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walkerboy
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Jul 01, 2017

Fresh Water Pump

I have a 2014 Coachmen 37TZ. Whenever I turn off the water at the RV site and then turn it back on my Fresh Water Pump is filling my Fresh Water Tank somehow. I have to constantly turn off the Park Water and then run the Water Pump to empty it. Any ideas.
  • My Safari has a valve in the Wet Bay that must be open to fill the fresh water tank
    And closed to use shore water or the pump
  • RV Water pumps use a diaphragm as a check valve.

    You can disassemble pump and clean up check valve (typically being held open due to hard water deposits)......replace check valve
    OR
    Install a 1/2" in-line check valve in suction line to pump (simplest fix)

    Suction side......
    Reason is if on discharge side of pump the pump check valve will still allow leakage back thru pump (just the pump portion cause new check valve will hold system line pressure) When pump pressure drops pressure switch will turn pump on the shut it off Pump will short cycle frequently which is not good for pump and will irritate you do to the constant ...burrrrup...of pump
  • Depends on the pump. You can try pulling the valve out and cleaning it
  • So do I need to replace the pump or is there an easy way to replace the check valve.