Is my water pump going bad?
Howdy, I bought a 1989 18' Terry Resort TT a little over a year ago. Most of our camping so far has been with full hookups, but there's been a night or two of dry camping here and there. On our...
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ScottG wrote:
The battery level indicator lights are nearly meaningless because when a hi load item (like a water pump) comes on the voltage in the line drops.
It's possible the pump motor is badly worn and drawing too much current but not very likely. I suspect your battery is still not up to the task. I would make sure the converter is working properly and the battery is getting fully charged.
But the voltage indicator lights going off as another load is turned on is normal.
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Although you said,
"we couldn't' power our led lights and our water pump at the same time. We could run the furnace and lights though."
In that old of a rig, I suspect the pump is bad & your battery is being drawn down very rapidly in attempting to use the pump.
