Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:08:09 -0500
Reply-To: Leon Roose <LeonRoose@MEGSINET.NET>
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From: Leon Roose <LeonRoose@MEGSINET.NET>
Subject: Re: Facet's water pump
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I've replaced my failing pump with one from JC Whitney a number of years
ago. It fit right in with no hose connection problems and has worked well
since. Check their online catalogue
(http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=14897&BQ=jcw2) if you are
interested.
Leon
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: Facet's water pump
> At 03:16 PM 6/10/2003, Jay Roth wrote:
> >Anyone know where the Westy's water pump (for the faucet) is? In Bentley,
it
> >appears to be in the lower cabinet below the sink, but in my '87 the
tubing
> >runs behind the Dometic.
>
> Hah, thought this was the Atomic-Four list -- Facet make an electric fuel
> pump for it...
>
> Anyway, it's inside the water tank; wires come through the top of the
> tank. There's either a floating connector or a terminal strip attached to
> the wall of the "secret" compartment just fwd of the tank, where the
110vac
> stuff is -- make sure you're getting 12v between those terminals when
> faucet switch is on. If so, pump no doubt died. The original was made by
> Coleman in Germany and the dealer price ten years ago was $125 -- the
> functional equivalent is available from RV/camping suppliers for $20 or
> less I believe. Size of a couple 35-mm film cans on end. A $12
> minimum-size submersible bilge pump will work about as well but you'll
have
> to adapt the hose size; it's meant to pump lots more water but the
> restricted outlet will limit it nicely.
>
> Either type will pump water if hooked up backwards, but not very well --
> they're centrifugal pumps. Original no doubt has a nice German brown wire
> for ground.... Either type will freeze and burst the pump chamber if you
> let the tank freeze.
>
> If you have the float-type water-level sender, long wand sticking down
into
> the tank, BEWARE -- they are extraordinarily fragile and quite
> expensive. It is by no means excessive to remove the sender from the tank
> when performing any maintenance at all, including washing out the tank. A
> slight bend with no visible external effect can pull the internal circuit
> apart due to thoughtless design. Also, a single drop of water inside may
> ruin the sender -- examine the seals at top closely and reinforce them to
> an unreasonable degree to prevent this. Water wicking along the wires
will
> kill you. Busted ones I may be able to fix for somewhat less than a new
one.
>
>
> If you have the sensor terminals in the tank wall, scrub them with
> ScotchBrite or such whenever you're near them. Depending on how soft your
> water is, adding half a teaspoon or so of salt to a tankful may make the
> lights more reliable.
>
> david
>
>
>
> >Love, Light & Laughter,
> >Jay
>
> --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>
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