Survey on water pump life

[AbdRahim]

My experience with water pumps (Shurflo 4008 series), is that they only last 3 - 5 years. I am curious as some of you don’t use city water.,and use the pump and fresh water. What has been your experience? How long do yours last, on average - especially those that us it a lot?

It would be interesting to compare those that use it a lot vs. those that only use it occasionally.

This is my second coach and fourth water pump.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

My experience with water pumps (Shurflo 4008 series), is that they only last 3 - 5 years. I am curious as some of you don’t use city water.,and use the pump and fresh water. What has been your experience? How long do yours last, on average - especially those that us it a lot?

It would be interesting to compare those that use it a lot vs. those that only use it occasionally.

This is my second coach and fourth water pump.

Ours is now almost 14 years old. We did two years full time when we first got it and now into our seventh since we retired. We are on our second pump now and I carry a spare just in case. We do a lot of boon docking.......that means we are careful with our water usage.

Darrell

 

[Neal]

I've not had one fail but I've upgraded pumps just to have better pumps over the last 7 years.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Pump only here!

When I started using a residential well pressure switch, rather than the cheap garbage switch on the RV Pumps, and a back flow valve. I quit having to replace the Pumps. Been using my 12v pump on 24v for about 6 months, so don't think they will ever burn up!

 

[GypsyR]

I've only had my '93 about six years but the pump seems original. If someone replaced it they did a fine job of making it look untouched. Occasional use for sure.

 

[AbdRahim]

Anyone ever use one of these? Seaflo?
https://www.etrailer.com/RV-Water-Pump/Seaflo/SE57FR.html

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Anyone ever use one of these? Seaflo?
https://www.etrailer.com/RV-Water-Pump/Seaflo/SE57FR.html

A heads up! Be careful when selecting what you may wonder if the product is a knock off!

Some years back I bought such a pump. I was using it to pump my RO water to a kitchen tap. The water tasted like rubber. More research told me it had one of those California prop 65 warnings in the literature.

That is why I run my water through an undersink carbon block filter to this day!!!