Water hook ups

[Ford3316]

The wife and I just purchased our first diesel pusher. We have 25 yrs of RVing under our belt. This is our 6th RV. We final stepped up to a diesel pusher. This is a new learning experience for both of us.
I apologize if it has already been asked before. On all of our past RV, when you hooked up the city water it would bypass the water pump and rely on city water for pressure. However this RV seems to be different or I am doing something wrong.
It seems like the water pump is still kicking on. Is this common?


Attached is a picture on how I have the valves set.

[Community Alumni]

holstein13 wrote:

bluwtr49 wrote:

chuckftboy wrote:

Two Jayhawks wrote:

Jim & Betty wrote:

Ford3316 wrote:
All four pump switches are off. The light on the panel shows pumps is off too. This was the first thing I checked. 😉

If the pump is off why is it trying to run?

Also 4 pump switches???????:h

JimR

I have 4 pump switches also.

4 switches in my coach also

Pretty normal for 3 or 4 or even 5 in a 1 and 1/2 bath.

Kitchen
Toilet Room
Vanity,
Water bay

I've got a bath and a half and I only have 4 switches. One in the master bath, one in the half bath, one by the kitchen and one by the pump outside. Where's the fifth one? I guess if you count the silverleaf system, I've got two more but those are on a tablet screen. So I guess you could say I have six.

OK OK you win I get it. Learn something every day and lose it all the following day.

JimR

[msmith1199]

lafrentz wrote:

enblethen wrote:
You can have as many switches as you want, but they do not normally control the water pump directly.

actually they all control the water pump directly but it matters not how many switches as when one is turned off there all off
because there wired through a controller

Not mine. I can turn the water pump off or on from any of the three switches.

[bluwtr49]

holstein13 wrote:

bluwtr49 wrote:

chuckftboy wrote:

Two Jayhawks wrote:

Jim & Betty wrote:

Ford3316 wrote:
All four pump switches are off. The light on the panel shows pumps is off too. This was the first thing I checked. 😉

If the pump is off why is it trying to run?

Also 4 pump switches???????:h

JimR

I have 4 pump switches also.

4 switches in my coach also

Pretty normal for 3 or 4 or even 5 in a 1 and 1/2 bath.

Kitchen
Toilet Room
Vanity,
Water bay

I've got a bath and a half and I only have 4 switches. One in the master bath, one in the half bath, one by the kitchen and one by the pump outside. Where's the fifth one? I guess if you count the silverleaf system, I've got two more but those are on a tablet screen. So I guess you could say I have six.

Some have a switch at the vanity but in yours the rear bath probably covers that as well.

[holstein13]

bluwtr49 wrote:

chuckftboy wrote:

Two Jayhawks wrote:

Jim & Betty wrote:

Ford3316 wrote:
All four pump switches are off. The light on the panel shows pumps is off too. This was the first thing I checked. 😉

If the pump is off why is it trying to run?

Also 4 pump switches???????:h

JimR

I have 4 pump switches also.

4 switches in my coach also

Pretty normal for 3 or 4 or even 5 in a 1 and 1/2 bath.

Kitchen
Toilet Room
Vanity,
Water bay

I've got a bath and a half and I only have 4 switches. One in the master bath, one in the half bath, one by the kitchen and one by the pump outside. Where's the fifth one? I guess if you count the silverleaf system, I've got two more but those are on a tablet screen. So I guess you could say I have six.

[J-Rooster]

I alway's turn off my pump.

[lafrentz]

enblethen wrote:
You can have as many switches as you want, but they do not normally control the water pump directly.

actually they all control the water pump directly but it matters not how many switches as when one is turned off there all off
because there wired through a controller

[enblethen]

You can have as many switches as you want, but they do not normally control the water pump directly.

[bluwtr49]

Ozlander wrote:
Gee, now everybody is bragging about how many pump switches they have.

Do we hear 6?

It's a MH thing, you wouldn't understand.

[Ozlander]

Gee, now everybody is bragging about how many pump switches they have.

Do we hear 6?

[bluwtr49]

chuckftboy wrote:

Two Jayhawks wrote:

Jim & Betty wrote:

Ford3316 wrote:
All four pump switches are off. The light on the panel shows pumps is off too. This was the first thing I checked. 😉

If the pump is off why is it trying to run?

Also 4 pump switches???????:h

JimR

I have 4 pump switches also.

4 switches in my coach also

Pretty normal for 3 or 4 or even 5 in a 1 and 1/2 bath.

Kitchen
Toilet Room
Vanity,
Water bay

[chuckftboy]

Two Jayhawks wrote:

Jim & Betty wrote:

Ford3316 wrote:
All four pump switches are off. The light on the panel shows pumps is off too. This was the first thing I checked. 😉

If the pump is off why is it trying to run?

Also 4 pump switches???????:h

JimR

I have 4 pump switches also.

4 switches in my coach also

[Two_Jayhawks]

Jim & Betty wrote:

Ford3316 wrote:
All four pump switches are off. The light on the panel shows pumps is off too. This was the first thing I checked. 😉

If the pump is off why is it trying to run?

Also 4 pump switches???????:h

JimR

I have 4 pump switches also.

[Dutch_12078]

Our previous coach had a pump override switch in the water bay that was added by a previous owner to run the pump when winterizing. It bypassed both of the inside pump switches, disabling them when it was left on. I found it handy enough when servicing the pump plumbing that I'm going to add one like it to this coach.

[filadelfia]

Suggest you go to a National motorhome forum and ask your question. It seems like if the water pump is shutoff then it should not run.

Don