Stupid Question About Water Pump
Recently we were camping at a full hook up site. We're fairly new to the camping game (especially full hookup) and I switched our pump on thinking I needed to. My husband discovered this at least 45 m...
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jimmyinsd wrote:
Really? I have never looked to see what kind of pump they are, but most pumps need the water to lubricate the impeller or at the very least to cool them. a little run dry wouldnt likely hurt them, but most water pumps are damaged by extended dry run.
EDIT: yep shurflo says in several places on their site that the pumps can run dry without damage. thanks for pointing that out.
I use mine when I open the low point drains on my rig. It does seem to pump up a couple lbs air. And 99 percent of the people I know will tell you if ran dry at all, it will damage the pump.
