Water pump replacement

Oops! 2088 on the Shurflo...

Our current water pump is a Shurflo 2800. It has a separate Shurflo accumulator tank 181-2xx behind it. Thanks!

RVcrazy wrote:
Choices for replacement to replace old Shutflo? Just had to put in a new water heater. One week later, the water pump is making a louder, grinding noise... Of course it would have been simple while the water heater was out. Access is ****. Thanks!

Could be worse you know? You could be camping in a tent!

On two RVs I elected to replace the factory pump during the first year. The noise created by the stock pump was intolerable. The first one was replaced with a Flo-Jet variable speed pump that was virtually silent and provided a steady flow with all faucet settings. The second one was a Shurflo variable speed. Not as quiet as the Flo-jet, but so much better than the base model pump. Both those replacement pumps have been superseded by newer designs. Assuming that a rebuild kit won't extend the life of the existing pump and you use it often, I would recommend going with a premium pump; it is worth the extra expense. I often wonder why RV manufacturers don't put a better pump in at the factory. I believe most people would pay a little more and it would translate into higher customer satisfaction. We were camping in Yellowstone and a neighbor who was tent camping asked us not to try starting the generator. I told him that we did not have a generator in our RoadTrek, the noise was from flushing the toilet. Yeah, the water hammer and the pump vibration was that bad. The Flo-Jet was installed when we got home.

RVcrazy wrote:
Choices for replacement to replace old Shutflo?

You haven't provided any information about your pump other than it's an "old Shutflo", by which I would assume it's probably a Shurflo Classic which is now discontinued. The current replacement is the Shurflo Revolution which I have & works just fine for me. :)