SloPoke-TC
Senior Member
After spending a couple of days troubleshooting all of the possible issues with poor water pressure in our Seneca, I stumbled upon this.
Our pressure on City Water was perfectly fine, all faucets. On water pump with the fresh tank 3/4 full, the pressure would start out fine as the pump started when the faucet opened, then the pressure would gradually fall lower and lower until we only got a 3/8" stream while the pump continued to pump.
As I searched for the issue, I checked the strainer at the inlet of the pump. A visual check showed nothing in the sight-glass and the strainer screen had nothing showing to indicate anything. I kept searching.
After exhausting almost every option, I wondered if there was a blockage in the inlet line to the pump that goes to the fresh tank. I figured that I would blow it out backwards into the tank to rule that line out. As I started taking things apart, I pulled the filter cap and discovered the inside of the strainer was full of debris... scratching my head why the debris was not on the outside of the strainer... I noticed that Jayco put the strainer in backwards and the water was passing through the filter backwards putting all the debris in that tiny cavity inside of the screen.
So - don't rely on a visual inspection of the water pump filter if yours is plumbed like ours was.
Our pressure on City Water was perfectly fine, all faucets. On water pump with the fresh tank 3/4 full, the pressure would start out fine as the pump started when the faucet opened, then the pressure would gradually fall lower and lower until we only got a 3/8" stream while the pump continued to pump.
As I searched for the issue, I checked the strainer at the inlet of the pump. A visual check showed nothing in the sight-glass and the strainer screen had nothing showing to indicate anything. I kept searching.
After exhausting almost every option, I wondered if there was a blockage in the inlet line to the pump that goes to the fresh tank. I figured that I would blow it out backwards into the tank to rule that line out. As I started taking things apart, I pulled the filter cap and discovered the inside of the strainer was full of debris... scratching my head why the debris was not on the outside of the strainer... I noticed that Jayco put the strainer in backwards and the water was passing through the filter backwards putting all the debris in that tiny cavity inside of the screen.
So - don't rely on a visual inspection of the water pump filter if yours is plumbed like ours was.
