water pump not turning off

I have had your problem several times. Most often I do not turn the valve that allows you to suck pink stuff out of the jug all the way back to it’s normal position.

Who worked on the MH? Just curious….

Adam-12 wrote:
What others have said. If your tank is dry (empty), it will continuously suck air, trying to prime itself. If it has water in it, it's leaking causing the pump to run, or there is a small leak sucking in some air.

I also had a full tank with NO leaks. My pump continuously ran without pumping water through a faucet(s). I discovered that I basically had a "vapor lock" and I needed to loosen either the intake or output connection (can't remember which one) at the pump itself. This allowed a tiny bit of water to escape and forced the air-lock out. The pump then worked nicely.

I remember I loosened those connections one at a time, while the water pump was running. Problem was solved. You might have to play around with it.

I just had this problem today. It is a vapor lock. The above does the trick.

I took the MH in and they needed to replace the city water connection as well as tighten under the bath and kitchen sinks.

Thanks for all your input. Issue solved!!

Often I have to run the water for a minute or 2 with a faucet open for the pump to pick the water up from the tank. So open a faucet and let the pump run with the faucet open for a few minutes, your pump may have just lost it's prime from sitting all winter. And as said above the water heater take a while to fill, and if it's half full of air the air will compress allot while building pressure.

sounds like you have two different problems to correct.

I just went out and ran the pump; water leaked out the outside valve. This year was the first year I used that connection to dewinterize. But then there was a leak from the back kitchen
hot water faucet. It leaked around the back of the water heater. Do I have muliple problems here?

Thank again for your help.

That is possible. All depends on how long you were cleaning while the pump was running.

Is it possible that the water heater isn't full and that's contributing to the problem?

Thanks for your insights. I'm not mechanical and so may have to take it somewhere to have it looked at. I don't have an outside shower so that's not it!

What others have said. If your tank is dry (empty), it will continuously suck air, trying to prime itself. If it has water in it, it's leaking causing the pump to run, or there is a small leak sucking in some air.

I also had a full tank with NO leaks. My pump continuously ran without pumping water through a faucet(s). I discovered that I basically had a "vapor lock" and I needed to loosen either the intake or output connection (can't remember which one) at the pump itself. This allowed a tiny bit of water to escape and forced the air-lock out. The pump then worked nicely.

I remember I loosened those connections one at a time, while the water pump was running. Problem was solved. You might have to play around with it.