Interior Plumbing

[Crusty181]

Im after some input on these water ponderances

Im getting better pressure on the pump than i get on the mains (and the site pressure is pretty good)

On the mains, i get better pressure on hot than on cold. On the pump the pressure on hot/cold is the same

When connected to mains, and pumped turned, which water source are we getting ... mains or tank?

 

[Crusty181]

..... we need a PLUMBING prefix i think

 

[ben.lang 81@bigpond.com]

Mine is the same, I believe it is the pressure reduser valve.
Getting mine looked at next week

 

[Crusty181]

@ben.lang 81@bigpond.com are you getting varying pressure between hot and cold on mains to?

 

[Flossymk1]

My mains pressure is crap too compared to the pump..

 

[Crusty181]

My mains pressure is crap too compared to the pump..

Oddly, with mine the hot is better than cold on mains ... do you find that to?

 

[Drover]

There should be a non return/pressure valve hanging off the pump, looks just like the unit on the water in line on your house HWS, make sure the valve is turned fully on, also the stupid Tempering valve which blends cold with the hot may be taking the pressure away from one or the other, there is also a pressure valve which is on the main feed line, this can have a screen in it and may be clogged some are plastic/brass others are all brass and lastly since they are relatively new vans I would be checking that the plumbing is plumbed right and doesn't have a kink in a line.........................

 

[millhouse]

..... we need a PLUMBING prefix i think

Crusty181
I'm a plumber so I'm sure when we pick ours up next month we can solve this! @Drover sounds like he's on the money.

 

[ben.lang 81@bigpond.com]

@ben.lang 81@bigpond.com are you getting varying pressure between hot and cold on mains to?

Not to sure what they will do I'll let you know when they have fixed it

 

[ben.lang 81@bigpond.com]

@ben.lang 81@bigpond.com are you getting varying pressure between hot and cold on mains to?

Yer we are getting varying pressure,
I have found that if you run the drawbar tap for a bit it seen to fix the problem for a short time

 

[Drover]

Just a thought you run your hot and cold water taps to clear air when you hook up town water ??? I only turn on my 12v pump when it's needed otherwise it's always left off............it doesn't run on mains as the pressure is in the line and the pump won't kick in.

 

[ben.lang 81@bigpond.com]

Yes, I bleed the air out of the hot water system via thd valve at the HWS tank. Then out of all taps.
We used the van for the first time for a month and at least twice a week I had pressure issues on mains pressure

 

[Drover]

Sounds like the pressure reg to me, I wonder if they have changed regulator models.

 

[Crusty181]

Just a thought you run your hot and cold water taps to clear air when you hook up town water ??? I only turn on my 12v pump when it's needed otherwise it's always left off............it doesn't run on mains as the pressure is in the line and the pump won't kick in.

Yeah i did clear the air.

Theres another twist on your post;

............it doesn't run on mains as the pressure is in the line and the pump won't kick in.

Mine runs all the time if its switched on
When connected to mains and i have the pump switched on, the pressure is increased and the pump runs when the taps opened ... clearly drawing from the tank. In that test, I have no way of telling if the pump bypasses or pumps with the mains.

Just to clarify, im only testing. I wouldnt usually use both together

 

[Drover]

Well it's broke, throw it in the bin and get another.................your van doesn't like Nissans maybe.....lol,lol,lol.

 

[Crusty181]

Crusty181
I'm a plumber so I'm sure when we pick ours up next month we can solve this! @Drover sounds like he's on the money.

Good work @millhouse , I await the results from your expert investigation. In the mess under the van that we'll call "plumbing" for ease of reference, there is a adjustment looking dial thing on the cold water line near sort of under where my HWS is .... near another one with a blue dial that is connected to the red pipe, probably hot water me thinks . Although I talk the talk, Im not actually a plumber

 

[Crusty181]

Well it's broke, throw it in the bin and get another.................your van doesn't like Nissans maybe.....lol,lol,lol.

......... stop it!!!!!! Everyone knows .......... oh sh@t, I'm too upset to continue. Ill brew up a smart ar$e answer when I think of one.

 

[Crusty181]

Well it's broke, throw it in the bin and get another.................your van doesn't like Nissans maybe.....lol,lol,lol.

Which broken bit are referring .... and im not listening if you try to convince me my Nissan has somehow broken my van plumbing

 

[ShaneT]

my pump kicks in when I am connected to mains as well.

 

[Dove]

I also have varying pressure between mains and pump. The mains flow is less. The pump is only ever turned on when I'm drawing water from the tanks. Otherwise its off.