Scott Central Oregon wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
I found few times that check valves on pumps deteriorate with years and they can leak the water back to the tank.
Good idea to buy rebuild kit every few years.
That wouldn't apply to my 6 mos old camper tho.
The short cycling began after a boondocking trip up 10 miles of rough road. I would have thought that plumbing fittings would be sufficiently robust to tolerate a rough ride but perhaps not.
Actually it very well could be the pumps valve. If you had some debris in the tank (likely with new as well as old)and the bouncing around on the road shook it up then you turned on the pump it could be in the valve now causing this. What I would do is turn on the pump and run it full out for a minute or two then see if it stop the random pumping, sometimes this is enough to clear the issue. Remove the strainer on the tap to see if there is any debris in there will help to tell you if this could be an issue.
To look into hard to see areas I use a mirror on a stick and use my cell phone to take pictures of areas that I cannot see into. Only issue with water leaks is that you need to have the water there to see, a little leak will dry up VERY fast and sometimes not even show on walls and shelves as it runs back down the pipe and dries.
