Fresh water pump problem.
I have an Elkridge 34QSRL and am having a problem with the water pump. The pump comes on when any faucet is opened or the toilet flushed. There seems to be a lot of air in the line at times so you wou...
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C Schomer wrote:
Does your pump have to suck the water up hill very far? My current 5er has the tank in the belly and the pump is in the basement so it's about a foot higher than the tank bottom. I made some changes and had a tiny suction leak and it acted like yours. I clamped a 3/8 hose onto a barbed fitting and the clamp was a little too big and it didn't squeeze down evenly and left a slight leak. It looked fine but it wasn't. Craig
My water pump is in the basement, about 3 feet or so above the fresh water tank. The tank itself is at the rear end of the trailer as well, which makes the length of the line between pump and tank somewhere in the area of 20 feet or so. So, to your question... laterally about 20 feet and uphill 3 feet or so.
