Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 19:27:25 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
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Hi listers,
I have benefitted greatly by consulting you folks before taking on a repair. This time I'm looking at installing my new spare water pump for the water tank to the sink.
My original pump is still in the tank. It works sort of. When turned on it flows normally for about 5 seconds then drops to a trickle. I'd rather not have it stop all together when out camping.
I have a replacement pump from Bus Depot. I have it as a spare but I think it must be time to install it.
Can someone familiar with this process send me the steps?
Remember I can't rely on pictures or videos. I can round up some unskilled local support but would rather try to do it myself.
Currently the pump wire comes out of the tank and curves under a large grooved hose then the two wires go into a plastic connector. Two more wires then leave the connector on the other side.
The replacement pump wires simply end with stripped ends.
I'm suspecting I need to unscrew the connector from the side wall located under the floor of the storage compartment. Then perhaps I'll find a spade connector on each wire, if I pull carefully with needle nose. this is what I did when I replaced the faucet last year.
I could then remove the wire through the tank and then feed back the new wires from the new pump and then add spade connectors and put then back into the connector.
Does this sound right so far? Please make corrections.
Also, I suspect I'll need sighted help to match wire colors otherwise the pump will run backwards.
The water hose looks like it is just slipped on so I'll just warm that up before transferring it to the new pump.
Any special tips concerning the seal the wire goes through on the tank?
tips greatly appreciated as this weekend is my window of opportunity to get this done.
One final question, would it be reasonable to add into the wire a switch that could be reached in the storage compartment to turn off the pump? Reason is the pump is on even when using city water with the Sure flow faucet. I can't imagine that is healthy for the pump. a switch would let me turn it off when on city water.
Thanks very much for the tips and recommendations.
Eric Caron
85 GL Auto
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