Also contemplating re doing the wiring to the water pump. The manual states that the flow will be reduced with voltage drop. We don't have a water flow/pressure problem, but certainly have voltage drop. The supply for the pump comes via the drifter panel the wires being very light are some 5 meters from the pump. The lights on that circuit pulse when the pump runs.
Am thinking of using a control relay, activated by the drifter feed, and taking the pump supply direct from its own fuse. This shouldn't be too harder project to do.
Radar said
09:26 AM Nov 2, 2019
iana wrote:
Also contemplating re doing the wiring to the water pump. The manual states that the flow will be reduced with voltage drop. We don't have a water flow/pressure problem, but certainly have voltage drop. The supply for the pump comes via the drifter panel the wires being very light are some 5 meters from the pump. The lights on that circuit pulse when the pump runs.
Am thinking of using a control relay, activated by the drifter feed, and taking the pump supply direct from its own fuse. This shouldn't be too harder project to do.
I did similar after having a repair done to side wall panelling, water pump circuit kept blowing fuse and friend said to me, ran a seperate wire from your battery and use a bigger wire, guess what the water pump was marginally quiter after that.
Just saying.
Dougwe said
09:32 AM Nov 2, 2019
G'day Ian,
I reckon as do many others on this great forum that the builders of caravans need a kick up the bum for not using a heavier cable throughout the build.
I have added a few things separate to the van wiring with heavier cable and it's own fuse. Much betterer.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
T1 Terry said
10:51 AM Nov 2, 2019
The drifter shunt is at the battery negative, so as long as the pump negative comes from the load side (should only be battery cables on the battery side) the drifter will still measure the current flow. By using the original pump power wire to activate the relay via terminal 85 or 86 (doesn't matter which, the other goes to a negative supply) the drifter interface panel will still allow the pump to be turned on or off because the positive supply to the relay driver will be disconnected at the Drifter panel.
T1 Terry
iana said
12:54 PM Nov 2, 2019
Yep Terry, what I had in mind. Ian
Cupie said
12:13 PM Nov 3, 2019
Pardon my ignorance, but what's a 'Drifter'?
iana said
01:19 PM Nov 3, 2019
Sorry Cupie, the drifter is a panel installed on Jayco caravans. It has on/off switches for the house batteries and water pump. It shows supposed charge rate to the batteries, and shows the levels to the various tanks fitted (sometimes).
Cupie said
01:26 PM Nov 3, 2019
iana wrote:
Sorry Cupie, the drifter is a panel installed on Jayco caravans. It has on/off switches for the house batteries and water pump. It shows supposed charge rate to the batteries, and shows the levels to the various tanks fitted (sometimes).
Thanks for that My 1999 Westport predates that sort of technology. You might call it an analogue version ... before I got to it.
Also contemplating re doing the wiring to the water pump. The manual states that the flow will be reduced with voltage drop. We don't have a water flow/pressure problem, but certainly have voltage drop. The supply for the pump comes via the drifter panel the wires being very light are some 5 meters from the pump. The lights on that circuit pulse when the pump runs.
Am thinking of using a control relay, activated by the drifter feed, and taking the pump supply direct from its own fuse. This shouldn't be too harder project to do.
I did similar after having a repair done to side wall panelling, water pump circuit kept blowing fuse and friend said to me, ran a seperate wire from your battery and use a bigger wire, guess what the water pump was marginally quiter after that.
Just saying.
I reckon as do many others on this great forum that the builders of caravans need a kick up the bum for not using a heavier cable throughout the build.
I have added a few things separate to the van wiring with heavier cable and it's own fuse. Much betterer.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
T1 Terry
Pardon my ignorance, but what's a 'Drifter'?
Thanks for that My 1999 Westport predates that sort of technology. You might call it an analogue version ... before I got to it.