Does the RV water pump need to be on when connected to city water? Newbie mistake!! 

We just figured this out on our 8th weekend of camping in our Travato. Once you realize you don't need the water pump on city or park water it is so obvious! RV = constant learning (and constant fixing).

This was Great. The only thing I would suggest is when you connect to any water source turn on the water and flush the hose before connecting to the RV. I usually turn on the water at the source before connecting anything. You would not believe the stuff that comes out first at a camp ground before the water runs clear.

Also... Turn off the water at the connection when away from your rig! RV plumbing is not as robust as house plumbing. You may "come home" to a flooded RV! Also, turn off your water pump and hot water heater if gone for awhile. P.S. Our tank water or public hook-up water, although filtered, is only used for showers, dishwashing & toilet flushing. We drink bottled water only. Those blue filters do not filter bacteria or viruses.

No need for music in background.your info is all we need..

Does RV water pump need to be on when connected to city water? No, you should not run the RV's fresh water pump when hooked up to city water. The city water system should provide sufficient water pressure for your RV's fresh water system. The pump is designed only to pump water out of your RV's fresh water holding tank when you are not hooked up to city water.

If you put the water filter at the source end instead of the rv end, there should be no bacteria growth, or “gunk” in the hose as the filet is blocking all of that. It also helps to keep the hose clean if you ever need to connect from a source to the rv without a filter (perhaps it’s damaged or worn or simply forgotten)

I will add that while watching the rest of your video, you are correct in your thinking about water filtration location. I agree with you there and I was a licensed water distribution operator. We refer to what you described as water quality degradation. I changed you to a thumbs up because of that. Smart guy.

But if you have the water filter at the point of entry to the hose from the Spicket then you shouldn’t get any bacteria buildup in the hose itself which keeps your hose clean for the long run. Whereas if you do it the way you show in the video you’re getting all the bacteria and everything in the hose and all the bad water in the hose which overtime will mess up your hose. That’s my thinking on it.

Not sure if it’s been commented on yet, but I always loop my water hoses and connect the female to make ends when storing to keep any contaminants from getting in them.

Get a microphone, horrible sound.....

Read all of your manuals people. This guy is a newbie also. I've been camping all my life, filter goes at the spigot. Check out camp location for water safety if you are going to drink it.

Very good video. We are newbies as well and we appreciate the information as we are getting ready to go camping for the season. Keep up the good videos guys. Thank you!!🤘🏽🤘🏽🤜🏾🤛🏾💯💯

I've had my camper for four years now and for the last three years I've put the regulator on the spicket to end of the hose but this year I tried putting it on the camper end and I find that my water pressure went way up I also put a inline filter on both ends of the hose and I replace the kitchen faucet with a standard residential kitchen faucet and I put a Brita water filter on the kitchen

the music is awful, and her voice (yelling) is just as bad.

I’m a newbi also makes sense to me

Thank you so much I live in my RV and I learned something new today!

Thanks for all the great info! We're full timers (for a little over a year now). We've been at a campground for the last few months riding out the winter. We have full hookups with 50 amp service. Our fresh water tank stays empty & we use a water pressure regulator (ours is dialed down to 45 psi). A few weeks ago our water pump switch on the inside panel was accidentally turned on at some point (I suspect it got bumped in the dark when searching for the kitchen light). When I discovered it was on later, I immediately turned it off. I have no idea how long it had been on, but I suspect at least several hours. With no water in the fresh tank, is it possible I burned the pump out? Or is there a mechanism to prevent the pump from coming on if we're hooked into city water? The reason I ask is there was never any noise from the pump (like there usually is when you turn it on). Any help is greatly appreciated!

Should your water heater switch be left on if you are connected to a city water connection from hot water?

5:35 you mentioned bacteria inside your water hose. I think a filter only filters water. That means particles in the water. Purification kills bacteria. You want a filter and a purification system. You can filter water going in your main tank then purify your drinking water.

Why these people want to get attention, just get straight to the point! Damn

I am a new RV owner, so when we first got here the water worked fine but now the water isn't working inside the RV however it is coming out of the faucet and hose... What could be the problem? I filled fresh water tank and I can use if pump is on but again I'm still learning about everything. Help please!

wondering if anyone has any advice or information. I am hooked up to city water, have never used the water pump nor filled the fresh water tank. flipped on the water heater switch and found that the water pump is leaking after finding a puddle of water coming under the wall in the bathroom. found the pump under the bunkbed as well as the fresh water tank. the fresh water tank is 3/4 full of water and when i turn on the water heater, the water pump leaks at the pump head pressure switch. not sure why there is water in the tank nor why the pump is leaking when I havent utilized either. do i need to drain the water out from the tank? do i do that with the low hot/cold drains? been googling and not finding much and my manual just give vague descriptions of things with no trouble shooting info. please help! thank you!! full time rv resident

Interesting that SHSU used to be called Sam Houston Institute of Technology.

Very important make sure you do a quick flush on a new water filter before connectingin it to your rig. Get all the black charcoal resadue out till the water turns clear then connect. Its simalur to changing a water filter in your home frig.

Thanks bro! Im new!! Trying to learn!!! My filter is put on like yours

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In my rv, there are two ways where the water goes in, one on the right side and one on the left side. They both say potable water only. Does anybody know why?

...just made me realize that a one way check valve and a normally closed pressure switch could make this automatic... So if pressure is detected on the city side of the check valve, then pressure switch opens, thus cutting power to the pump...

Just a question when connected to water is it okay to leave the water running through the water line of the rv or does it have to be off unless i will use the water in the rv?

Thanks for your video. We’re newbies this year and this is our first trip out. We were kind of wondering about the pump being on!!!

so i never ever move my rv...so i dont need fresh water in the tank?? I am hooked up to city water...again i will never move it it is permanent

water does not come out when hooked to city water....I know water is coming out of the hose

Filters always go closest to any appliance or device and ice makers, etc, excactly for the same reason you thought of...

I just read the filter should go near the spigot

I suggest you get a 90 degree elbow to put at the RV city water inlet to reduce the strain that the water hose and filter puts on it. Also, I would get a water pressure regulator with the dial, so you will know what pressure is going into your RV.

your filter should be at the spicket not at the RV :o)

Man our first time out we had ours on and now I'm finding this out. Thanks for this

I would think that putting the regulator right at the start of the flow would result in much lower pressure at the RV end because the water would lose pressure as it travels the distance through the hose, and then passing through a filter?

Eat Em’ Up Kats!!! Class of 2013. Great video!

if you want perfect pressure as designed by your rv pump, just use the city water to fill your fresh water tank then detach from city water and turn on/use the rv pump. When your tank becomes empty, fill it again from city water. You will never have to worry about water pressure if you use the rv pump.

Was that Cyndi Lauper?

Thx brotha....the wife and I are picking up our 1st RV today and we were wondering the same thing!

We are wondering, if the pump is on while on city water, it seems the pump takes from the tank, and city connection is pointless. Yes? Also, the "pump on" light is green when the switch is down instead of up. Could it be/ have been installed upside down?

I am hooked up to city water but Last night was very cold and I have a hunch something might be frozen because I’m getting no water now unless I turn the pump on. Should I just leave the pump on so I get water or ? Thanks for your videos!

I advise people to always READ YOUR RV OWNER'S MANUALS!!!

I am connected to the city water and the pump is off but still no water comes to thru the faucets in the RV. What can I check for.

So after all that you said, always leave the water running on full blast?

Thank you for this advice. We made the mistake with keeping the pump on. What did you do to repair it, for the heat to start working again? Super newbies!

I find this video useless because I’m one of the people that actually read the manual. It explains all of this.

Long ass video for one thing.

We just bought ours yesterday, was pretty sure the guy said not to leave it on. Thanks for the confirmation.

Common issue if the water pump gets turned on while under city water pressure is it will backfill your potable water tank. You may have to reset the backflow preventer after as well.

I connect my filter at the rig, but I put a CAMCO 90 elbow on it. The lateral pressure it puts hanging on that connection on the rig is enough to break it. (Ask me how I know lol)

Hey There fellow Bearkat!!! I'm a newbie to the RV World and love the info you posted. I will be watching more of your videos and appreciate you sharing!

Yes. Filter closest to the RV.

Hello thank you for making videos. I bought my rv and the man was to busy to ever show me anything but deliver it unhook and go, :( He said everything worked the awning was new and that was it. So I really have so much I dont know. Right now I had water fine but was sick and away a lot during the hot summer, and when I came home I heard a noise I never heard before in the wall like the water pump making noise when I tried to wash my hands. Now theres no noise but the deal you push in the kitchen used to show full water full tank, now it only fills to one light and then I run out of water so I cant shower or run much water to do the dishes so it just runs out? What should I do, that I can do I did ask my Son he will come over when he gets a chance. Thank YOu

Just bought a live in RV and this was super helpful!

Thank you! You answered 3 questions I had, in one short video. You’re awesome!!

Answer at 1:40 thank you!

What water pressure is required

Simple answer is NO

The Bearkats suck!

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Yes hooked to city water. Waterpump leaking. What do i d o fix. Replace,repair etc. 😮 Not sure it works at all. How do you turn it on, is there a fuse. Possible location. Just wznt water gone

Should have read the book. On older campers the pump will not come in if hooked up to city

My question is why dont you answer the questions on here that you say to ask ?? Including mine a couple days ago and now its not even on here ??!

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My Class C does not let me shut the little door at the water connection if the water filter is there. So I install the filter back at the water source

I like the idea of putting the filter at the RV, though most bacteria are going to fly right through most RV filters. Most bacteria are only about 3-5 microns:/. Bigger stuff that can develop in the hose will for sure get caught! Ty for the info!!!

I’m a new-be too, I took 2 showers since I figured out how to get the water right. And after 2 my shower is plugged. Omg what do I do??

Water source, regulator, filter, hose, 90 degree fitting into camper to have a better angle for the hose.

You guys are drinking that water after using that blue filter? Hmmm not me, when I am on city water that's water for sink/shower and when BD'ing I put a large bag of ice in a 5 gal Igloo drinking cooler and fill with water, which I filter in a Brita pitcher 8 cups at a time. That omits the plastic/rubber taste mostly.

My question. I'm hooked up to city water and my pump is off but for some reason there is water spraying out of the pump onto the floor YYY?

We are fairly new campers. We bought a travel trailer. We came camping this weekend and we turn on the water and we also have a water filter but it’s connected to the water source anyhow, when we turn the water on, we have not been using the water pump. I don’t even know what the water pump actually does when we turn the water on we are getting what appears to be a leak water running underneath the camper I cannot figure out where it’s coming from, I open up the hot water heater on the outside of the camper. Didn’t see anything wet there, then could not figure out where it was dripping from but it appears to be coming from around the hot water tank area on the outside under the camper. Any ideas?

“Bacteria”? NOT! That filter is not for bacteria. Used for partials of matter only! Potable hose design not to contaminate the supply. Therefore filter at either end would be sufficient for some removal of suspended particles . Use an Aquatru reverse osmosis for drinking.

what pressure regulator did you buy and what inline filter?

Spigot

Thanks for the video big guy. semper

Brother I’m so new to the RV my wife wants so badly so I just picking up one is a Ford 2007 Cruise and I’m checking out the menu and watching RU-vid al of the above hope I will picking some trick because my trip is come up in twos week we want trips to California by watching your RU-vid I definitely laugh twos thing watering filters and water pumps thanks so much brother will keeping watching mores RU-vid in future

My water pump is turned off and outside water turned on with 40-50 psi water pressure regulator. The source water has pressure but not much pressure inside. Is there some sort of bypass? Also the air valve on the water pressure accumulator loses spurt of water when you press the valve. Is it supposed to lose water on the air end? Thanks

No you don't need to run the water pump with city water.

What about water pressure up to the city water connection that has a spring inside does that spring need pressed in and how or is this a one way valve

An antisiphon device may be something to consider

No water when I hook up to city water. Is there a valve somewhere to switch from water tank to city water. 1993 Tiffin Allegro

So when using water tank in rig, I’m ok to turn on pump right?

Awesome SHSU shirt! Go Bearkats!

The answer to the question in the title is finally given at 6:00 into the video. The answer is no.

You will need to get a 90 degree angle like the one on my travel trailer.

That filter does nothing for bacteria

i got my hose attached to my camper and i use to get good pressure but now its either low or no water at all and i have no clue what to do

You said more than necessary to make your points. Put regulator on Water spicket at the house connection, put filter at RV connection. Sorry not sorry, long drawn out, how to's and why i's. Are very annoying for all that want to know what, when, where, how and why. I realize your looking for or getting sponsors, even they, want the point to be made without people, going wait, what, and huh?.

Agree with you on everything.

Do i need the pump on to use my hot water heater

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I’m about to graduate from Sam Houston state university and I live in a RV! I was wondering, while boon-docking should you leave your water pump on or off? Or turn it on b4 you use it! Thanks

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Thank u soooo much

Thanks dude😅

So is the water pump just to use with the fresh water tank? Will the water pump flush out the water lines with air when no water is hooked up to the RV? ( I really don't want to flush antifreeze throughout the trailer so I was wondering if the water pump would just flush out the water lines if your disconnected from city water and fresh water tank is empty)

I hooked up to city water and I noticed I was leaking water from the lines. I'm on a job site, so I'm here for a long time and not going anywhere. What should I do? Do I need a pressure regulator or do I need to change the fittings?