Hi all, after stopping the night in Guyra last night.
we have discovered our pump won't work.
any ideas on what is wrong and how it can be fixed would be appreciated.
i should add that is was so cold we had ice inside of van
-- Edited by Kaid on Saturday 14th of July 2018 04:01:11 PM
JeffRae said
05:35 PM Jul 14, 2018
If all the pipes where frozen, so was the pump. Good chance it was damaged when the water expanded as it froze.
Kaid said
05:43 PM Jul 14, 2018
Thanks for your reply. Thought that might be the case
Yuglamron said
06:41 PM Jul 14, 2018
Not the same cause but I had the diaphragm in my Shurflo split. Bought a new pump. No problem,
Then I found out the local Produce/Irrigation place keep spares. They keep lots of spares because they use them in sprayers and other pumps on the farms.
Much cheaper than any other place I found including caravan places and Ebay. I found out all I needed was a new diaphragm.
Hope that would be all you need, If it has frozen and split.
Kaid said
08:52 PM Jul 14, 2018
If we are lucky Yuglamron . Fingers crossed
Radar said
07:32 AM Jul 15, 2018
Kaid wrote:
Hi all, after stopping the night in Guyra last night.but
we have discovered our pump won't work.
any ideas on what is wrong and how it can be fixed would be appreciated.
i should add that is was so cold we had ice inside of van
-- Edited by Kaid on Saturday 14th of July 2018 04:01:11 PM
We had some success with a Irrigation shop in Armidale last year when we had water problems, just a thought.
Kaid said
01:02 PM Jul 15, 2018
Willing to try anything Radar
Aus-Kiwi said
01:57 PM Jul 15, 2018
Is there power getting to pump ? Fuse etc ? Could be frozen ? Lag or cover to keep from
Freezing . Thought we had pump issues to find our M/H has two switches aha Vanity and sink . Only had it four years !
Kaid said
05:18 PM Jul 15, 2018
Not sure on how to check if is getting power Aus-Kiwi
JBDUBBO said
06:37 PM Jul 15, 2018
Camping in freezing conditions like Guyra it is a good idea to turn pump off at night time and open a tap to allow expansion in case it freezes.
To check pump power supply you need and should carry a 12volt test pen it has a needle point and a cable tail with a clip, simply clip to negative steel frame push needle point through cable insulation to touch copper cable. These units are less than $10. but only for 12 volt
-- Edited by JBDUBBO on Sunday 15th of July 2018 06:38:48 PM
Kaid said
08:36 PM Jul 15, 2018
Thanks for that info JBDUBBO,
I suppose we were pretty naive in this whole situation.
We had never camped in such cold before
Where would we purchase a 12 v pen from.
We have learned a very valuable lesson
OutbackMK said
08:41 PM Jul 15, 2018
Ours did the same in Charliville last night (water didn't freeze and pump was still vibrating when turned on). Disconnected inlet to pump and backflushed the system to the tank now working , must have been a blockage between inlet of the pump and the tank. (some have an inline filter fitted.) so if you don't have a flow at the pump inlet no go they need a positive head pressure to work.
Kaid said
06:36 PM Jul 16, 2018
Something more to think about
outbackMK
PeterD said
08:46 AM Jul 17, 2018
Kaid wrote:Where would we purchase a 12 v pen from.
Hi all, after stopping the night in Guyra last night.
we have discovered our pump won't work.
any ideas on what is wrong and how it can be fixed would be appreciated.
i should add that is was so cold we had ice inside of van
-- Edited by Kaid on Saturday 14th of July 2018 04:01:11 PM
Thanks for your reply. Thought that might be the case
Not the same cause but I had the diaphragm in my Shurflo split. Bought a new pump. No problem,
Then I found out the local Produce/Irrigation place keep spares. They keep lots of spares because they use them in sprayers and other pumps on the farms.
Much cheaper than any other place I found including caravan places and Ebay. I found out all I needed was a new diaphragm.
Hope that would be all you need, If it has frozen and split.
If we are lucky Yuglamron . Fingers crossed
We had some success with a Irrigation shop in Armidale last year when we had water problems, just a thought.
Willing to try anything Radar
Not sure on how to check if is getting power Aus-Kiwi
Camping in freezing conditions like Guyra it is a good idea to turn pump off at night time and open a tap to allow expansion in case it freezes.
To check pump power supply you need and should carry a 12volt test pen it has a needle point and a cable tail with a clip, simply clip to negative steel frame push needle point through cable insulation to touch copper cable. These units are less than $10. but only for 12 volt
-- Edited by JBDUBBO on Sunday 15th of July 2018 06:38:48 PM
Thanks for that info JBDUBBO,
I suppose we were pretty naive in this whole situation.
We had never camped in such cold before
Where would we purchase a 12 v pen from.
We have learned a very valuable lesson
Something more to think about
outbackMK
Pen is not a good term to be searching with if you were trying. This page has several contact voltage testers on it. Amongst then I would suggest Low Voltage Circuit Tester 6 - 12 & 24 Volts or 3-30VDC Tester with Voltage/Polarity Readout
Jaycar have them and plenty on e-bay. Ones with the needle point the best as you can prod through insulation and easily test fuses in situ.
Will go and have a look at Jaycar today . I think Aldi also have then on Sale tomorrow
All fixed and two very happy campers