Possible Overfill of FW Tank?

I never understood the thread about overfilling the tank and having it fallout of the pod.  I never could see how that could happen.

Originally posted by furpod If you look at the fill point, see that little screen at the top, above where the hose goes? If you block up or somehow prevent water from coming back out the regular fill inlet, it WILL overflow out of that vent/screen.

Yeah, I guess you're right.  I always figured that was more for making sure a vacuum isn't created in the tank.

TT

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After reading a post about the loss of a black water tank, I checked ours. I saw screw threads between the rail and the frame, some of which were bent. I took it to the dealer where they were tightened. One was stripped at that point so a new hole and screw were used. After I got it home, I went to my local Lowe's and bought stainless steel bolts, washers, and lock nuts. I replaced one screw in each bracket with a bolt, washer, and nut. My tanks are not going to fall off.

The black and gray water drain valve suspension is another point of failure. I had the black water drain drop down when the nut (not a lock nut) dropped off the machine screw holding it up. I wasn't happy about that. It was less expensive for me to repair it than for me to tow it to the dealer to fix, so I ordered a new output pipe and cap since the valve was still good. It got a lock nut this time around and will probably be reinforced before our next trip as I have seen some pictures of the hanger where it rusted through and failed also.