I have been wondering how to make water pump run more quietly; trying not to disturb sleeping dogs and spouse in middle of night when using on-board water tank. Have seen suggestions on this forum such as adding accumulator tank, or wrapping water lines with swimming pool "spaghetti tubes". In my RV parts catalog, I see a "pump silencing kit" consisting of two "36-inch soft tube risers" and two connectors. Price $26.79. Does anyone know how well this thing works?Added on edit: Maybe I should have put this in Tech Issues forum.I agree. Moved to Tech Issues forum for more replies.

I bought the kit and used the hoses because I needed some additional hose length when I installed the accumulator tank. It was a large one or two gallon metal tank by Shurflow. I mounted the pump on the tank and then the tank on compartment wall with rubber between the tank and the wall. The large accumulator tank did a nice job of cutting down on pump always coming on. I don't know that the additional hoses helped any because the original hoses were soft so they didn't do a lot of banging on things.Bill

Installing a section of water hose on each side of the pump will help. This is basically the same as the kit you mentioned. Also make sure the pump is isolated from the floor on a piece of rubber, and that the pipes do not touch the walls by putting a piece of foam rubber between the pump and wall. The accumulator tank will not make the pump quieter but will lessen the frequency of operation.

I put in a quart accumulator, and now my pump is very quiet.Also if the water lines vibrate while the pump is on, try changing them to another style of water line. The steel braided ones at Home Depot are less likely to transmit vibration than the PEX tubing used throughout the rest of the RV. Fred.

I put an old foam type mouse pad under my water pump and it helped a lot. It can barely be heard coming on now. That was about 7 years ago and it is still there.

Quiet water pumps are nice in some ways. On the other hand, if the pump starts running when it should not be running, I want to know before I step in a puddle. :)Ed

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Mmwtdh
Explorer
Apr 16, 2014
ed6713 wrote:
Quiet water pumps are nice in some ways. On the other hand, if the pump starts running when it should not be running, I want to know before I step in a puddle. :)

Ed

Yup, I'm concerned if I can't hear the pump....
ed6713
Explorer
Apr 16, 2014
Quiet water pumps are nice in some ways. On the other hand, if the pump starts running when it should not be running, I want to know before I step in a puddle. :)

Ed
robsouth
Explorer II
Apr 16, 2014
I put an old foam type mouse pad under my water pump and it helped a lot. It can barely be heard coming on now. That was about 7 years ago and it is still there.
Golden_HVAC
Explorer
Apr 16, 2014
I put in a quart accumulator, and now my pump is very quiet.

Also if the water lines vibrate while the pump is on, try changing them to another style of water line. The steel braided ones at Home Depot are less likely to transmit vibration than the PEX tubing used throughout the rest of the RV.

Fred.
dbbls
Explorer
Apr 16, 2014
Installing a section of water hose on each side of the pump will help. This is basically the same as the kit you mentioned. Also make sure the pump is isolated from the floor on a piece of rubber, and that the pipes do not touch the walls by putting a piece of foam rubber between the pump and wall. The accumulator tank will not make the pump quieter but will lessen the frequency of operation.
Trackrig
Explorer II
Apr 16, 2014
I bought the kit and used the hoses because I needed some additional hose length when I installed the accumulator tank. It was a large one or two gallon metal tank by Shurflow. I mounted the pump on the tank and then the tank on compartment wall with rubber between the tank and the wall. The large accumulator tank did a nice job of cutting down on pump always coming on. I don't know that the additional hoses helped any because the original hoses were soft so they didn't do a lot of banging on things.

Bill

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