Mysterious Running Motor Sound in Jayfeather?
Hello, I have a question that will probably sound crazy to anybody else, but there is this strange sound like a loud motor running under our dinette seats. It keeps kicking on and off periodically and...
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Something strange going on.......and here is why.
You are connected to water supply via a hose.......yet water pump is cycling On/OFF. The pressure switch in water pump is sensing a drop in pressure and turns pump On until pressure switch opens. That would suggest a small leak.......BUT you are connected to city water source.
If pump internal check valve was leaking the city water would overfill fresh water tank
If you have a dripping faucet, dripping toilet, dripping low point drain valves, dripping fittings....a leak it will continue to leak with pump off (city water still ON....pump OFF so pump doesn't cycle) but leak is still being fed from city water.
OR you don't have a 'leak' but the screen is clogging at city water connection causing lower pressure so pump ran.
How is the water pressure without pump ON? Notice any decrease since turning pump OFF?
IF pressure all good (inlet screen not clogging) then you have a leak.
Lay paper towels down under sinks, toilet water valve....around any plumbing fittings you can get to. Small drips are hard to find..will show up on paper towels. Check under trailer for any wet spots on ground.
Last possibility I can think of......pump pressure switch set to low/sensitive.
You are connected to water supply via a hose.......yet water pump is cycling On/OFF. The pressure switch in water pump is sensing a drop in pressure and turns pump On until pressure switch opens. That would suggest a small leak.......BUT you are connected to city water source.
If pump internal check valve was leaking the city water would overfill fresh water tank
If you have a dripping faucet, dripping toilet, dripping low point drain valves, dripping fittings....a leak it will continue to leak with pump off (city water still ON....pump OFF so pump doesn't cycle) but leak is still being fed from city water.
OR you don't have a 'leak' but the screen is clogging at city water connection causing lower pressure so pump ran.
How is the water pressure without pump ON? Notice any decrease since turning pump OFF?
IF pressure all good (inlet screen not clogging) then you have a leak.
Lay paper towels down under sinks, toilet water valve....around any plumbing fittings you can get to. Small drips are hard to find..will show up on paper towels. Check under trailer for any wet spots on ground.
Last possibility I can think of......pump pressure switch set to low/sensitive.
