Water pump

Hi, I'm away on holiday in Cornwall and have problem with the water pump. It's running and curdling and water not priming through.  Any advice would be great. I've rung mobile caravan repairs but no as got back to me yet. Paul.

Can you give a good suck on a tap or the shower hose with the pump running to get the system primed. Plus have you tried switching the pump on and off multiple times.

Ah, you’ve discovered 'do it drekkly' 

Seriously, whereabouts in Cornwall are you, Paul?

I'm in coverack, just arrived 1hr ago.

paul long wrote:I'm in coverack, just arrived 1hr ago.

I know someone who might have been able to help but that’s a bit too far away I’m afraid. 

Have you checked that there is definitely water in the tank - ignore what the gauge says - as it’s possible for the drain pipe to fall off the tank when travelling causing you to lose all your water. It happened to me. Also, check your dump valve for the heater/water system is closed. 

It may be just an airlock in the system so I suggest you turn on all the taps, one hot and one cold, and leave the pump running about 5 mins. Check under the bunk that there are no obvious leaks and see if you’ve now got water to the taps. If you discover a leak, turn off pump and dump the water from your main tank.

Good luck.

Thanks for your replies,  but still not working.  I will get it sorted when I can get someone to call to a site we are on . Many thanks Paul.

There’s a repairer near Redruth but you’d need to take the van to them. It might be worth a phone call.

https://www.cornwallcaravancentre.co.uk/

Thankyou Tinwheeler.

Hope you get sorted.

Just to let you know that I've  sorted the pump problem,  it was the cap on the filter,  it was loose and sucking in air. Paul.

Excellent, I was going to offer you bring it round to 'hog castle to have a look as two heads are better than one!

Well done!

Thanks again  for help. Paul