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DWeikert
Apr 30, 2014Explorer II
kerry4951 wrote:DWeikert wrote:
Installed a small accumulator tank
Before
Now I just need it to stop raining so I can finish de-winterizing, fill the FW tank and check for leaks.
Your accumulator tank/pump will run much quieter if you run about 2-3 feet of flexible rubber hose before tying into the hard factory plumbing lines, on the inlet and outlet sides.That annoying pump running noise is multiplied as it carries thru the hard plastic lines. I did this mod after learning about it on this forum a few years back and I was amazed as to the results.I used to take a shower and listen to the pump run every time it kicked on. Now we hear nothing.
Good tip regarding the noise isolation, but all the FW lines in my Northstar are PEX, not a hard PVC. You can just see the T feeding the sink above the drain line in the before pic. The pump noise wasn't the problem. It was the frequent cycling I wanted to do something about.
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