Hi
Switching it off at the control panel can do no harm but equally leaving it on while you are in the van will do no harm either. My Autosleeper has one switch which switches all the 12v equipment off at that one switch, so we use that as we leave the van ( or more truthful...we try to remember to switch it off :roll: ).
There are two systems used to switch a water pump on when you turn the tap...one system senses the drop in pressure in the pipe and the other system has a micro switch at each tap. In both cases there are no gubbins to get damaged if you leave the switch set to on.
In your Autosleeper it will most likely be a pump with a pressure switch.
A common problem if you leave the pump switched on:-
you may hear the pump "cycle" occasionally when you are not actually running any water.... this is a common problem with the pumps that use the pressure in the pipe to control the pump. Sometimes this indicates that there is a small leak somewhere from the pressure side of the system and a check of the pipework should be made ... but often it is caused by one of the three "valves" inside the pump allowing the pressure in the pipe to bleed back through the pump... so the pressure drops in the pipe and the pump runs for a moment to put the pressure back. Air trapped in the pressure side also seems to cause it but often the problem will cure itself. If you get this problem switch the pump off at night :wink:
Mike
Switching it off at the control panel can do no harm but equally leaving it on while you are in the van will do no harm either. My Autosleeper has one switch which switches all the 12v equipment off at that one switch, so we use that as we leave the van ( or more truthful...we try to remember to switch it off :roll: ).
There are two systems used to switch a water pump on when you turn the tap...one system senses the drop in pressure in the pipe and the other system has a micro switch at each tap. In both cases there are no gubbins to get damaged if you leave the switch set to on.
In your Autosleeper it will most likely be a pump with a pressure switch.
A common problem if you leave the pump switched on:-
you may hear the pump "cycle" occasionally when you are not actually running any water.... this is a common problem with the pumps that use the pressure in the pipe to control the pump. Sometimes this indicates that there is a small leak somewhere from the pressure side of the system and a check of the pipework should be made ... but often it is caused by one of the three "valves" inside the pump allowing the pressure in the pipe to bleed back through the pump... so the pressure drops in the pipe and the pump runs for a moment to put the pressure back. Air trapped in the pressure side also seems to cause it but often the problem will cure itself. If you get this problem switch the pump off at night :wink:
Mike
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