Date:         Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:27:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
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From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: No water--faulty submersible pump?
Comments: To: John Schaper <JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG>
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         Mine is an '85 Westie, so your mileage may vary, but...

         I had the same no-water problem, and it turned out to be a broken
wire inside my faucet.
Isolating the problem to the pump or faucet is fairly easy, just jump the
two wires going to the faucet together. If the pump runs, it's fine and the
problem is in the faucet.

         The faucet is fairly easy to take apart, and mechanically simple
enough for the problem to be obvious, it's just wires going to two brass
contacts that touch when the knob is turned. I had a break at one of the
crimp-on connectros, and the hardest part was whittling down a new crimp
connector small enough to fit in there.

         As for the fridge, there are no fuses to worry about, but there is
a circuit breaker (below the inside outlet, that little round silver
thingy). Make sure the button on that is not popped out. Another easy check
is inside the sink cabinet, on the upper left wall, where the fridge plugs in.

         You can plug a light into the inside outlet (and plug the van in),
if it doesn't light, you have a general AC wiring problem (or the circuit
breaker is bad). If the light works, then the outside connection and the
circuit breaker are OK.

Good Luck!

Tim



At 08:51 AM 6/28/2004 -0700, John Schaper wrote:
>On a weekend camping trip last weekend, the water pump/faucet wouldn't work.
>Fuses are OK, have the requisite 12V coming off the fuse.  Water level
>sensor works and is accurate.  Is it a faulty submersible water pump or an
>bad electrical connection at the faucet?  How does one trouble shoot the
>problem or are submersibles fairly inexpensive, so why not replace and see
>what happens
>
>Went camping this weekend without checking all systems. Filled
>the water tank, but it wouldn't pump.  Fuse is OK,water
>level sensor is accurate.  Is the pump bad?  The faucet
>connection?  Also, when I got home, plugged therefrigerator
>to 120 vac--doesn't seem to work, although itdid in my
>previous system check--don't know if this isrelated or not.
>Refrig fuse is OK.  Can anyone advise onhow I should proceed
>with the troubleshooting?