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Rollochrome
Explorer
Nov 20, 2021

Towing With Water Pump Switched On. Burn Up Pump??

My 5'er has two full bathrooms. One is at the very back and is accessed by an exterior back door. The water pump switch is mid trailer however and can be hard to access if all you're wanting to ...
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fj12ryder
Explorer III
Nov 21, 2021
CA Traveler wrote:
How about adding an accessable switch?

Normally OK to leave it on but there are several reasons why the pump could run dry, probably not the best scenario. And if it does the pump may well draw more amps than the TV charge line can supply which is also not desirable.
That's what I did on our toyhauler. The wall blocked the pump switch when the toys were loaded, so I just added an easy to reach rocker switch, wired in with the original.

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