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  • Kandy and Darrell
    Kandy and Darrell → RV Repair Club:
    July 4, 2020Our water pump makes noise when it is on and water comes out. Does the pump need to be on all the time?
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    • Kandy and Darrell
      pokeysRVadventures July 4, 2020 If you mean the fresh water pump you can cut it on when needed. They do make a slight noise.
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      • Kandy and Darrell
        Dan-n-Jo July 4, 2020 Ours used to make a huge noise. Found out that mounting screws had all come loose. Put a rubber insulating piece under and put better screws in. Quiet as a church mouse now.
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      Tony and Dot July 4, 2020 pump should be off when hook up to city water.
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        Dan-n-Jo July 4, 2020 Left mine on a couple of times, just simply forgot to turn it off. Learned lesson when check valve from city hook up stuck open. Filled the fresh water tank completely and had a water fall outside at the fill point.
    • Kandy and Darrell
      The Rolling Stones July 4, 2020 These on demand pumps are a diaphragm type pump. They pulse the diaphragm to move the water so that is what you are hearing. Very normal. You can add some foam rubber or styrofoam between the pump and mounting surface to quiet it down significantly. While...  more
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      Rich & Janelle Nuding July 4, 2020 Only when you want water from your fresh water tank.
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      Rick & Lil July 4, 2020 If you're NOT hooked up to a "city" water supply & are using your onboard fresh water tank, any time you turn on a faucet the pump will start (along with the noise) but should stop within seconds after you turn the faucet off. This is all normal. As above...  more
    • Kandy and Darrell
      MH & DH July 4, 2020 Mt older motorhome pump started making more noise than normal an it was the little strainer next to the pump. It had trash in it and i guess making the pump work harder. I cleaned the strainer and the pump noise went down by 30-40%.
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