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Rwake901
Explorer
Jul 21, 2016

Shurflo water pump left running!

Well don't ask me how but I accidently left my water pump run for 24 hours with no water in the tank.. :S When I found it the next day I shut it off put some water in the tank and low and behold it still pumps. I'm sure I shortened it's life but at least it works. Shurflo's website claims you can run this pump dry with no damage. Not sure they meant for 24 hours though. I'm thinking about ordering a spare just to have in case this one quits. Anybody else carry a spare water pump?
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  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jul 21, 2016
    I've done that twice over the last 12 years. Once it was for 48 hours and the last time was a couple of weeks ago when it ran for nearly a week.
    Being a hydrostatic type pump, it didn't hurt it one bit and it still works great.
    No worries!
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    rgatijnet1
    Explorer III
    Jul 21, 2016
    I think it is always a good idea to carry a spare water pump altho I don't think that running your pump did any harm to it at all. All you have to do is add a little water to your tank to check it. If it will build up pressure and shut off, then it is fine.
    I added a higher volume water pump to my coach and kept the old pump as a spare.

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