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SuzzeeeQ2012
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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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pasusan
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Jan 12, 2014
Twomed wrote:
They are demand pumps. Designed to run when you turn on the faucet. More expensive pumps or adding a surge tank can make it a little more home like. If it runs periodically when all is turned of...you may have a leak somewhere.
I agree with this --- your very first response.

Our 1990 RV does not do that unless there is a leak --- somewhere (which can include a leak in the pump itself - draining back into the FW tank).

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