Parksy
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If our caravan interior plumbing sprang a leak during the night the on board pump would wake us up.
It sounds like a machine gun being fired in the distance.
It sounds like a machine gun being fired in the distance.
Caravan water fittings and appliances are generally designed for a maximum pressure of about 1.5Bar. if you exceed this you are in danger of blowing seals and damaging appliances.We fill the onboard tank and then turn down the tap so the water only trickles into the caravan onboard tank instead of there being a high pressure on the hose 100% of the time.
You’ve got a Flojet too then 😁If our caravan interior plumbing sprang a leak during the night the on board pump would wake us up.
It sounds like a machine gun being fired in the distance.
As I posted earlier, the submersible pump creates more pressure than a pressure regulated mains connection - if you're sceptical about a mains connection, you also need to be sceptical about any electric pump.Those with an onboard pump are highly unlikely to have a flood if the aquaroll mains float valve fails. A direct mains connection imo is more problematic and not for me. The benefit is no aquaroll but I remain very sceptical about trusting a mains pressured water system .
My pump isn't submersible, and neither I suspect is Dustydog's on his Bailey.As I posted earlier, the submersible pump creates more pressure than a pressure regulated mains connection - if you're sceptical about a mains connection, you also need to be sceptical about any electric pump.
My point is that a pressure-regulated mains connection reduces the pressure below that of any type of electric pump.My pump isn't submersible, and neither I suspect is Dustydog's on his Bailey.
Mine can be quite noisy if you're not used to it, a running pump caused by a night time internal plumbing failure would certainly wake us up.
The onboard pump delivers nowhere near mains water pressure.
When I fitted a new Flojet last summer I mounted it on some small rubber doughnuts which reduced the vibration.Swift fit the internal water pump to what amounts to a sounding board.
I quietened mine down a lot by fitting it on ruber mountings....same principle as car engine mounts !