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Topic: Water pump
Posted By: zzimmer3
Subject: Water pump
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2023 at 3:48pm
During my slide out maintenance and adjustments I discovered the water pump is just sitting under the sink area. I would think it's supposed to be mounted somewhere. It was sitting in top of a bundle of wiring. I'm assuming it's been replaced and they just sat it there. Where is it supposed to be mounted? Screwed to the floor?



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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2023 at 7:26pm
Correct.  I tried to quiet ours down some by mounting it on 1" styrofoam but it made no difference.  Still playing with trying the right foundation for the pump so that it isn't so noisy (as the hoses vibrate) when it runs.


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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: seafans
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2023 at 8:57pm
The pump in our 192 was noise also.  I lagged the pipping with some of the black pipe insulating material from home depot and significantly reduced the noise.  Might have to wrap some black tape to hold it in place but worked great.



Posted By: JR
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 7:52am
It will sure depend on how much slack you have in the water hoses (feed and discharge).  If you have enough slack the pump (I feel) should be mounted on the floor and get it away from the wiring if possible.  The 2 RVs that I have had the water pumps have been mounted on the floor under the bed. Hope this helps.

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Jay

179/2019


Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 10:12am
I mounted our pump on a 2" slab of dense foam and screwing it to the floor. I also put pipe insulation on all of the piping under the bed of our 179.  It helped a lot to make the pump quieter.
travel often and safe
Vann


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Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179
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Posted By: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 3:16pm
How far did you go with the insulation? I also have a 192 and the piping clutter is horrible. I can just barely turn the water valve handles to winterize the hot water tank for isolation. Handles are jammed right up against it. And near the water pump same thing. Sure would like to replumb it but that’s out of the question. Thanks for your response and the idea about pipe insulation. 


Posted By: zzimmer3
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 8:17pm
Thank you all for the replies. It's a cobbled mess under there. I haven't run the pump yet, so I'm curious how loud it's going to be with all of you saying how loud yours are. I'll get to that part. But for now I'll see how I can get it mounted securely to the floor.


Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 10:01am
to answer GeezerBill,
We have a 179 and the pump is located under the bed platform. There is a fairly large area about 2'x5' that has the pump , water heater and main cabin heater. I left the water heater and main cabin heater alone,but relocated the water pump and added a divider wall in order to make the front storage space larger.
I disconnected the water pump and all of the piping. I relocated the water pump to a better place and position and then reinstalled all of the piping and cut them off as short as possible. I used the pipe insulation on every pipe as far as I could access them. I taped the insulation every 6" or so to keep it tight to the pipes. while I was doing all of this, I also added some foam insulation to the inside of the platform walls and underside of the bed.  the pump operation is MUCH quieter between the foam mount for the pump, insulating the cavity  and the pipe insulation.
Travel often and safe
Vann



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Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179
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Posted By: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 11:12am
Vann, great information, thank you.


Posted By: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 11:15am
Thanks again, going to have to do this.


Posted By: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 2:12pm
Great info. 


Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 2:16pm
Thanks for fixing the previous posts!

TT


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2010 176
FJ Cruiser


Posted By: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 2:22pm
I have looked for a way to do so and have not found it. By all means please delete it and my apologies. 


Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 3:58pm
G. Bill, use the edit function and highlight everything you want to take out, then hit delete.  You may want to do it in smaller segments, but the process is the same.  The edit function is in the upper right of the your post with the little gear thingy.  Open it, and you'll have several options, one of which is edit.  When you hit edit, it puts your post back in the original post writing format where you can do the highlighting and delete.  After you delete the code stuff, hit the "Update Post" soft key in the bottom left.  

Can you imagine the folks that have to write that code stuff all day?




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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost


Posted By: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 4:02pm
thanks, Stephen also provided me with those instructions. I had to figure out to update post after each delete and to still have something in the post body. hopefully it correct now and I'll keep my fingers off the keyboard. Thanks again, I appreciate it!!


Posted By: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 4:12pm
Fred, if I may,

Thank you for your detail instructions which I followed. I think, hope, it is good now. I have no idea how that happened other than I had installed the "Brave" browser.

Agreed! I have no idea how those folks can write that code all day, day after day. I can imagine the burn out.

Thank you again.




Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 6:35pm
G. Bill, glad it worked out ok.

I'm surprised you had an issue with Brave Browser.  I use it all the time for most stuff because it has a very good ad blocker.  In my dotage, I just can't cope with adds on the internet.  I still use Google for this site, but I think I'll test Brave Browser to see if there is a problem posting.


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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost


Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 6:36pm
Hmmm.  everything looks the same in Brave Browser.  Here's the test.

Post test, it worked fine.  

G. Bill, did you try to post a picture or sumpin'?  [Computers are witchcraft Confused]


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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost


Posted By: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 7:41pm
Lostagain,

No I didn’t try to post a picture. I’m now gun shy with Brave but I have heard extremely good reviews on its privacy. That is why I started using it a few days ago. I may go back to it just for the privacy. That is something I covet. It’s just the principle of it to me. I’ve heard it is by far the best browser. 

I hated to screw up that post. It not only did it twice but was such a mess. I am not swift on a computer let alone deleting a post. But I know now how to do it thanks to you and Stephen. 


Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 7:55pm
I just set up a quick link to the forum on Brave Browser and it works great.  

I agree the privacy is a big plus on Brave Browser.  I'm using it more and more.  When I use Google, the sites detect the ad blocker in my MacBook and demand that I turn them off to continue.  With Brave Browser, they never seem to know.  The one thing that is a little more trouble is that when you update Brave Browser, it doesn't keep the passwords you saved and you have to enter them again.  Since I don't have a lot of password protected sites, that's really not much trouble in the grand scheme of things.


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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost


Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2023 at 10:17pm
That forgetting passwords might be a Windows thing. I have had no problems with updates using the Linux version. Just in case though, I use KeePass. Actually, it is KeePassXC for Linux. It has versions for all major platforms and the database used is local, not in the cloud. It is portable and the same database works whether you use the Linux, Windows, or (I assume since I don't have one to test) Mac with additional smart phone support. I only have to remember one password and I let the program remember all the rest of them.

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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: zzimmer3
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 6:30am
I got the pump mounted down and untangled some of the mess. there is no way to get the pump completely from electrical if I leave it down there, but it does look alot better. I ran it a bit, and its not really to loud. The previous owner must have just replaced it, because the date of manufacture is April 2023. I'm happy with the location and sound for now. Thanks for the advice. 


Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 7:05am
I'm glad you got that fixed. 

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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: Geezerbill
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 10:10am
Boy am I ever also Stephen. I had to figure out that I had to go back to the original post and click on edit, every time I high listed and area to be deleted. Then after deleting I had to update post every time. All in all it was a good learning experience but at a regrettable cost of the membership   Thank you again for all your help!


Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 5:26pm
Originally posted by lostagain

[Computers are witchcraft Confused

You just have to show them who is boss.


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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost


Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 5:31pm
Originally posted by StephenH

That forgetting passwords might be a Windows thing. I have had no problems with updates using the Linux version. Just in case though, I use KeePass. Actually, it is KeePassXC for Linux. It has versions for all major platforms and the database used is local, not in the cloud. It is portable and the same database works whether you use the Linux, Windows, or (I assume since I don't have one to test) Mac with additional smart phone support. I only have to remember one password and I let the program remember all the rest of them.
We use https://bitwarden.com/ - BitWarden because it's open source, and they don't share data with anyone. We have a "family account" that allows us to set up shared "collections" of passwords that are shared as necessary. It works on all the browsers that I've tried it on (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firfox, and Safari). It also works on Android and Apple phones. Once you're logged into BitWarden on any given platform, you have access to all your personal passwords plus each of the shared collections that you are authorized for.


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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost



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