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Farmhat


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Thought I should ask in case it circumvents a problem happening.

The water pump in the van works fine, but has for a few days, when taps are turned on been chattering loudly and causing  solid reverberations through the pipes. Sounds like a jackhammer in the shower cubicle. Can also feel it on taps around the van. The filter on the pump inlet is clean/unblocked.

Any ideas please.

Thanks, Joe and Co.



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Tony Bev


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It could be the pump sucking a bit of air, Joe and Co

One way to find out, may be to put your hand on the pump, when it is running

If a bit of air is entering you may feel or hear the pump momently speed up a bit

You may probably get the same symptoms, if the pick up hose inside the tank, has dropped and touching the side/bottom

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Our pump gets noisy as the tank gets emptyer which is a warning for me to turn the tank over, I would think thats where I would look towards.

Hope its an easy fix.



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Air in system causing hammer ?

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Aus-Kiwi wrote:

Air in system causing hammer ?

 Could well be, had similar a while back, turned out to sucking air through a minute crack in a hose, took ages to locate.

This is usually accompanied by air spluttering from taps.

Replaced the section of hose and all good again.smile



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As with Farmhat's avatar , the van may be older style with normal domestic tapware . If so , change of washer will sort problem !

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Thanks for the advice. Still don't know what caused the chattering but I took to the water pump with the hammer.

A few gentle :) taps seems to have stopped the chattering.??? for now at least.

Joe.



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Its just that its a female pump !!! Ahaha

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Farmhat


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Aus-Kiwi wrote:

Its just that its a female pump !!! Ahaha

 It could be, lol.

Joe.



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one of these jobbys might sort ya

 

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mate stuck on in his camper and raves about it. Reckons it made it so much quiter. He used to get the jack hammering thing quite a bit. 

So do I but put it down to a cheap chinese pump. 

There are various options like this one but just chucking it out there

 

cheers Brett 



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Farmhat wrote:

Thanks for the advice. Still don't know what caused the chattering but I took to the water pump with the hammer.

A few gentle :) taps seems to have stopped the chattering.??? for now at least.

Joe.

Pumps chatter liake a basterd if you partially open them,,, try it. Pump has pressure on/off/on/off etc tec in short time. Showers are the worst especially if trying to save water by slow flow rate.

adjust pressure screw if  Surflo pump,,, this works,, saves on hammer lol

 



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