Water pump question
First off if this isn't the correct subforum I apologize. Anyway, I tried to do some searching on this and didn't see an answer. My question is about how my water pump runs. 2009 Outback 268rl with...
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SoundGuy wrote:
The water pump itself actually doesn't make much noise at all but due to inadequate installation is noticed as very noisy in operation because what little vibration the pump does make radiates out through the water lines connected to it and is amplified wherever these lines may contact the floor, walls, cabinet panels, etc. The key is to isolate both the pump itself and the lines, most particularly the output line. Shurflo's so-called pump "silencer kit" is actually quite ineffective as it consists of just two 3' long braided hoses but to effectively dampen pump vibration the output hose needs to be much longer. 15' will do in most applications, I used 25' and my Shurflo Revlolution is now so quiet in operation I had to add a light to the pump circuit so I'd know when it's running. :B
Thanks. That link is quite helpful. Now I'm on a mission to find this pump. I must not have checked behind the correct panel yet.
