chirakawa Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 46 minutes ago, Kirk Wood said: There is a backflow preventer there, but in my experience, it doesn't prevent that from showing. I suppose it could. If it didn't, then water would spew out of it every time you ran your water pump in place of hooking up to city water. That's the check valve I'm talking about. Everybody wanna hear the truth, but everybody tell a lie. Everybody wanna go to Heaven, but nobody want to die. Albert King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwb2 Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 use a sump pump at the stream and fill the tank or the water system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebar Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 59 minutes ago, jwb2 said: use a sump pump at the stream and fill the tank or the water system I'll have to get a gas powered pump, as electrics can pull as much as 5 times the running amps during start up. 1997 Ram ctd 4x4 5 speed 3.54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 In the right circumstance, a ram pump could lift the water from the stream without electricity. John & Ginny 2008 HitchHiker 37CKRD 2011 GMC 3500 HD, AirSafe hitch S&B Millersville, MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebar Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 16 hours ago, JohnM said: In the right circumstance, a ram pump could lift the water from the stream without electricity. That's amazing.. Thanks for that John. I'm learning that for every foot of fall of the drive pipe, you can get seven feet of lift. Brilliant! The river pump is neat also but big. 1997 Ram ctd 4x4 5 speed 3.54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Lots of folks on You Tube experimenting with ram pumps. The check valves can be noisy as you can hear on the videos. Pumps can be made quieter by using ball check valves, and/ or submerging the ram pump in the stream. John & Ginny 2008 HitchHiker 37CKRD 2011 GMC 3500 HD, AirSafe hitch S&B Millersville, MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemsteadc Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 I submit it would be easier to fix the 'annoying water pump' and simply pump water into your onboard tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 I think Creek water would work for showers if you warmed it up a little. What about a lpg fired continuous water heater in line from the creek pump like overlander trucks use? "Are we there yet?" asked no motorcycle rider, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance A Lott Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 By the time you get that 5psi up to the shower head your going to be down to 2.5 psi unless you take a shower laying down. Replace the inlet and outlet plastic pipes with hoses for a cloths washer, make at least one loop in the hose and get the longest ones you can. Also the Acumulator tank will make a big difference. There are pumps that make almost no noise as well. Also the variable speed pumps are much quieter. Ok I am not trying to make anyone mad. Water does not compres so with out some air in you system your pump will have to run most of the time. The air that stays in the hot water heater helps a little with that as well as with expansion from heating. With a blader tank you won't need to be concerned with expansion unless you have a check valve between the water heater and the supply line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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