Re: Water Pump Problem
- From: "Graham" <Graham4564@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:47:40 +0100
"Dougal" <Dougal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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tony h wrote:
A bit of advice required, if possible.
I have an old bailey senator 6000, which uses a shurflo pump for the
water.
As yet, no proper diagnosis has been possible, besides checking the fuses
(there maybe more that I don't know about?!), I will have a go with a
multimeter before doing anything drastic, My water has suddenly stopped
pumping, was OK a month or so ago when we went away for the weekend, now
caravan needed for work, and I have no pumped water, which is a shame as
I really like showering.
The question i need to ask is, if I find I have no voltage to the pump,
is there any reason why I can't just give the pump a new switched 12v
feed from the fusebox/battery?
If it gets to that, there is no reason what you should not do that. Just
make sure the fuse is as close to the battery end of the wire as possible
(within an inch or two if possible). I find inline fuse holders are easiest.
I solder them, but I am pretty sure you can get crimp version if you don't
want to solder. Fuse it at around 10 amp, although the pump is unlikely to
take more than 5amp even when starting up and probably about 3amp when
running. If you have bare body metal available at the pump end use the body
for the negative side. Finally use fairly think wire, say about 2-4mm
overall
diameter. It doesn't need it for the current flowing, but the insulation is
nice and thick and less likely to get damaged on the cable run. Places in my
campervan have thin wires going to lights and things. That is fine in theory
for the current flowing, but they are a bit thin for a vehicle with sharp
edges to metalwork and don't survive much pulling when being fitted. Have
you tried giving the pump a GENTLE clout with a hammer?
Hope some of this helps
Regards Graham
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