Loud water pump and possible solution?
Travel Trailer 32 ft. Newbie. So loud water pump kicks on every time you open any water source. Being a master repair plumber for 35 years, I cant help but feel adding a small, bladder / resorvoire ta...
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No, the tank isnt used to reduce noise. The bladder tank only consolidates the run time. Instead of chattering on and off, on and off. I would think that they must have a very good switch in most of those pumps to be able to do so much rapid on and off cycling. It's actually what you dont want in an electrical circuit. Constant start stop arcing isn't good for any switch. The tank consolidates it down to turn on for a much longer time, then turn off for a much longer time. Tremendously less switch cycling which would seem to equate to much longer life. But, they do last a long time.
Same as a well pump in a house. They always have a bladder tank to prevent rapid cycling or if the rubber bladder tank becomes "waterlogged" from a defective rubber bladder the pump switch will be turning the pump on and off very quickly. Very bad for switches and pump motor which could be 200 ft down in the well pipe.
So because it's so easy to access it's not critical in an RV if the pump is cycling constantly just a personal choice of which way you like to hear it.
You will also only be able to get so much noise out of the pump circuit because of the type of pump it is. It's a diaphragm flap valve type pump not a centrifugal/jet type that's used in a home. OP knows this part, just sharing for others.
Same as a well pump in a house. They always have a bladder tank to prevent rapid cycling or if the rubber bladder tank becomes "waterlogged" from a defective rubber bladder the pump switch will be turning the pump on and off very quickly. Very bad for switches and pump motor which could be 200 ft down in the well pipe.
So because it's so easy to access it's not critical in an RV if the pump is cycling constantly just a personal choice of which way you like to hear it.
You will also only be able to get so much noise out of the pump circuit because of the type of pump it is. It's a diaphragm flap valve type pump not a centrifugal/jet type that's used in a home. OP knows this part, just sharing for others.
