Water pump for water barrel...
I have a 55gal water barrel that I use to fill my water tank since I keep my trailer off grid i the mountans on private property. I was thinking i could hook a 12v pump to the barrel and then to a ho...
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A normal RV water pump can take water from 4' below the pump location. It helps if the pump and tank water level are close while the pump is taking in air, and getting primed, but it is not a requirement to have the pump below the water level while pumping, because it is a diaphram pump, and can take in negative water pressure up to about 10' of suction depth.
So I would get a normal 12 volt RV pump, attach a 10' hose to both ends and pump the water either into the fresh water tank in the RV or into the fresh water inlet. You can even get really clever and mount a additional tank on the RV roof, then fill it with the pump, and have a valve going to the fresh water tank, letting it gravity fill as you need it. In theory, you could fill the 55 gallon tank 3 days a week, and fill the fresh water tanks in the RV (including a new roof one) only a few days per month, saving time.
Fred.
So I would get a normal 12 volt RV pump, attach a 10' hose to both ends and pump the water either into the fresh water tank in the RV or into the fresh water inlet. You can even get really clever and mount a additional tank on the RV roof, then fill it with the pump, and have a valve going to the fresh water tank, letting it gravity fill as you need it. In theory, you could fill the 55 gallon tank 3 days a week, and fill the fresh water tanks in the RV (including a new roof one) only a few days per month, saving time.
Fred.
