time2roll
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Looks great. I mounted mine on some closed cell foam used for shipping.
If those flex lines rub on anything consider some foam pipe insulation to wrap them. Provides a cushion to prevent vibrating against a sounding board.
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Vintage465
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time2roll wrote:Looks great. I mounted mine on some closed cell foam used for shipping.
If those flex lines rub on anything consider some foam pipe insulation to wrap them. Provides a cushion to prevent vibrating against a sounding board.
I fastened the flex with the "mountable zip-ties". Just went out and listened to it again..........real quiet and smooth. Can't imagine why I would need it any quieter.
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Sunbrook279
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I have ordered an accumulator. Should its pressure be higher or lower than pump pressure? Im guessing higher? thanks for inputs!
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Boon Docker
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Sunbrook279 wrote:I have ordered an accumulator. Should its pressure be higher or lower than pump pressure? Im guessing higher? thanks for inputs!
The accumulator pressure should be set at the same PSI as the pump start up pressure.
Example: If pump starts at 30 PSI then set the accumulator pressure at 30 PSI.
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At, or possibly 1 PSI higher than, the pump cut on pressure. If you go less than the cut on pressure, the accumulator will not completely empty so you are reducing its effective volume.
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profdant139
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Very nice job on the installation, and a good write-up, too!
I've found that after taking my trailer to high elevations (above 9000 feet), the accumulator sometimes loses pressure and does not function properly. So I bring a small bicycle pump with us. It is easy to restore the pressure to 30 psi (which is the recommended psi for our very small accumulator).
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I replaced an old accumulator with a one gallon in our old RV. The pump was already nicely isolated. I’ve been thinking about installing it in our new RV. The pump is really loud when it runs. This 25b is closer to total weight though and the tank would be on the rear axle. So using the little one again seems to make sense. I have a lot of projects one winter is over!
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HOLY THREAD RESURRECTION BATMAN!
Someone revived this 5 year old thread.
It has good info though, so I might as well add to it.
I've been using accumulator tanks in all my RVs since 2004 or so.
It evens out the flow of water on low flow situations and prevent the pump from constantly cycling on/off/on during low flow.
I also added some pipe insulation to quiet my water system.
Quieting my RV Water System with foam pipe insulation
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Vintage465
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Wow! As I was scrolling thru the topics I see this post.......thinking, that's just like the post I did years ago! Still working perfectly at nearly six years, never check or adjusted pressure. Still a nice even, non pulsing flow at low volume settings on the faucet.
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Dusty R
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I've done that also. Now the pump does not run every time the toilet is flushed.
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