Who Leaves the on-demand Pump On

Stefonius wrote:

naturist wrote:
OK, so call me a contrarian. We turn it on when we want water and turn it off when done using the water. As long as it is on, the sensor and the "on" LED draw power. Maybe not much, maybe not enough to matter, but they still draw power, so we leave it off when dry camping unless we are using it.

I'm a fellow contrarian. If we're not actively using water, the pump is OFF. Nothing bad can happen to the system while we're outside if there's no power, and the batteries last longer. Folks who doubt that the pump draws power when idle should try dry camping for ten days at a stretch like we do.