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solismaris
Explorer
May 23, 2013

Thought it was someone's generator but it was my water pump!

Woke up at 2 AM to a muted mechanical noise. In my sleepy state I thought, "How inconsiderate, that camper using their generator through the night, way past quiet hours." I turned on my fan to mask th...
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rockhillmanor
Explorer II
May 24, 2013
BruceMc wrote:
They are designed to run dry. You can run 'em for days and it won't harm the pump or motor.

I didn't know that. One guy told me that if I didn't get to the switch to shut it off asap when it hit the bottom of the tank it would burn up!!!

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