2nd Trip and Major Issues

For reasons I don't yet understand, right after arriving at a site the pump makes a lot of noise and faucets dribble.

GrandpaKip wrote:
Check the faucet cartridge. Probably some trash got into it.
I would doubt that both hot and cold lines clogged up at the same time, though that would be next if nothing wrong with faucet.

I agree. The cartridge(s) are clogged. For the plumbing challenged, those are what control the mixture of hot and cold and the volume of water. They located in the body of the faucet if it is a single handle or part of the handles if it is a two handle faucet.
Several possible ways to repair. You can take it all apart and replace the cartridge(s). You can just replace the entire faucet. Finally, you can try disconnecting the water lines, opening up the valves and blowing out the trash using compressed air blown in from the spout (reverse direction of water flow). This would be the least reliable way, but also the easiest.

pbeverly wrote:


2. Water worked great at hookup. Now, all water works except kitchen, it dribbles. Took head off, no blockage.

No blockage means to me that you have full water and pressure through the line. The issue is with the head obviously. I will second comments made regarding the screen but since you said you didn't have one of these I would suggest that you look at the head where it connects to the water line. There has to be some kind of filter/screen in there somewhere. If not, you probably need a new faucet. If this is a new trailer, take it back and have them take a look.

Sounds like a new rig? There may be all sorts of debris in the plumbing system.

Check the faucet cartridge. Probably some trash got into it.
I would doubt that both hot and cold lines clogged up at the same time, though that would be next if nothing wrong with faucet.

We had a similar problem with our shower. All of a sudden the pressure dropped when in use. It had worked fine on two previous trips. I disconnected the hose from the faucet and turned on the water and a big wad of paper came flying out....problem solved. So how did the paper get into the water system? We were using the pump at the time, not hooked up to outside water. It's worked great ever since.

You make have a blockage in the line or a kink in the pull-out hose for the sink.

If water isn't getting then in the first place....

Got shroud off of motor on awning. Jiggle the wires and it started working.

Replace the cheap plastic faucet with a known brand from your favorite big box store. Do you have air in the lines?
Awning? Look for fuse. It will be 12VDC and have a fuse somewhere.

Awning - did you check the fuse? Should have its own in the fuse panel.
Faucet - maybe the hose is kinked or pinched by something under the sink.

It is a pullout that does spray or regular stream. Took the nozzle completely off, no aerator, just hose. Still a dribble, but it worked when we first setup. No problem in shower.