Faucet fails to trigger pump
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Topic: Faucet fails to trigger pump
Posted By: jheys
Subject: Faucet fails to trigger pump
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 9:57am
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We have a 2-year-old 182G that has developed a vexing problem. With a full fresh water tank and water pump switched on, we now only get a trickle out of the kitchen sink faucet. Flushing the toilet triggers the pump immediately and can thereby get more water flowing at the faucet too. I think the problem is simply that opening the faucet doesn't trigger the pump. Any ideas for a fix?
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Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 10:15am
i think there are two screens; one down by the pump and the screen on the faucet head. maybe check those. hogone
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 10:21am
The screen on the sink faucet is very restrictive. It gets plugged up pretty easily. Bet that's it.
TT
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2010 176
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 11:24am
Ditto sounds like the screen is clogged
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 1:23pm
Originally posted by Tars Tarkas
The screen on the sink faucet is very restrictive. It gets plugged up pretty easily. Bet that's it.
TT
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99.99999999% answer.
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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 2:23pm
provided that you hear the pump turn on when you try to get water.
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Posted By: jheys
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 2:43pm
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Thanks for the responses! I'll check the screens, but since the faucet flow increases to normal when the toilet gets flushed, it seems more like a pump signal issue. Any ideas what causes the pump to turn on when the faucet is opened, and why that might not function?
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Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 3:49pm
Originally posted by jheys
Thanks for the responses! I'll check the screens, but since the faucet flow increases to normal when the toilet gets flushed, it seems more like a pump signal issue. Any ideas what causes the pump to turn on when the faucet is opened, and why that might not function? |
Something seems strange and amiss here. The pump is controlled by a pressure switch right at the pump. It senses pressure in the cold water pipe at the pump output and turns on the pump when it drops. The same switch turns off the pump when it reaches a set higher pressure. Use of water anywhere will turn the pump on if the pump is supplied with 12 VDC. There are no location dependent pump signalling devices. If you turn on the kitchen faucet the pump should come on eventually. If the faucet is severely clogged it may take some time to drain the system below the lower trip point. However, causing the pump to cycle by flushing the toilet, thus building up pressure, will have only a minor effect on flow. My bet is on a clogged screen in the faucet.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado
OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD
PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 8:55pm
Are you saying the water flow at the kitchen faucet comes up to normal when you flush the toilet? That's a whole different puzzle. If you're saying the water flow is normal at the toilet that goes back to a clogged screen at kitchen sink.
TT
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2010 176
FJ Cruiser
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Posted By: jheys
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 9:22pm
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Thanks, Charlie, for the explanation! Tars, the water flow at the kitchen faucet comes up to normal when you flush the toilet, although not immediately: after the pump runs for less than a minute.
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2016 at 10:19pm
Still looks like Charlie is spot on, plugged screen at the faucet.
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