Seemingly unsafe location of water pump?
Hey guys take a look at this. I was pulling some panels apart a to troubleshoot my solar panels and I found my water pump next to a lot of electrical components, this cannot be safe ?
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Just to clarify, water pumps typically run on 12V-DC in an RV not AC. Low voltage DC is not anywhere near as dangerous as AC with respect to a human. That block sure looks like it could be AC with copper and white cable. That being said, I’ve never seen someone use an uncovered AC block, so it could be DC. RVs I’ve seen usually use red/black for 12V. It might be worth calling/emailing Eagle Cap to see what that block is.
You are always going to at least have the DC connectors to the water pump because that’s how it’s powered. Not that I’ve seen every water pump install in every RV, but I’ve never seen one in a compartment with many other connections either AC or DC. That will be a pain to replace in the future if needed.
Not that my Host didn’t use the minimum length of cable which annoys me, but it’s much cleaner than that. They obviously didn’t expect anyone to ever work/add to the wiring or tap into the subpanel. I guess that’s ok considering none of the factory plugs/lights have failed in the 15 years I’ve had it.
You are always going to at least have the DC connectors to the water pump because that’s how it’s powered. Not that I’ve seen every water pump install in every RV, but I’ve never seen one in a compartment with many other connections either AC or DC. That will be a pain to replace in the future if needed.
Not that my Host didn’t use the minimum length of cable which annoys me, but it’s much cleaner than that. They obviously didn’t expect anyone to ever work/add to the wiring or tap into the subpanel. I guess that’s ok considering none of the factory plugs/lights have failed in the 15 years I’ve had it.
