Water pressure
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Topic: Water pressure
Posted By: Cadeeli
Subject: Water pressure
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 12:23pm
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Is it normal to have extremely low water pressure when running water from water tank?
We just bought our first camper - rpod 182g. We recently camped at a koa with hook ups and I took a great shower. We usually do not camp with hook ups. Every shower since has been trickling down the shower wall. Perhaps the pump isn’t as strong as I was hoping. |
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 12:59pm
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Could you please let us know if this situation repeats itself when you are using water from the FW tank. Also how is the pressure when you use the H and C at the sink and at the outside shower if you have one? There is a good chance that the screen in your shower head is plugged with debris. Take it apart and see if that may be the case. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: Cadeeli
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 1:31pm
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Thanks for your help! It is consistent when using water from FW tank. Pressure is pretty good at sink and excellent at outdoor sink. I will check the shower head, however, the previous owners never used the shower 🤔
Is it normal to have better pressure overall when hooked up to water? We do have a pressure regulator if that means anything. |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 1:51pm
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it might be higher pressure when connected to city water but it should be fine on the pump too. You don't have the little shutoff valve on the shower head closed by any chance do you? ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 2:49pm
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Sounds like the screen at the shower may be clogged. This is quite common for the faucet at the kitchen sink; maybe not quite as often for the shower. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: Pod_Geek
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2020 at 3:20pm
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My read is that when hooked up to city water the shower pressure is fine, but not so much when using the FW tank/pump. Cadeeli, did I get that right?
------------- 2020.5 R-Pod 195 Hood River 2018 RAM 2500 6.4L |
Posted By: Cadeeli
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2020 at 3:06pm
| Correct. |
Posted By: RoverPod
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2020 at 6:37pm
| Is it possible that the screen/filter in the pump itself is clogged? |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2020 at 6:43pm
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I think it would always have a pressure issue. Not be good in city water and bad on the water pump. The water pump itself could be the issue. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2020 at 7:36pm
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On ours, between the pressure restrictor and the water filter on the city water connection, we get better water pressure in the shower with the water pump.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2020 at 6:56am
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So to recap, and maybe I have this wrong: 1) Good water pressure out of all faucets on city water. That tells us the shower is OK. 2) Good water pressure out of all but the shower on the pump. That tells us the pump is OK. 3) The valve on the shower head did not get closed accidentally between tests (1) and (2). The only other thing I can think of is to go back on city water now and try the shower again. Maybe something got clogged in between (1) and (2). ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2020 at 2:06pm
This happens to me every now and then also.  ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2020 at 5:24am
No way I'm going there......  ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |