Thanks Uwe. I think my problem was that I was trying to make it
difficult to change from city water to pump water. I was fooling
around with the valves and should have left them alone. Later this
week I'll try it again. The motor was turning the pump okay. Was
the pump actually pumping? I'll check this out.
Thanks for the help. This list is really neat.
Dick & Rose Ann Harold
Noblesville, Indiana
1972 Airstream Trade Wind
WBCCI #8551
> Dick,
>
>
> You should not have to fuss with any valves at all when switching
> from city water to pump supplied water from your storage tank. There
> are check valves, one by the city water inlet allowing flow only to
> go in, not out. The other valve is by the water pump, allowing water
> to only exit the pump, not pressurizing it when the city water hose
> is hooked up and turned on. The hand valves are for draining the
> lines, and on some models also to fill the tank from the inside when
> hooked up to city water. Chances are that your water pump needs
> repair or replacement. It could be as simple as a stuck pressure
> switch, the one that makes the pump come on when you turn on a faucet.
> I would make sure that there is proper 12V power and ground at the
> pump, and then perhaps lightly tap the motor housing and pressure
> switch with the soft side of a screwdriver etc.
>
> Uwe Salwender
> salwender@sbcglobal.net