Pump when hook up to city water
Hello Folks. We are hooked up to city water In Breckenridge, Co. The water pressure is the weakest in my experience. If I turn the pump on pressure is much better. Does doing this create a problem? ...
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RoyF wrote:
I'm not a hydralics expert, but I guess that if pressure from the pump is greater than pressure from the city line then the pump will send water not only to your tap but also back into the city line! (But maybe there is a valve in the city line that prevents backflow.) Have you tried turning city water off and using the pump only?
I think that you had better keep your freshwater tank topped up, even it takes hours to do so.
There is a backflow prevention device at the shore water inlet. Otherwise, every time you turned on your pump you would pump water down the side of the RV. (Mine failed one time when we were on a 6 week camping trip and doing a lot of boondocking. My temporary fix was to get a garden hose shut-off and screw it into the shore water inlet, then turned its valve off. Worked like a champ. When we got home, I replaced the backflow preventer.)
To the OP: There is absolutely NO problem with turning on your pump when you need more pressure. As far as where the water comes from, that depends on the shore water pressure. The lower the shore water pressure, the more water you will get from the tank.
