Date:         Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:03:05 +0100
Reply-To:     Paul Clarke <paul.clarke@IQEA.COM>
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From:         Paul Clarke <paul.clarke@IQEA.COM>
Subject:      Re: water tank pump problem
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Hi All
Ive got a similar challenge regarding the water tank pump.

1. The pump is working fine and Ive checked it is spewing water very
well
2. The connection at the tap is fine
  but...
no water, it doesnt seem to want to push it through the system.  Is
there a away of priming the system  so it gets shot of the airlock
without taking it off the tap/faucet end and sucking water through
and then reconnecting?
Any suggestions
Paul


On 17 Aug 2005, at 17:34, Stan Wilder wrote:

> I guess that I should interject here that I installed a little neon
> indicator light so I knew when my pump was getting power and
> supposed to be
> running. There is often a delay in the water coming out of the
> faucet and
> the little indicator light helps to keep you from continuing to
> turn the
> faucet against the rather pathetic little stop in the knob and
> breaking it.
> I also used a little push button on a jumper wire when the faucet
> would
> break (three times in 11 years).
> I'd just leave the knob off and use the remote push button to run
> the pump.
> I used several switch/button routines over the 11 years on my Westy.
>
>
> Stan Wilder
> Engine Ceramics
> 214-352-4931
> www.engineceramics.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: water tank pump problem
>
>
>
>> "My water pump has suddenly stopped working, so no water coming
>> out of my
>>
>>> faucet."
>>>
>>
>> Joy,
>> Have you tried accessing the pump by opening the rear-most cabinet
>> next to
>> the bed, just below the closet, taking out the 2 screws on the metal
>>
> cover,
>
>> then take the large plastic lid off the water tank? You can then
>> pull the
>> pump out of the tank and look at it. Mine had lost the bottom end
>> of the
>> plastic pump housing. I could hear the pump "working" but no water
>> was
>>
> being
>
>> pumped, so my problem was a simple fix. The plastic end had come
>> off the
>> pump where the pump impeller is so I just duct taped it back on
>> and that
>>
> was
>
>> 2 years ago. Since I fill my tank from the top via hose, I can easily
>>
> check
>
>> the condition of the pump often. If you're getting no pump noise it's
>> electrical, of course, and Stan's response is a good to-do.
>>
>> bob
>