Water filter cap went into the water tank!!!

[Idahoburke]

Hey Everyone,

First time poster long time lurker. I was putting water in our R27OB today and forgot that I had a plastic cap on the end of the water filter portion of the potable water hose. Well, as you can imagine the pressure built up and the cap went right into the tank. What I am worried about is that the cap will plug the line. Should I go full panic mode and leave the pump off or is it no big deal and will just sit on the bottom of the tank?

Has anyone ever had to retrieve anything from the water tank, and what would be the best way to do it? It is about a quarter sized piece of plastic.

There is approximately a half tank of water.

Thanks!

 

[chicagosam]

IMO, Its not worth trying to fish it out. Not very easy to access the tank on these boats.

If it is small enough it will get caught in the pump strainer where you can remove it. If it is just the right size it'll get stuck somewhere in the intake hose to the water pump, you will then need to disconnect at the pump and blow it back into the tank and wait for the next episode.

Live with it until you cant! !

 

[Idahoburke]

Thanks Sam. That's kind of what I was thinking as well. The top was about the size of a small water bottle cap, so I looked and there is no way it could get into the pex. I guess what I am more worried about is it acting like a plug, preventing a full flow of water from the tank to the pump.

I did run the pump and ran some water and it seemed fine. If it does plug what I will do is turn off the pump and open a spigot so that the pressure will be relieved and that should make it drop, until the next time! When it is out of the water this winter I will try to find a snaky vacuum hose that I could stick down the fresh water fill and see if I can suck it out!

If anyone else has any bright ideas let me know!!!

 

[CAPTCRUNCH]

From somewhere on the internet: "Plastic bottle caps made with polypropylene have a density of 0.92 grams per cubic centimeter, which is lighter than seawater's average density of 1.027 grams per cubic centimeter, and therefore, float in seawater." I believe pure water is about 0.998 gram per cm3 at 70 degrees, so isn't likely that the offending hose cap will float atop the water in the tank, and the system will never know it's there?

 

[bob daily]

Having a swimming pool and grandkids I can tell you that bottle caps float and usually wind up in the pool skimmers. As far as getting one out of a water tank! Theoretically if you can close off the vent and have the fill line at the highest point, you just have to over fill tank and cap should come to surface.
Good luck the chances are 0% I would bet a Dollar and a donut you will just live with it. Bob