12 volt sink pump for a van???

goodday jimbo
most of the later vans have a pump with a built in pressure switch and use a normal tap so whenits turned off pump stops
having said that have you tried carac in frankston dandy rd in dandy

steve

no worries they are arund 100 bux (country prices) fom any good camping store

Jim

You can use a $20 Jaycar Shower pump for the job. I use this to pump water out of my water jerries. Doesn't need priming.

Cheers

Jimbo
I have a jayco camper which i fitted a Whale superline 991 12v inline pump and using a waterproof toggle switch as the control.You need to prime the pump with your hand pump when you first go to use it but then it works any time you activate the switch.Got it from CAMEC for about $45.00 part no 3541-962
www.camec.com.au Plumbing.pdf
Thanks Russell

A small bilge pump - any boating supplies place about $20 upwards.

Jim,

This is the one I used in our camper :

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$23.95 at Whitworths. Fittted at the lowest point of the water line under the camper with a metal cover. Enough water remains in the line to self prime. Fitting it here allows the manual pump to also be used. Momentary toggle as the switsh as others have suggested.

Adrian

Hi Jim,

I recently installed a Whale in-line pump near the tank outlet under our van - works a treat. It could be the same as the one Rags mentioned (can't recall model no. now). It needs a flooded suction but can be easily primed with the hand pump if the tank is very low.

Agree with others' recommendation to use a momentary switch and have another suggestion: we put our large water-resistant momentary pushbutton on the front of the undersink cabinets, at "knee height". Makes it very easy to wash both hands at once! Send me an email if you'd like a photo.

Ian

I bought a small self priming pump from a Country show a while back , it only runs about 12l/min. Was the smallest available. Cost me $50.

They are very similar to the Surflow pumps but probably made in China ?

I'll try and find a name for them , although it has been discussed on here previously.

Hi Jimbo,
In my caravan I replaced the hand pump with a normal tap with a Flowjet self priming 4.5 lpm pump in the line from the tank. All we do now is turn the tap on and out comes the water, turn it off and it stops, I have a switch to turn the power to it off when travelling or when low on water. The hand pump can easily refitted in emergency.
Wazzaaaa

I have a Flojet 4.5 Litre/minute pump that I use for my car shower. Small in size with built in pressure swich and is self priming. Cant remember exact price but I think around $90