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SuzzeeeQ2012
Explorer
Jan 12, 2014

Do ALL Rv's do this? If I leave the water pump on..

every once in a while, it will run for a second as if you're using the water. Every RV we've ever had, we have to keep the water off. a pain in the neck to keep running back into the bathroom when I...
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fj12ryder
Explorer III
Jan 12, 2014
Maybe it shouldn't have, but the pump would cycle periodically when no water was in use, and it didn't do it after I capped the tank.

I agree that it shouldn't have made any difference, but it sure was a coincidence. :) I didn't do anything else, just the cap. Go figure.

We use city water 99% of the time, so I suppose if you use the water pump a lot, a small loss of pressure over time could certainly occur as things expand and contract.

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