what is a Rv pump function

If you are not familiar with how an RV fresh water system works, you've come to the right website.

Here you will learn how water gets into your RV, where find water if you are not at a campsite with a fresh water supply, and maybe even find out a thing or two about your fresh water pump.

How To Get Running Water In Your RV

There are two options to get water coming through your RV plumbing system for must RVs.

1. Attaching a hose to your RV from the outside (city water connection)

2. Using the RV's pump to use water stored in your fresh water tank

Using City Water

One way to get water flowing through your faucets is to attach an RV water hose (different from a regular garden hose) from a spigot to the water inlet on the outside of your rig.

This is what is called using 'city water'.

With the city water method, you don't have to fill your holding tank or 'fresh water tank'. 

You also don't need to use your water pump.

Without City water -Your RV Water System Pump

 When you are not connected to city water.You will need to turn your rv water pump on to use tank-stored water.An RV water pump draws the water from the tank up through the pipes. It’s responsible for delivering a certain amount of water every minute. The quantity being dispensed through the pump is measured in proportion to the size of the RV.Its job is to pump water from a localized source through the piping to your sink, bathroom, shower and other water outlets.

The pump works with electricity and needs to be switched on inside your RV. Once it is turned on, a pressure switch monitors the water pressure and turns the pump on automatically when the pressure gets too low, the switch will also turn the pump off again when the water pressure is at the set level.Usually The pump volt will be 12V or 24V dc type.

12 VOLT WATER PUMP

The most common type of water pump

Found in recreational vehicles

Standard operating motors designed specifically for RV use.

Lower pressure than the larger ones ( such as 24V water pump)

 24 VOLT WATER PUMP:

Greater water pressure.

Usually found on buses and trucks.

Reliable and high flow performance

Mostly used for heavy jobs.

More power and energy requirement

When do you Use the Water Pump in an RV?

There are specific times when you do need to use your water pump outside of normal daily life functions. Those functions are cooking, cleaning, showering, and so on. Here are some other times you should use your water pump:

When you are filling your fresh water tank

When you are emptying your fresh water tank

When you are boondocking- this parking without hook ups in very remote areas or parking lots

When external water sources have low pressure.

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