Anyone got an onboard water pump in use... maybe a trailer

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Looking for input on a camp trailer water system. Looking at the Surflow pumps for one appliance, run dry, self priming pumps.

Anyone running anything similar, got any suggestions for models to look at or avoid.

Thanks in advance.

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I think our old RV had one of the Surflo classic series pumps. (I think it was actually their top of the line at the time that RV was built.) It had a seperate pressure switch to turn it on and off. It was okay but the flow was not very consistant.
Looking at their web site I think our last RV had the Extreme series, the delivery was much smoother, less of the blast effect when you first turn the water on.
 
Thanks I am looking at the #2088 model. It is their standard version pump...

Anyone else gots something.

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I have two Sureflos on my boat. One for salt water wash-down, the othe for fresh-water wash-down. Both have built-in pressure switches. An accumulator tank can be added for more constant pressure and flow. I believe the only difference in the marine pumps vs. the RV pumps is the spark-proof motors on the marine versions. I have had good luck with these and other Sureflo pumps.

Sometimes, the lack of pressure or flow is not the pump's fault. Be sure you have an adequate supply source and an un-restricted suction line.
 
Thanks Capt!

When you say pressure switch, does that mean, it senses a pressure change and shuts on or off? The website makes it unclear to what advantages this switch brings to the party.

Any light on this would be appreciated, I will most likely use the Marine application, for the spark and vibration resistance.

Thanks man!

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AT quit spec'ing the 12V H2O pump they were using...wasn't reliable; unfortunately I can't tell you what brand/model it was. They went with a simple hand pump, which I have on my AT Horizon, which works really well...and conserves water more so than an electric pump ;) .
 
The pressure switch has two functions:

First, it trips the pump to turn on and prime the system, Second, it turns the pump off when a preset pressure is reached. Mine are 40 PSI as a cut-off. As you use water and pressure drops, it will again trip the pump on to maintain/builup pressure again. I don't know what the lower kick-on pressure is, but I would suspect it is about 20-25 PSI.
 
That is a nice setup on the link. However, power is the way to go for a shower, and mounting my tank under the trailer.

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