Jeff Palmer wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I need some help with my new pump.  Last year the pump from the fresh
> water tank in my Westfalia sprung a leak.  I just installed the new
> one and although it powers up, no water moves.  Is it possible I
> installed it backwards?  And if so, would i have installed it
> backwards electrically or connected the hoses backwards?
>
> I'm pretty sure I did neither but before I pull my hair out I thought
> I'd check with people smarter than me.
>

Hi Jeff, can't say that I'm smarter than you, but I have learned that
the pump sometimes has to be primed on my van. So I wrap my lips around
the faucet, turn on the pump, and suck.

I do feel a little dirty afterwards, though.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR