Chalgravesteve
Free Member
Hi All.
I'm new here, and I'm hoping you guys can help me out with some advice.
I have a 7.5 tonne Iveco 75E15 which I converted into a horsebox for my wife. I did the whole thing, including building and fitting the living area which has sleeping, fitted kitchen and a toilet/shower area. The horse also has a shower line as well!
Anyway, the water is pumped from 2 x 70 litre water tanks via a seaflo 41 diaphragm pump. Its worked fine for about 18 months, but there is now a very slow drip from the filter on the inlet side of the pump. I'm not fussed about that as ive put the tanks and pump into an aluminium underskirt box, so there is no issue of rusting or rotting the box, but clearly if water is dripping out then air an also be sucked in and this is what appears to be happening as the pump works but has lost pressure.
I'm pretty sure that its a air leak that has caused a cavitation effect when the pump is operating, but even if you run the pump for a few minutes then it just continues.
I think the most likely cause of the air leak are the pretty cr*ppy plastic connectors with O rings and plastic clips that connect the filter to the inlet pipe and the pump itself. I can't find any one who supplies replacement connectors or better, has anyone got a better way of connecting the pump up or a recommendation for an alternative and better quality pump? I've got both 12 and 24v circuits, although it would be easier to stay with the existing 12V circuit the existing one uses.
Cheers
Steve
I'm new here, and I'm hoping you guys can help me out with some advice.
I have a 7.5 tonne Iveco 75E15 which I converted into a horsebox for my wife. I did the whole thing, including building and fitting the living area which has sleeping, fitted kitchen and a toilet/shower area. The horse also has a shower line as well!
Anyway, the water is pumped from 2 x 70 litre water tanks via a seaflo 41 diaphragm pump. Its worked fine for about 18 months, but there is now a very slow drip from the filter on the inlet side of the pump. I'm not fussed about that as ive put the tanks and pump into an aluminium underskirt box, so there is no issue of rusting or rotting the box, but clearly if water is dripping out then air an also be sucked in and this is what appears to be happening as the pump works but has lost pressure.
I'm pretty sure that its a air leak that has caused a cavitation effect when the pump is operating, but even if you run the pump for a few minutes then it just continues.
I think the most likely cause of the air leak are the pretty cr*ppy plastic connectors with O rings and plastic clips that connect the filter to the inlet pipe and the pump itself. I can't find any one who supplies replacement connectors or better, has anyone got a better way of connecting the pump up or a recommendation for an alternative and better quality pump? I've got both 12 and 24v circuits, although it would be easier to stay with the existing 12V circuit the existing one uses.
Cheers
Steve