Inline pump under camper trailer

A self priming pump will set you back about 100 bucks an inline pump must be either at the bottom of the tank or below it

G'day Marty,
Did the same to my camper last year. You will need an in line non return valve to keep the pump primed, I fitted the pump level with the tank outlet pointing forward have thought about making a small guard to cover it but after several thousand k's on gravel roads the pump has not been damaged at all. Your instructions with the pump should have all the info you need to set it up.

Col

As above, I mounted mine wuth a non return valve & pumping through the existing manual pump, so if it happens to lose prime over rough terrain, all I have to do is pump the manual pump to reprime it.

Evening MartyB,
We just decked out our camper and we installed a self priming pump just behind the mudgard within a sealed cabinet. The sides of my unit are fully enclosed so it made it easy to keep it protected. I'm certainly no expert but for what its worth , I would even concider taking the pump back and exchangeing it for a 'self priming' model (assuming that your model isn't) so you can mount it up away from the underside, down underneath its got the problem of rocks and flying debrie or getting ripped out if you ground her.
Only my thoughts as it suited how I set mine up, your's may be totaly different.

Good luck.

P.S
The pump I used was a 4.5litre a minute flow and cost around $125 from Loyds Caravans in Canberra.

Hi Marty

i mounted my pump at the lowest point on my water tank, had no problems with rocks or gravel being thrown up, but a loose stick was thown up and broke the inlet clean off, so when we arrived at our campsite, all 60ltrs had gone.

I built a small aluminium bash plate and after 4000kms around Tasmania recently, not a drama, worked perfectly

I bought the pump from Bias Boating in Sydney, best $29.95 i have spent on the trailer

Regards
Mark

Self primers are the easiest option.

I bought a small one from the Leisure show here in Canberra on the weekend for $45.

Its only the tiny one at . 2.2l per minute , but its being used for the kitchen so pressure and amount isn't such a high priority.

I have a bigger Shurflow one for my Vehicle shower.

Have fitted self priming Shurflo pumps ($95) to my caravan. Both are attached to the underside of the floor. This is obviously higher than the bottom of the tank and have not had any problems with priming. I have a cut out switch inside the van to prevent the pump/s operating when driving due to water movement.

I also pump from a second rear tank with the rear pump boosting flow to the front pump, works a treat. It also has a cut off switch to avoid it unnecessarily priming up.

Both pumps have home fabricated protection boxes (galvanised sheet metal). Also have bash plates on both tanks and sheet metal shields for the hoses and connections. Sustained quite a lot of underbody stone damage on the Oodnadatta Track, so once bitten....

The pure inline pumps will keep running when dry and will seize up. Yes they are cheaper but not as fool proof.

Wizard
Gold Coast