Water pump switch

Rod235
Rod235 Forum Participant Posts: 48
edited March 2017 in Caravans #1

Hi all,

When away in the caravan do you need to switch the water pump off when not required ie at night time or leave it switched on 24/7. The caravan is a Bailey Unicorn

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  • Heethers
    Heethers Forum Participant Posts: 641
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    edited March 2017 #2

    We had the Unicorn Madrid, we had to turn it off at night due to a pressure drop, our dealer tried everything to find it, really annoying at night when it came on intermittently.

  • Bakers2
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    edited March 2017 #3

    What's going on this thread had loads of replies yesterday. This morning it appears without any and receives a response.  Can someone report my post please? This happens as does 'fresh' ones from years ago. Something is definitely not right with this site.

    I have tried to paste the link to previous thread which has 19 replies without success. Can't copy and paste either as paste button doesn't work well on this site on my phone 

  • bandgirl
    bandgirl Forum Participant Posts: 440
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    edited March 2017 #4

    I've just replied on a duplicate thread (or is this the duplicate thread?).  Can't see 19 replies though undecided

  • JohnM20
    JohnM20 Forum Participant Posts: 1,416
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    edited March 2017 #5

    We leave ours on all the time. There are times when it kicks in very briefly during the night especially which I believe is because, at night, it is cooler and the water in the pipes contracts a little bit causing a reduction in pressure in the pipes. This makes the pump kick in to restore the pressure.

  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,311 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2017 #6

    Duplicate thread 

    here.

  • Jeepman
    Jeepman Forum Participant Posts: 10
    edited March 2017 #7

    I had this on one of my vans fitted with a Whale system, and found an air entry at the external connection of the filler. The two O rings had worn, spoke to Whale at a show and they gave me free, two new ones and a can of spray lubricant. Never had the problem since.

    Word of advice the rings are relatively thick compared to the similar sized diameter ones generally available at plumbers, DIY stores etc.

  • Nuggy
    Nuggy Forum Participant Posts: 512
    edited March 2017 #8

    Nope, triplicate thread

  • TonyBurton
    TonyBurton Forum Participant Posts: 269
    edited March 2017 #9

    I believe the pressure switch can kick in when the voltage goes down. This of course will flatten the battery even more. I think it's a good idea to switch the pump off when not needed if you are not in EHU.

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