Owner Manual

[Coke1]

Help Please. We have a 2013 FunFinder 214WSD. Parts are starting to fail and I can't find an owner's manual on line anywhere. Does anyone know where I can download the owners manual? The check valve in the water pump is bad. I did research it and found out that keeping the water pump switch on will keep the water from coming out the potable water fill port. We have a garden hose attached to the camper so it always has fresh water. The previous owner was no help with any questions. Thank you in advance.

 

[Dusty Rd]

I think there is a files section on the Fun Finder Facebook site that has a lot of manuals. If no one else responds with info, reply here or send me a private message here and I can send you a copy of our 2012 214WSD manual. Great camper choice.

 

[Coke1]

I think there is a files section on the Fun Finder Facebook site that has a lot of manuals. If no one else responds with info, reply here or send me a private message here and I can send you a copy of our 2012 214WSD manual. Great camper choice.

Dusty Rd... we are having water issues. No one seems to have a manual that shows water tanks and the piping to and from them and the wiring diagram. Do you have any of these? We are trying to find an isolation valve to shut the potable water tank off so we can use town water. When we hooked it up water starting coming out the potable water fill port. We can't find any kind of shut off valve. Thanks in advance.

 

[Dusty Rd]

Sounds like your backflow valve on the city water line has died. Most comon cause is freezing in the winter as it doesn't always get filled with antfreeze. It is right behind your city water inlet in the lower compartment under the cabinets next to the sink. Take the screws out of the cover panel and you can see it there. Not hard to replace I understand.

Are you on the road or at home? I can send pictures and files tomorrow if you need them.

 

[Dusty Rd]

...cabinets next to the bathroom sink...

 

[Dusty Rd]

Usually the pump output and city water join in the closed cabinet next to the bathroom sink. There should be a back-flow preventer at that junction or somewhere between that and the pump. I looked at our plumbing and it appears there is a possible back-flow preventer in that cabinet where the city water hose goes into the blue pex cold water piping. I also see something that looks like it could be a back-flow preventer under the bathroom sink, but we're on the road and I haven't been able to figure out a diagram to show what goes where. If the back-flow preventer broke, city water pressure would reflect back to the water pump, and if the pump loses its ability to act as a back-flow preventer when not running city water will pass backwards through it into the fresh water tank and overfill it.

Image ...211 shows the city water coming in on the left and looping back to a metal screw fitting (image ...542) which I think now is just a male to male adapter. I believe the blue pex it attaches to then runs into the bathroom sink cabinet and runs up to that black unit just under the counter (image ...803), which then runs through the white tubing to the pump in the next cabinet under the pantry shelves.

By the way, I am in those closed cabinets often enough that I put 4 Velcro patches along the inside edge of the covers, so I don't have to fuss with the screws each time. It will be real handy should you have a leak, but also for winterizing and adjusting the outside shower hose that is obstructed by the large black pipe in the first picture. It is the black tank vent and should have been routed differently. I have that on my 'someday' list.

As you can tell I am not a plumber and hopefully someone with more knowledge will join in the conversation.

Let us know your status with the problem.

 

[Coke1]

Dusty thank you for all of this. I'll show my husband later and see if it looks anything like ours. Great tip putting Velcro on the panels, we just replaced ours because the last owner had broken corners off of it. We didn't screw it in place so I'll get Velcro for it. I appreciate all the time you have spent trying to help us. I'll let you know what happens. Out new water pump is supposed to show up today...fingers crossed... Happy camping.

 

[Coke1]

Dusty, My husband went under the trailer and took the corrugated plastic from under the tanks. No shut off valve. . He took the city inlet hose from the tank and the outlet hose from the tank and connected them together bypassing the tank altogether. When he has more time he is going to put a T and a shut off. I wish I could find someone with the same model as ours that could take pictures and show us where things are. Thanks again.

 

[Dusty Rd]

Coke1, We are finally home. I will take pictures under our camper as best I can without removing the corrugated plastic and of the water pump/heater closet, as well.

 

[Diver Rick]

Usually the pump output and city water join in the closed cabinet next to the bathroom sink. There should be a back-flow preventer at that junction or somewhere between that and the pump. I looked at our plumbing and it appears there is a possible back-flow preventer in that cabinet where the city water hose goes into the blue pex cold water piping. I also see something that looks like it could be a back-flow preventer under the bathroom sink, but we're on the road and I haven't been able to figure out a diagram to show what goes where. If the back-flow preventer broke, city water pressure would reflect back to the water pump, and if the pump loses its ability to act as a back-flow preventer when not running city water will pass backwards through it into the fresh water tank and overfill it.

Image ...211 shows the city water coming in on the left and looping back to a metal screw fitting (image ...542) which I think now is just a male to male adapter. I believe the blue pex it attaches to then runs into the bathroom sink cabinet and runs up to that black unit just under the counter (image ...803), which then runs through the white tubing to the pump in the next cabinet under the pantry shelves.

By the way, I am in those closed cabinets often enough that I put 4 Velcro patches along the inside edge of the covers, so I don't have to fuss with the screws each time. It will be real handy should you have a leak, but also for winterizing and adjusting the outside shower hose that is obstructed by the large black pipe in the first picture. It is the black tank vent and should have been routed differently. I have that on my 'someday' list.

As you can tell I am not a plumber and hopefully someone with more knowledge will join in the conversation.

Let us know your status with the problem.

Re image ...803. That black thing in the top left is a check valve on the line for flushing your black tank. Called a "Vacume Breaker Check Valve". It prevents black water from ever backflowing into flush line. They can retain water when winterizing and crack (don't ask why I know!) so I always disconnect it during winerizing.

PS: I also replaced the removable panels in our 214WSD with velcro patches instead of screws. Very handy for the panel covering winterizing area etc. Also glued on a short cloth strap that hangs out from the top so I can pull the panels easily!