Replacing Water Pump

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   My fresh tank fills up when I attach to City Water. Forest River said the check valve was leaking/bad.  Flow running the pump off of the fresh tank is weak, just one faucet at a time.   I asked for a flow diagram and got crickets.  Literature with the 'Pod says it's a Shurflo 4008-1011-A65.  Is this a good pump?  It's $55 on Amazon.  Is there a better pump (more flow at similar pressure, longer lasting) for $110 or less?  

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Colt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 383	Topic: Replacing Water Pump Posted: 29 Aug 2020 at 6:34pm
	My fresh tank fills up when I attach to City Water. Forest River said the check valve was leaking/bad. Flow running the pump off of the fresh tank is weak, just one faucet at a time. I asked for a flow diagram and got crickets. Literature with the 'Pod says it's a Shurflo 4008-1011-A65. Is this a good pump? It's $55 on Amazon. Is there a better pump (more flow at similar pressure, longer lasting) for $110 or less?
	John '16 R-Pod 180

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 29 Aug 2020 at 7:27pm
	The Shurflo pump should provide about 3 gpm, flow. Mine is more than adequate, but I can't recall ever running more than one faucet at a time. Why do that? It sounds like the internal check valve in the pump is leaking, which is not at all uncommon. You can try cycling back and forth between city and pumped water a few times, shutting off city water and then the pump each time. If that doesn't clear the check valve a pump rebuild kit is only about $12-13. Or just replace the pump.
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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 30 Aug 2020 at 10:30am
	Yep, you got a stuck check valve. I had same issue, the valve would work for a bit, then stick. You can rebuild your pump, what I did was replace it with the SHURFLO Revolution. Little pricey, very quiet pump compared to original.
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