Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012

SabreCanuck wrote:

Bit Bucket wrote:

SabreCanuck wrote:
We used our water pump for the first time since installing an accumulator tank this year. WOW what a difference in noise. I had to shut off the ceiling vent fan to hear the pump!!!

Great mod!!!

Am interested in this...
More details please!
What & where?
Thanks!
:)

Hey there.. I have no problem answering questions... It is true that it was not a unique idea. I got the idea from here and internet searches.
Accumulator tanks are steel tanks with a bladder inside them. The tank itself is pressurized so when you pump water into the bladder, the tank will provide 'pressurized' water for a while (about 15 toilet flushes if you have the time/patience to sit and count) :):)

I added a 2 gallon tank that I purchased at Home Depot for about $50.00. I took the fittings off of the pressure side of my water pump and went to Home Depot with them in hand. I talked to the guy at HD about the fittings and found out they are somehwat 'special' but are the same thread/size as lawn sprinkler system fittings. I used a couple of steel braided water hoses (the ones that you might see UNDER your sink to tie the tank into the water system. So, to sum it up quickly, once you get required fittings...

Remove PRESSURE line off of water pump.
Install T to the bottom of the accumulator tank.
Install 1st new braided line from pump to tank.
Install 2nd new braided line from tank to trailer.
Basically, you are 'T'ing the tank into the pressure system.

You CAN put the tank anywhere in the system but I am glad that I put it right beside the pump de to the SIGNIFICANT reduction in noise which I personally blame on 'rattling' water lines. The lines no longer rattle because the accumulator tank provides even pressure.