the same place I plumbed mine in. There was a stack of fittings on the daily drain. I pulled those off and re-plumbed it, adding a coupler for the compressor which now sits inside the engine bay door.

Jim