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    Posted: 03 Jun 2020 at 4:52am
Congrats. I can’t count the times I’ve taken broken stuff apart, put it back together seemingly without changing a thing, and it worked afterwards. Also, you are now an expert on RV water pumps! The only drawback is you likely can’t be certain you have a permanent fix so you might want to get a new pump at some point to have on hand for your spares stash. They’re not terribly expensive.
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And, to keep your city water connection clean (and your water lines uncontaminated) you will want to get a cover for the city water connection. It looks from the picture like you may have had some leakage from the backflow prevention valve. That could have come from having a little dirt in the valve seat.

BTW, what was the condition of your filter screen and the bowl? Were they okay?
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Already purchased a plug/cover for the city water connection...installed that yesterday so it is now protected.

The screen/bowl on the intake looked brand new and was clean.  Nothing in there or blocking water flow.

So, yes, overall a big mystery.  Perhaps the little adjustable pressure valve thing in there was stuck?  I did poke/prod everything.  I'll go back today to trim an inch off the hose ends and reconnect with some better hose clamps.

It is so cramped under the sink and where they factory mounted the pump and there was electrical wires "pushing" against it under tension which I didn't want to repeat, so I built a little pedestal for it to sit on.  I'll screw the pedestal to the floor, and then mount the pump on top of the pedestal...it will raise it up a couple inches so it clears all the wiring and provides more space for everything.  If I ever have to remove it again, it will be a LOT easier.

Thanks again for all the help all...greatly appreciated.  I learned a ton!

I'll post another thread about other stuff...
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I'm glad it worked out for you. Perhaps some of the noise was the wiring, etc., pressing against the pump and vibrating. In any case it sounds like you have it under control. Congratulations!
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Hello,
A little late here, but some more info on quieting the pump--
you mentioned mounting the pump on a pedestal. We mounted our pump on a 1" thick very dense mini cell foam pad. this stopped a lot of vibration and noise.
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Originally posted by Pod People

Hello,
A little late here, but some more info on quieting the pump--
you mentioned mounting the pump on a pedestal. We mounted our pump on a 1" thick very dense mini cell foam pad. this stopped a lot of vibration and noise.
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Very good idea. I think I'll try that too. 
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I have an RPOD 171 and it was winterized by a dealer. I have followed all the steps I know to de-winterize. I can't get any water to pump through the system after the antifreeze pumped out. I have the water tank 3/4 full. 
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First and foremost, was the anti-freeze intake valve turned so the pump draws from the reservoir now and not the bottle line?
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Thanks all. I have it fixed now. George
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