Pump It Up!
After our water outage the other day, I decided it was time to install the new water pump that I ordered from Amazon recently.
After opening up the panel and removing the screws holding the pump to the top of the compartment, I unplugged the connector that I had installed when I last replaced the pump back in 2008.
Then I unscrewed the In and Out connections and pulled the pump out. I immediately noticed that water was leaking out of the back of the pump, which probably has something to do with it dying. Next up was to unscrew and clean out the strainer/filter.
The filter was actually pretty clear, with only a little bit of the carbon granules from the water filter. All in all, pretty good.
I noticed that the directions with this pump that they say not to use Teflon tape or anything similar on the connections, so I cleaned any residue off the threads.
The instructions also said to use a 15amp inline fuse, but unlike last time they didn’t include a fuse with this one.so I cut the power leads so I could use the old one.
I used wire nuts to connect the leads and then I put a squirt urethane sealer into each one to seal them off. One thing I noticed is that entire black mounting base is made from heavy rubber, which should make it a lot quieter.
Then I put the pump back in place, connected the water lines and plugged the electrical connectors together.
Since the shore water was still turned off, I hit the pump switch and listened to the pump start up and run until the system was pressurized. But I had to listen carefully, because as one reader mentioned, this pump is really quiet.
I’ll wait awhile before I button things back up to be sure everything is OK.
Since I was in the water bay, I decided to change out the filter in my EVQ canister. After always struggling to get the top off, I came up with a way to get it loose.
I have the wrench to hold the bottom, but it was always hard to hold the top to break it loose.
Then I noticed that the unused prongs on our Blue Ox baseplate was perfect for holding the top while I turned the bottom. Easy Peezy.
And this is what the old filter looks like after 5 months of use. Yuck!
Finishing up with water stuff, I went back up on the rig roof to check out how I’m going to clean my evaporator coil.
As you can see here, anything sprayed on the coil drips off and falls right through the filter and into the bedroom. Not a good thing.
So my idea now is to get a piece of sheet metal big enough to cover the opening. That way I can wash and rinse the coil without any dripping.
After cleaning up, Jan and I drove over to the ‘F’ section to meet up with our friend Randy so he could follow us to the Asian BBQ & Grill for dinner. He had read about how much we liked it and wanted to try it for himself.
We all got the Vermicelli Bowls, Jan’s with Lemon Grass Chicken, and mine and Randy’s with the Grilled Pork and Shrimp.
As always before, it was all delicious, and they have a new customer in Randy.
Not sure yet what’s on tap for tomorrow, so we’ll just have to see.
Thought for the Day:
Sometimes I have to keep reminding myself that I’m an adult . . . and will be charged as one..
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