| The typical RV comes equipped with a medium | | | | the hose has room to move a bit to absorb the |
| cost demand type water pump. These pumps | | | | vibrations of the pump. Another possible solution is |
| were adequate for the RV water supply systems | | | | to install sections of foam insulating material |
| of a few years ago. | | | | wherever the pex tubing comes in contact with |
| For various reasons, the water supply pipes have | | | | the cabinets or walls. These come in tubular |
| changed in the last few years. The popular pipe | | | | sections 4 feet long (available at your local building |
| material is now "pex" type tubing. This material | | | | supply store) and can be cut to the needed length |
| has advantages over the materials used for the | | | | with a utility knife. |
| last decade or so, but does come with its own | | | | Various "fixes" can be attempted, but one of the |
| set of problems. | | | | best of all is the Flo-jet pump. |
| One is the rigidity of the tubing. It is much | | | | This pump has no pressure switch, thus it creates |
| "harder" than previous tubing and tends to | | | | no pulsations to bang the pipes against the walls!. |
| 'chatter' more than ever. By 'chatter' I mean that | | | | It has a sensor that controls the motor speed, |
| it vibrates with the pulses of the water pump and | | | | depending on the demand, so that the water flow |
| creates vibrations against the floor, the walls, and | | | | and pressure is consistent. An added bonus is the |
| the cavities within the cabinet spaces. This can | | | | lower amperage draw at low water flow levels ... |
| result in very loud and disturbing "hammering" | | | | an important factor for campers without hookups. |
| noise from the RV water system. One solution is | | | | So ... if you need a new water pump ... or you |
| to install a flexible braided hose to both the inlet | | | | just can't take that hammering anymore consider |
| and the outlet sides of the water pump. Allow | | | | the Flojet Water Pump. |
| enough length to include a loop in the hose so that | | | | |