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01-28-2023, 10:13 AM #1
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Water pump usage
I have heard that if you are at an park with poor water pressure, it is best to fill up your fresh water tank and use it for better pressure.
Is this a thing? Also, do you leave the pump on all the time (I assume it shuts off)?Upstate NY
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01-28-2023, 10:16 AM #2
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Yes. It will take longer to fill the tank because of the low city water pressure, though. You then configure your Nautilus panel for "Dry Camping" and leave the pump on. It has a pressure cut-off switch that only turns the pump on when a faucet is opened. Your dealer should have gone through this with your during your PDI - but it's in your manual, too.
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01-28-2023, 11:31 AM #3
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01-28-2023, 02:39 PM #5
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01-28-2023, 02:44 PM #6
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Yes, it is a "Thing"...
We do this whenever the overnight temperatures are expected to get below freezing. We fill the onboard tank and switch on the water pump.
When we are dry camping we do not leave the water pump turned on, we simply turn it on and off as needed. This saves our battery.David and Peggy
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Yes, it is a "Thing"...
We do this whenever the overnight temperatures are expected to get below freezing. We fill the onboard tank, roll up the hose and switch on the water pump.
When we are dry camping we do not leave the water pump turned on, we simply turn it on and off as needed. This saves our battery.David and Peggy
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01-28-2023, 03:16 PM #8
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01-28-2023, 06:20 PM #9
I have never seen a water pump that draws power after it has pressurized the system. The pump has a pressure switch in it, when it hits it's set point (around 45 PSI) it shuts off,
I do not like to leave it on when it is not needed for a different reason. A water leak.
I installed a one hour mechanical timer for my pump. That is enough time for dinner/dishes etc. It ensures that when we leave the coach that the pump will not have power for long, With 155 gallons on board, a leak while we are gone could be a catastophic eventLast edited by huntindog; 01-28-2023 at 06:22 PM.
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02-04-2023, 11:10 AM #10
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We got in the habit of using the tank when we started out in the Foretravel. With a 105 gallon fresh water tank we could go about a week between fills. The black and grey tanks were sized accordingly (50 and 110 gallons) so it was a weekly item to dump and fill. Our Reflection has smaller tanks, so we're needing to fill and dump more often. One thing I miss is that the Foretravel had latching relays for the pump, with a switch in the bathroom and another by the kitchen sink. We could turn the pump on or off from either spot.
Although we never had a disaster, we read about others, so we are in the habit of turning the pump on when water is needed and then turning it off when we're done. That way there is less of a chance of a water leak.David Lininger, kb0zke
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