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Broadway EK external water pump

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Post by StevieG Sun Aug 19, 2018 3:11 pm

Hello!
We are newbies so this might be a silly question - as I understand the manual, if I select "internal" on the control panel of our 2011 Broadway EK, the external Whale pump should not run.
However, the external pump runs on all panel settings (internal/external/both) as soon as I plug it in. 
Have I misread or misunderstood something, or is this actually a problem? 
Thanks for looking!
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Post by Mike187 Sun Aug 19, 2018 4:13 pm

Hi, certainly not a silly question, ours does exactly the same thing, been like that all the time we have had the van. Never caused a problem up to now, just my confusion!

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Post by Paramedic Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:39 pm

Most interesting given that our previous 09 reg Broadway did operate the internal and external pumps via separate switching on the control panel.

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Post by gef Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:37 pm

On our nuevo  and previous models so long as 12v panel is on that is the norm worry when it refuses to work
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Post by big'nuf Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:14 pm

Stevie G....their is a pressure switch adjuster, I think under your d/s bench which you screw down just until the pump switches off...then try opening tap etc...bit fiddly but always worked for me.
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Post by StevieG Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:04 pm

That sounds good - I'll give it a go tomorrow. Thanks big'nuf!
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Post by Mike187 Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:00 am

The pressure switch adjuster has no effect on the external pump which is controlled by a solenoid valve on the inlet pipe that closes when the tank is full.

The pressure switch adjuster switches the internal pump on/off according to the pressure in the system. Turn a tap on, pressure in the pipe drops and the pump is activated until tap is turned off. It is very sensitive and I would mark it somehow so you know the starting position if you move it (from experience!).

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Post by StevieG Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:32 am

Thanks Mike - given that both you and Gef have previously said that what I described is normal, and the internal side of things works perfectly, I am now thinking I will leave things alone for the time being, rather than mess up what does work.
I might play with the pressure switch when I have a little more experience and confidence!
Thank you all for bothering to reply to my question - much appreciated.

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