New Water Pumps

[Kurt Horvath]

Gregg,

That's exactly what my pumps were doing,"the backflow device in one pump fails, it
will make the other pump run continuously."

A by-pass or direct fill to the fresh water tank would be nice. I don't know about your coach, but I have to plan in advance when I want to fill my tank. It takes while 35 to 45 minuets, some times longer. It all passes through the water filter before it hits the tanks, it's just a thing, like the sewage air dumps, just have to plan for it.

I guess you could fabricate a loop with a hose coupling around the Sporlan valve.

Just went to have a look see at the Valve Controls on the new Bird at http://www.bluebirdcoachworks.com .

No labels ! I'm not genius, I would at least need a sticker or two. From an engravers POV, I see lots of potential, I just love shinny metal! The dash looks better, although I would have problem with the CB radio rammed up upon the seat. Huumm there's that attention to details I was talking about back in January.

Kurt Horvath

95 PT-42, ( one of the golden years )

10AC

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" wrote:
>
> the cut in a pipe or the end of a internal fitting cause more
> friction than a 90 degree elbow. if water takes a path that doesnt
> cross a fitting, that fitting causes no friction loss. If you want
> a project make a manual accessable sporlan tank fill bypass. I agree
> with you that there is little need for extra valves that may fail.
> CCW-BB even includes a row of plumbing valves with logo handles in
> their 15 photo 2009 brochure. I guess rich folks like lots of
> valves???. But.......... . the good pump will send
> the water thru the bad pump backwards and then resupply the
> continiously running pump. the good pump can not build pressure
> unless you cut off the circular path.
>
> Greg
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Kurt Horvath"
> bumpersbird@ wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > After a close look at the original plumbing in the bay with the
> water
> > pumps, I have decided to remove most of the pipes and keep only
> the
> > basics.
> >
> > As per the installation instructions it recommends that there be
> no
> > restrictive elbows, shut off or check valves, use as few elbows
> and
> > valves as possible in the first 2 feet after the pump.
> >
> > Using the ½ I.D. flexible high pressure tubing, cut at 2 ½ feet
> for
> > each side of the pump will eliminate 4 elbows on each pump, ( my
> > coach has 2 pumps, you can run pump #1 or #2, or #1 
> together ).
> > It also has 4 T valves in the system. I am still trying to decide
> > their valor in the greater scheme of things.
> >
> > If anyone has any thoughts on why they have these cut off valves
> on
> > each side of the pumps I would like to hear about it. I guess they
> > are to shut off water to service the pumps or in case of a leak, I
> > just do not see if you would even use them that much.
> >
> > So that will cut out 6 restrictive devices off each pump, all of
> > which are within 12" of the pumps. The exit side of the pumps have
> 3
> > elbows within 3" of each other before they reach the accumulator
> > tank.. Speaking of that, the out side of the tank has a couple of
> 2
> > or 3 unnecessary elbows to boot!
> >
> > If you gently heat any plastic tubing you can make it bend into
> any
> > shape needed. So that would remove 3 elbows on the out side of the
> > accumulator tank, very easy to do, but will it help? It couldn't
> hurt.
> >
> > The cold water dump valve also has enough hardware to open a
> pluming
> > supply. I will redo that with a little upgrade,
> >
> > After he BBQ/Toolbox Bay upgrade, it would be nice if the coach
> had
> > flowing water on the curb side, near the outdoor kitchen. Nothing
> > fancy just a practical cold water hose with some kind of head at
> the
> > end. It will serve 2 uses as a curb side water source and replace
> the
> > cold water dump valve.
> >
> > The installation manual also mentions mounting the pumps in a
> easily
> > accessible location, well the space allotted , is, what it, is.
> I'll
> > mount the pumps on a 20" X12" piece of good plywood, then bolt
> that
> > to the outside of the plywood framing that surrounds the toolbox
> and
> > BBQ shelf.
> >
> > So with that and the Hydraulic fluid flush and the new 3000psi
> switch
> > I have to put on the HWH levelers and now you guys got me thinking
> > about Coolant filters! All I can say I'm happy Fuel prices are
> going
> > down @ Flying J. Not much but $3.99 is better than the $4.69 I
> paid
> > last trip.
> >
> > Kurt Horvath
> > 95 PT-42 WLWB S-60
> > 10AC
> >
>