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Anyone carry a spare water pump?

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Topic: Anyone carry a spare water pump?

Posted By: Danielw1
Subject: Anyone carry a spare water pump?
Date Posted: 12 May 2019 at 12:30am

Last year at hunting camp camp my water pump started getting pretty noisy. With a friend using the shower outside and myself inside for a few days the water got low and pump didn’t sound so great. It seems ok now but I’ve thought about carrying a spare and wonder if anyone else does or are these pumps bulletproof like I’ve heard? Wondering what the most economic replacement would be- assuming amazon.

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Posted By: Lear111
Date Posted: 12 May 2019 at 5:44am

Yes. Last year had a check valve problem so ordered a new pump and a check valve fixed the old pump hopefully and put quick disconnect connections on the wires after clearly labeling everything. Won’t matter if check valve is malfunctioning anyhow if boon docking. A good backup out in the boonies to get water and peace of mind. I store it in the box in the water pump hot water area. Needed a water pump fast and could get that before the check valve. Amazon for the water pump local RV places marked it up on an average of 30 dollars.

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Steve
Lexus GX460
R-pod 180 2017
1 black lab

Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 12 May 2019 at 6:24am

Seems like overkill to me. The pumps are designed to be fine running dry forever. They will certainly sound a little different if they aren't moving water. The limiting factor when boondocking is the amount of water you have, not how many pumps.

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2010 176
FJ Cruiser