ghnl
Senior Member
Strange occurrence - While de-winterizing our 2015 ACE I filled up the fresh water tank (gravity fill) then switched on the water pump to fill the water heater & the hot & cold plumbing. The water pump has to run for quite a while to fill the 6 gallon water heater plus all the plumbing. After 20 or 30 minutes (which seemed like a long time to fill everything) the pump stopped. It wasn't hot to the touch, no fuses were blown and I measured 13.6V coming in to the pump with the switch on. I figured the pump was kaput so I decided to take it out of the RV and see what I could figure out at my workbench.
I connected my 12V jump box to see what it'd do and it started pumping! I laid it back in the compartment of the RV and temporarily connected the wires, switched on the power and it's working. But now I don't know if I can trust it. (And we're planning to use the rig in 1 1/2 weeks.)
So, I am considering buying a replacement (if I have one I won't need it...). I see the same make & model that I have now here: Valterra P25201 for $91.63 and a generic copy here: Camper Water Pump for $59.99. I'm thinking (a rarity...) that for $30 I'll get the Valterra. Any BTDT's or advice (about the water pump...)?
I connected my 12V jump box to see what it'd do and it started pumping! I laid it back in the compartment of the RV and temporarily connected the wires, switched on the power and it's working. But now I don't know if I can trust it. (And we're planning to use the rig in 1 1/2 weeks.)
So, I am considering buying a replacement (if I have one I won't need it...). I see the same make & model that I have now here: Valterra P25201 for $91.63 and a generic copy here: Camper Water Pump for $59.99. I'm thinking (a rarity...) that for $30 I'll get the Valterra. Any BTDT's or advice (about the water pump...)?