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Personnavver
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Looks like this. Turn he knob on top to adjust.

http://www.caravanaccessoryshop.co.uk/product/whale-pressure-switch/684

Caravans used to have micro switches on every tap, but newer ones, say mid 90s on, had a single pressure switch.

open a tap, pressure drops and pumps turns on. Close tap, pressure rises and pump turns off.

often has a damper like tis next to it.

http://www.caravanstuff4u.co.uk/caravan-water-pumps/864-whale-surge-damper.html

would probably be located close to the tank or pump.


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Can't remember seeing anything like either of those. The van is an Elddis Crusader Storm, 2006 - Would it definitely have one?


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Personnavver
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Is there a click when you open and close a tap. If so you have a micro switch so no pressure switch. If no click, there has to be a way of switching the pump on and off. Most likely way is a pressure switch.


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I'm sure there was a click when the taps are switched on / off...


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if you have the switch on each tap all it needs is for one to be permanently on... then other taps on or off and the pump will be running all the time..

so its ether a faulty tap micro switch (could be any of them not the one you are using) or a faulty main pressure switch.. one or the other depending which type you have..

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Are you using a Whale system ??? or do your taps have built in micro switches.

You can get a noise from Whale system, when you shut off tap pump carries on running to pressurise system is controlled by valve fitted with adjustable micro switch, Either screw down knob on teepiece while running cold water out tap or slack off till noise stops

 IF you get it quite on cold should be ok on hot.  Taps with micro just shut off 12 volt supply to pump. trouble with Whale system is pump keeps running if run short of water when tap shut pump cant pressurise system to open micro switch to cut off supply


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It's a Truma Ultraflow like this one:

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Will the van have a relay somewhere?

I've done a bit of reading online and think it could be a faulty relay - as I'm sure it's microswitches, but the pump runs on whichever taps are used - kitchen, bathroom or shower.



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