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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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kaydeejay
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Jan 12, 2014
Matt_Colie wrote:
For the first (and only the first) year that a potable pump is in service, it will not do as you describe. After that, they all do.....
Matt
Gonna disagree with you - the Shurflo in my 1999 Sunny can be left on all the time and only cycles when the water is in use.
Same with my 2000 Citation and my 1999 Class A.
So in my experience, "burping" is not normal.
If you really want to stop it, you may need to overhaul your pump or put a check valve in the input line to prevent reverse flow.

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