Anyone carry a spare water pump?

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   Last year at hunting camp camp my water pump started getting pretty noisy. With a friend using the shower outside and myself inside for a few days the water got low and pump didn’t sound so great. It seems ok now but I’ve thought about carrying a spare and wonder if anyone else does or are these pumps bulletproof like I’ve heard? Wondering what the most economic replacement would be- assuming amazon. 

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Danielw1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Apr 2017 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 115	Topic: Anyone carry a spare water pump? Posted: 12 May 2019 at 12:30am
	Last year at hunting camp camp my water pump started getting pretty noisy. With a friend using the shower outside and myself inside for a few days the water got low and pump didn’t sound so great. It seems ok now but I’ve thought about carrying a spare and wonder if anyone else does or are these pumps bulletproof like I’ve heard? Wondering what the most economic replacement would be- assuming amazon.

Lear111 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 20 Oct 2016 Location: Montgomery, tx Online Status: Offline Posts: 66	Posted: 12 May 2019 at 5:44am
	Yes. Last year had a check valve problem so ordered a new pump and a check valve fixed the old pump hopefully and put quick disconnect connections on the wires after clearly labeling everything. Won’t matter if check valve is malfunctioning anyhow if boon docking. A good backup out in the boonies to get water and peace of mind. I store it in the box in the water pump hot water area. Needed a water pump fast and could get that before the check valve. Amazon for the water pump local RV places marked it up on an average of 30 dollars.
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Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447	Posted: 12 May 2019 at 6:24am
	Seems like overkill to me. The pumps are designed to be fine running dry forever. They will certainly sound a little different if they aren't moving water. The limiting factor when boondocking is the amount of water you have, not how many pumps. TT
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