Anybody Have Experience with an old pump dying on them? I’m thinking of changing to a new pump in my driveway and just keep the old one as a spare , The old one is 18 years old .I’m also considering replacing the Original Convertor and keeping the old one as a spare . Does anybody else do this?

mattyj wrote:Anybody Have Experience with an old pump dying on them? I’m thinking of changing to a new pump in my driveway and just keep the old one as a spare , The old one is 18 years old .I’m also considering replacing the Original Convertor and keeping the old one as a spare . Does anybody else do this?Sure, old pumps can and will fail, but so can new pumps (though obviously less often), and you can't really predict when it's going to happen.Unless it's exceptionally hard to get to on the road, I'd just keep the new pump in the RV trunk as a spare and and plan to replace the old one if it breaks. But mine's easy to get to, just take out 2 underbed drawers and I can reach right in and replace it.Though mine does double duty, since my RV doesn't have a gravity fill (it takes water pressure to fill the freshwater tank), I use the pump if I need to fill the freshwater tanks from a water jug (or to pump in antifreeze for winterizing)I wouldn't bother keeping the old one (pump or converter) as a spare, do you really want to go through all the trouble to swap it out with an 18 year old replacement?

rlw999 wrote:mattyj wrote:Anybody Have Experience with an old pump dying on them? I’m thinking of changing to a new pump in my driveway and just keep the old one as a spare , The old one is 18 years old .I’m also considering replacing the Original Convertor and keeping the old one as a spare . Does anybody else do this?Sure, old pumps can and will fail, but so can new pumps (though obviously less often), and you can't really predict when it's going to happen.Unless it's exceptionally hard to get to on the road, I'd just keep the new pump in the RV trunk as a spare and and plan to replace the old one if it breaks. But mine's easy to get to, just take out 2 underbed drawers and I can reach right in and replace it.Though mine does double duty, since my RV doesn't have a gravity fill (it takes water pressure to fill the freshwater tank), I use the pump if I need to fill the freshwater tanks from a water jug (or to pump in antifreeze for winterizing)I wouldn't bother keeping the old one (pump or converter) as a spare, do you really want to go through all the trouble to swap it out with an 18 year old replacement?. I suppose that’s a waste of time to reuse an 18-year-old pump but I go out on the beach and I don’t wanna be stuck without any water .

The reason I posted this topic is because my camper is going to be 20 soon and I am starting to replace parts that could possibly give me a problem and are not too expensive, I was just wondering if anyone felt the same way and did the same thing.

I think I'll order one now...for my 20 year old 5th wheel.

Yes, Mattyj I think it's a sound philosophy. Maintenance, knowledge and spare parts is the key to a good trip. If it's cheap I just order two of everything. Toilet seals, caulk, water pumps, sail switches, sink faucet bushings cheap stuff like that. I also carry a spare alternator and starter in my truck as well as hoses and belts.

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Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jan 26, 2022
An extra water pump is good insurance, and it will fit in the spare kitchen sink I carry at all times…just in case.
rlw999
Explorer
Jan 26, 2022
mattyj wrote:
I suppose that’s a waste of time to reuse an 18-year-old pump but I go out on the beach and I don’t wanna be stuck without any water .

In that case, if you ever replace that 18 year old pump, I'd buy a new one to use as a spare since once that 18 year old pump dries out and rattles around the back of your RV for a year, there's no guarantee it's going to work when you need it.
covered_wagon
Explorer
Jan 29, 2022
A small side story about my brother regarding an RV water pump... He bought an older half way decent motor home but, the water pump was buried inside an island peninsula on the floor under the cabinet. It was so close to the outside wall even twiggy couldn't get to it. I cut an opening in the side of the motor home and placed a 20x 20 matching compartment frame and door in perfect location. He came home and saw that, could not believe it... the water pump was right there handing you a piece of cake when you opened it. LOL, he was very happy to finally change the bad pump for a new one.

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