opnspaces wrote:
If it's not binding from the hoses used to connect it, I would look at freeze damage as the culprit. If you truly never use the pump then remove it and hook the two hoses together.
And if you do remove pump.....cap off the pump discharge line OR install a check valve between discharge/suction lines so when using City Water it doesn't overfill the fresh water tank
Personally I would Cap the discharge line
Just a simple Sharkbite end cap.
As to the pump casing cracking.
Pump mounting is too rigid.
Pump should have soft washers under each mounting and the screws only tight enough to hold pump in place
OR your 'winterizing' technique (FL) is not happening soon enough and pumo freezes
