tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post4946351364618556804..comments2024-01-14T02:47:37.835-08:00Comments on Semi-True Tales of Our Life on the Road: LEAVING THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIALaurie and Odelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08160352835343733761noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-80324549181597253772010-06-19T09:23:25.317-07:002010-06-19T09:23:25.317-07:00Wow. .what a bugger to have Sureflo having to keep...Wow. .what a bugger to have Sureflo having to keep replacing the pump. You think by now they would figure out what is wrong with that particular design on that model and take care of it! Glad you have an extra pump on board to put in it's place. That is something I think we should do too. Might not get a Sureflo though... LOL <br /> <br /><br />*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~<br />Karen and Steve<br />(Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard<br />http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/KarenInTheWoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884478307015605168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-82591304639162944222010-06-18T16:42:36.984-07:002010-06-18T16:42:36.984-07:00Hi, Wil, and thanks for your knowledgeable comment...Hi, Wil, and thanks for your knowledgeable comment. We don't have an accumulator tank, so that is not the problem.<br /><br />We bought a top-of-the-line Shurflo variable speed 5.7 gal per minute pump several years ago. Shurflo has had to replace it abour four times - this time being number 5. We got so used to them malfunctioning within a year (this one is 6 months old) that we set up a pump "rotation". Odel took the over-pressure pump off this morning, and re-attached the standby pump. <br /><br />Shurflo is so used to dealing with the problems with these pumps that they don't even have you send the pump back any longer - just send the sticker off the pump that has the serial number on it, and they send a new one. Pathetic, but it works for us. We're sending the sticker in, and will have the new pump shipped to an address down the road.<br /><br />Until then, we'll use city water as frequently as we can.Laurie and Odelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160352835343733761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-22665946002543930522010-06-18T15:31:02.014-07:002010-06-18T15:31:02.014-07:00Water pump may certainly be the actual cause of th...Water pump may certainly be the actual cause of the over-pressure, but wait. Does your rig have a pressure tank (AKA an Accumulator Tank)? These tanks usually have an air bladder inside which provides a cushion from the hydro-shock of the pump activating and allows for the draw down of a gallon or two before the pump comes on. When the tank fails, it fills completely with water. Signs and symptoms of a failed tank include the pump coming on as soon as you open the faucet and shutting off as soon as the faucet is closed; pressure relief valves opening and discharging whenever the pump is operating, burst pipe joints and leaking hose clamp joints (due to the over-pressure). <br /><br />So. If you have a tank, anticipate its replacement -- or at least a re-pressurization (refill with air). No tank and the water pump is a direct connect to your fresh water system, expect to replace the pump or pay someone technically able to rebuild the innards - the pressure relief port in the pump is plugged with foreign material or has a serious build-up of minerals.<br /><br />Best of luck with it. Save the old pressure relief valve as a spare.Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834993203690623780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074893393280780220.post-18086124450080092772010-06-17T20:05:32.476-07:002010-06-17T20:05:32.476-07:0014 years ago, the day after I met my soon to be wi...14 years ago, the day after I met my soon to be wife, we were standing on the top of the Ohiopyle falls when she lost a shoe and went diving after it, almost going over the falls. Fond Memories of that place... Oh and she destroyed the brakes on her car going down the big hill into the valley... LOL <br /><br />It is much more scenic than I would have ever imagined. Are you going through Pittsburgh? It is much prettier than in that movie Flashdance... haha.ANT-zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439366443880409512noreply@blogger.com