My pump sometimes loses it's prime.  If I drain the tank dry then re-fill
it and open the fawcet I sometimes just get noise.  So far, I just have to
turn the thing off and on a few times and it will start pumping eventually.
I will keep it in mind that in the future I may have to pay some lip service
to the spout to get the water going...
Don Hanson

On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:

> On May 29, 2010, at 3:43 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
>  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.
>>
>
> You shouldn't if you use potable water & keep your tank sanitized!
>
> YMMV,
>
> Mr. BZ-took my pump out completely & didn't have to perform any
> unnatural acts to get it going again-what am I doing wrong?
>
>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>