Camper trailer mod - Electric water pump with taps and water filter

Someone I spoke to today said not to fit the pump to the same tap - not sure exactly why - I think he said it could damage it or something? I'm guessing you've had no problems with this?

I have a Bushranger campertrailer and also intend on fitting an inline pump to assist the std galley unit. I intend to fit one of the following units,

http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=133&item=67256&intAbsolutePage=1

http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=133&item=67257&intAbsolutePage=1

Either should work well, just remmember they are Not self-priming units, they need to be mounted inline, at or about tank level. These units work well in boats so should be ok in a camper trailer. With the whale unit is the better brand.

No never had a prob been in for a couple of yrs

Regards
Glyn

I went for this one
http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=133&item=68031&intAbsolutePage=4

I like it because it uses less than 1 amp whereas the other bigger pumps draw up to 6 amps. It is cheap also which is a bonus.
It works fine for one fixture and is very compact. It is not self priming though so you will need to consider location.
Rather than filtering water on the outlet side maybe consider filtering before entering tank?

Hello. We have a customline camper trailer and recently fitted a water pump.
I fitted it in the kitchen box on the tailgate, and replaced the tap with a small fold down tap over the sink. The pump is a Jabsco Parmax 2, and has its own inbuilt pressure switch. This is a good pump because it has a return cycling function that enables it to run a low flow without having to cycle on and off all the time (down to a certain flow anyway). Max flow is 11L/m, which I actually think is a bit too much flow. Crikey - it'll empty the whole tank on the trailer in only a few minutes if you left it run!
We fill the tank in the trailer using an irrigation filter from Kmart, and have also used a Johnson inline filter between the pump and camper tank.
The pump is permanently wired to an AGM battery in the front box, with a switch and fuse inline. I simply connect it to the water tank the same as I did when I had the hand pump. It primes itself and works a treat.
Between the pump and the sink I installed a T piece with a hose with a stopper garden hose connection at the end. This enables us to connect a host to a shower off the front of the trailer using the pump in the kitchen.
In addition, we can disconnect the pump from the tank under the camper, and connect it to a bucket of warm water (using our Coleman HWOD) to supply warm water to the shower. It all works well, and we are quite happy with the set up.
If you have any more questions, send me a pm or ask away through the thread. Unfortunately I can't upload a photo as I'm a visitor membership and can't upload photo's.
Regards

Thanks for that Mattykarie, sorry I don't think I saw your reply earlier.

Sounds like we'll set up something just like yours (although we have the HWOD with a coleman shower tent, with water from a bucket).

I couldn't find any information online about the johnson water filter, are you able to share what model it is and where you got it from? Also, where did you install the filter on the trailer?

If you have any photos, can you please send them to me? (I will PM you my email).

Thanks,
Adam

Actually I don't think I can PM you, can you send me any pics to adam at ifunk dot net?

Thanks,
Adam