Swift Challenger Water Pump

stephen p
stephen p Forum Participant Posts: 194
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edited April 2016 in Caravans #1

Also posted on the Swift Talk Forum

Just back from a lovely long weekend near Bridgnorth in our 2013 Challenger 580 SE.

I noticed while we were away that the water pump is now running as soon as a tap is turned on and stops running when it is turned off.  Previous to this outing I am sure that the pump used to run for some time after a tap was turned off and I assumed it
was pressurising a reservoir. Similarly the pump would not start for some time after a tap was turned on I assumed it would not run until the pressure in the reservoir was reduced.

The big question is which of the above is correct for my caravan.

Any suggestions welcome

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  • MichaelT
    MichaelT Forum Participant Posts: 1,874
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    edited April 2016 #2

    You are right it normally runs for a few seconds after turning off to pressurise the system. if you look in the manual you can turn the pressure up a bit if you need to.  On our SWIFT we had I set the pressure so it ran for about 5 seconds after turning
    the tap off and from memory the pump came on almost straight away.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2016 #3

    On my swift (2013) the pump starts striaght away and the water flows straight away. The pump runs for a few perhaps 5 seconds after the tap is closed.

  • Whittakerr
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    edited April 2016 #4

    I’ve got a 2010 Swift Challenger with on board pump. When a tap is opened the pump comes on within a couple of seconds and carries on for three or four seconds once the tap is closed.

  • pennyandsteve
    pennyandsteve Forum Participant Posts: 92
    edited April 2016 #5

    The pump on our 2012 swift challenger tends to run on for ages...

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