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11-06-2020, 07:31 PM #1
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Water pump issue
Hello to you all!! A few days ago a friend and I winterized my 240 RL by blowing out the water lines due to a fast approaching snow storm. Today we arrived at our snow bird camp site and i turned on the water pump and it kept running. I understand that I could have blown a seal in the pump. Any suggestions? Also, where is the pump located? Is the seals replaceable or will I need to purchase a new one? Thank you in advance for your advice.
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11-06-2020, 07:55 PM #2
I dont know where it is on your unit, but there is a plastic filter housing on the inlet side that stays full of water (a lot of units have the water pump located behind the false wall in the basement area).
There is a chance that water froze and cracked the housing depending how cold it got.
Do you actually get water pressure from the pump, or is it running with no water flow?
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11-06-2020, 09:42 PM #3
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FT4now, Thank you for your help.. Running with no water flow. I have no leaks that I can see in the bath or kitchen area.
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11-06-2020, 09:48 PM #4
I would try to locate the pump and see if that filter housing froze. That's a less expensive fix than the pump. I know you can order them online, they are pretty much universal, it's really the fitting size that matters, not the actual filter if you do need to replace it.
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11-06-2020, 10:34 PM #5
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Here is a picture of the water pump and the inlet filter (circled in orange) in our trailer that @FT4NOW was describing. On ours, it is located directly behind the Nautilus panel (docking station) and is accessed by removing a false wall (8 screws). this is typical on a 5th wheel. Hope this helps.
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11-07-2020, 12:55 PM #6
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If it is not a cracked screen, check the screen at the water inlet. If you turned it around when you winterized it (I do), check it to see if it was turned back. With the screen backwards the pump will push water passed it & the check valve into the wet bay...don't ask me how I know this.
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11-07-2020, 01:32 PM #7
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@sliptn
In a pinch the inlet screen/bowl can be removed and just connect up the inlet hose to the pump. It also may be the pump just did nor get primed. Did you have a faucet open when you first started it up and how much water did you have in the fresh water tank.
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11-07-2020, 08:29 PM #8
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11-08-2020, 11:42 AM #9
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I went to the local Camper World and talked to one of the techs about my problem. He said to unhook the water from the RV, take out the screen, push in the white check valve a few times to release the pressure, then rehook and start the process over again to allow the pump to prime itself. It worked! According to the tech it was sucking to much air to the pump.
Thank all of you for your comments and instruction to help a relieve a confused snow bird.
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11-08-2020, 12:19 PM #10
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