[Stu Wallace]

Hi

I just brought another pump  to add to my tank system.

Before I fit it had anyone got any pictures of their set up please

Thanks

[R.C Property]

I got 2 pumps set up, but hard to take pics of it, your Milton Keynes aren't you?

[SunShineCleaning]

I have 2 but one of them draws from the tank via the lid.
I have no pictures as I am drying out my van before putting the new tank in.

[Spruce]

This was of my previous setup .

The hoses from both pumps were run around the front of a van and along the driver side to the rear to van ports at the rear on the off side.

This tank is now in my newer van, but has the pipes running to the rear on the nearside with van ports on the left.

[SunShineCleaning]

Is the tap on the clear hose just to drain the system?

[R.C Property]

Got you pumps set high haven't you?

[SunShineCleaning]

Got you pumps set high haven't you?

If the pump is working well it should suck with ease. I have one that will and one that wont.

[R.C Property]

I have mine at the bottom of my tank, water is gravity feed to then so reducing the chance of airlocks.

When water gets below the the pumps this could drop the level in the hose leading to the pump, especially if you clean the filters out, you will get lot of air into the pipe that you will have to pump through,

[SunShineCleaning]

I have mine at the bottom of my tank, water is gravity feed to then so reducing the chance of airlocks.

When water gets below the the pumps this could drop the level in the hose leading to the pump, especially if you clean the filters out, you will get lot of air into the pipe that you will have to pump through,

I wonder if that is why there is a tap on the RHS of the setup. To run through any airlocks.

[R.C Property]

That won't run air locks out as that's below the pumps. If it's anything like why I have a tap on mine like that it will be to either empty tank when needed to and to top up barrels or backpack.

[Nick_Thompson]

Good Lord Spruce! A veritable work of art and symmetry! 

[SunShineCleaning]

That won't run air locks out as that's below the pumps. If it's anything like why I have a tap on mine like that it will be to either empty tank when needed to and to top up barrels or backpack.

That makes sense.

[R.C Property]

Yer I know when my van went in for mot they told me I had to empty tanks for them. Plus if anything goes wrong with van, you can empty it with ease so you could move it.

[Spruce]

Wow, this has caused a few replies.

I have never had a problem with airleaks. The hose was put into boiling water and clamped with O Clips before it got cold. The problem with airlocks is that the system is sucking air. The vunerable point is on the Shuflo filter. I have never had a problem once the wingnuts are finger tight and then 'nipped' up with a spanner. I don't use ptfe tape - these fittings have a male and female conical seal which hasn't given us problems on any of a 3 vans.

My son's Peugeot Partner van has the pump just fractionally below the top of the tank and he hasn't had a problem either. We regularily drain the pump down in the winter by starting the pump and then unscrewing the filter bowl, empty it and let the pump suck and pump air on his van as its now is not heated. We then switch the pump off  and screw the filter bowl back on. When he comes to use it he switches the pump on and it primes itself, no issues.

I fitted the tap so I could drain the tank off or use it as a third water supply to fill a backpack as Richard has rightly suggested.

My mistake was not to buy a shut off tap for the tank outlet. The system has worked like this for nearly 5 years so I probably won't bother now.

[Spruce]

Good Lord Spruce! A veritable work of art and symmetry! 

 

I have no idea what you are talking about, but it sounds good none the less.

[Spruce]

Yer I know when my van went in for mot they told me I had to empty tanks for them. Plus if anything goes wrong with van, you can empty it with ease so you could move it.

I have to empty mine as well as their lift won't lift the van if I don't. I like taking it to this MOT station though as they allow me to also inspect the underneath of the van while its on the ramps.