Water pump...if everyone can keep their cool!
Since my original post got closed down:(, I think I have come up with game plan! I will keep the existing 4048 SureFlo, add a couple feet of 1/2 flexible high pressure hose on the downstream side of ...
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Rather than start a new thread, I decided to ask this question here, since it is closely related to the discussion henceforth:
I've done several things to quiet down our water pump. I mounted it on a piece of 1/4" plywood with dash cover carpet material glued to both sides. Then I put water pipe foam insulation on the pipes around the pump. This has quieted it down quite a few notches, but to quiet it more, I am thinking to put in a soft vinyl tubing loop on the outlet side of the pump (almost all of the vibration in mine is on the outlet side, not the inlet side). My pipes are all hard Pex, and connections are secured with some kind of steel clamp that is obviously put on with some kind of special tool, thus the clamp, if removed, cannot be re-installed.
I am thinking of cutting the Pex tubing on the outlet side and installing a soft vinyl loop. My question is, should automotive-style screw clamps, used on heater hoses and so on, be adequate to hold the soft vinyl tubing over the Pex pipes without leaks? What is the typical pressure of these RV water lines when the lines are pressurized by the pump?
Thanks for any input!
I've done several things to quiet down our water pump. I mounted it on a piece of 1/4" plywood with dash cover carpet material glued to both sides. Then I put water pipe foam insulation on the pipes around the pump. This has quieted it down quite a few notches, but to quiet it more, I am thinking to put in a soft vinyl tubing loop on the outlet side of the pump (almost all of the vibration in mine is on the outlet side, not the inlet side). My pipes are all hard Pex, and connections are secured with some kind of steel clamp that is obviously put on with some kind of special tool, thus the clamp, if removed, cannot be re-installed.
I am thinking of cutting the Pex tubing on the outlet side and installing a soft vinyl loop. My question is, should automotive-style screw clamps, used on heater hoses and so on, be adequate to hold the soft vinyl tubing over the Pex pipes without leaks? What is the typical pressure of these RV water lines when the lines are pressurized by the pump?
Thanks for any input!
