Whale Water pump Maintenance
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- In this clip I take the Whale on board pump out of my caravan and dismantle it in order to clean it. I did this after speaking to Paula at Whale who advised me that cleaning the diaphragm my help the pump.
Whale were very help fully and friendly to deal with.
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Martin
Wielkie dzięki za ten film, póki co wyczyściłem i złożyłem dół pompy a jutro złożę i podłącze całą pompę, mam nadzieję że zacznie właściwie działać 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 pozdrowienia z Polski
Dzięki za oglądanie, powodzenia 🙂
Just wanted to say I had a leaky whale pump in my 2007 Bailey Senator, I presumed a £400 pound trip to the caravan shop. After watching this great video I removed my pump, serviced it and replaced it. No leaks job done. and if you would ne happy to supply your email £20-oo tip for doing it in the first place.
Glad the vlog helped, the idea behind the channel was to help fellow leisure vehicle owners. Cheers
Thanks for useful video. I have an FP0814 and was able to fix from this video. My problem was that it periodically tried to pump with the tap closed. Your video gave me the confidence to dismantle it and I reckoned the problem lay with the one (or more) of the four smaller light grey "valves". Carefully popped out all the valves and spotted some minute white particles on their sealing faces (I fill up most often with hard water) so rinsed them all off and put them back in and reassembled. My FP0814 seemed to have an extra metal washer which slipped out before I could spot where it came from. All back together, no leaks and on test it sat for 30 minutes without a single intermittent pump. Perfect. Dead chuffed! Thanks.
Glad the vlog helped and sorted the problem. Our pump only lasted another few months had to change!
Cheers
Thanks for this little tutorial... we were woken several times last night by our whale pump. Luckily we carry a small tool kit. Now back in quieter and its staying off between use
Hope it lasts, unfortunately our pump only lasted about another 6 months. Upgraded to the newer whale pump.
Cheers
The saga of my water pump in my series 1 Unicorn. After problems with a noisy pump and what appeared to be non return valve issues I decided to carefully follow your excellent video and strip it to fix it. What I wasn't expecting was the micro switch assembly in the top motor housing to fall out. I had to guess which order the 4 components went back. After a while I reasoned they could only go back one way. So after a good clean out I reassembled the pump only to find that, although the motor worked it wouldn't pump water. Four times I took it apart trying to find why until I finally tried a bit of silicone sealant on the mating surfaces. Shouldn't need it but it worked. It actually pumped water ------ until it wouldn't shut off !!
I was confident I had put the micro switch assembly back right but it just wouldn't shut off, chucking water out of the pump all over the floor. Enough of all this !! I bought a new one today and fitted it. I needed to altar the infeed pipe a bit but although these newer pumps are said to be quieter I can't detect much difference. In fairness my wife pointed out that it's often better to hear the pump working. Many times we've been unaware the water container was empty and hearing the pump working alerted us.
Hi Phillip, Sounds like you’ve had fun with the pump 🤔 Our old pump gave up in May. We got on site, set up, turned the pump on and nothing happened. We managed to get a new one that day and fitted it. It was initially quieter but got louder as the week went on. I would say the noise is different each time we go away, I like you have resigned myself to the fact that the pump will always be noisy. Part of the problem is that noise travels fantastically through a floor of a caravan. If I ever find a solution to make it quiet I will of course video it. 🙂 Thanks for comments & watching, Martin 🙂
Great Film Martin. Whale sound like they were really helpful and the pump does sound a lot better. Thanks Phil.
Hi Phil, Whale were great which makes a change from some of the people you phone up! Cheers Martin 👍
A big thank you on cleaning the pump, I had to do the same on mine same model, but mine was in alot worst condition inside.
Glad the vid helped, unfortunately our pump only lasted another few months!
Hi Martin, thanks for the shout out on this vlog 👍 and for your help while I was away, with yours and whales help I got it sorted. Great video too, really interesting to see how this pump works 🤓
Hi Jon, you’re welcome, Whale were great. Pump still makes a little noise but I think that’s the best I’m going to get it. Loving the ‘shorts’ keep them coming 👍Martin
The Caravan Nut, thanks mate, glad you like them and its nice to hear that, im enjoying doing them and am amazed others like them too! im still learning and now finding that the free microsoft film maker is good but is limited. Need to invest in specific editing package soon, it's on my Xmas list 🎅
Your videos get better and better. Great explanation and demo. Thanks 👍🏻😄
Thanks Trev, Your comments and continued support make it all worthwhile. Cheers Martin 👍
I think I shall need to keep your how to films in a library, I’m sure like many people I may not need it now but in the future ?? Well done and thanks
Thanks Gavin, I think I will put them into different playlists then they are easier to find. Cheers Martin 👍
Just a tip😉,just fixed whale 8014,really dirty ,used that vid here.want to add:make sure everything is tight on assembly.my problem was air suction from the pump assembly,from ware and tare,little wd40 on the caskets helps to fit quick,all screws need tight well,no seems should be seen at the last 4 long screws 😉still don’t strip the treads!it’s only plastic 😆..and the vid helped me a lot!vacuum leaks are not just on the fittings.my problem started after I did clean the system with white vinegar.as recommended by the seller .I don’t believe that’s good for the rubbers .😉
Thanks for the info 👍
Excellent job and done well - keep them coming
Cheers Norman, will try my best. 👍
Very helpful video; please note that there is a small o-ring aroud the central screw in the middle of the black part on the right of the screen at 4:52 (after ‘lift off’); do not forget to clean it and put it back
The pump only lasted another 6 months and has now been upgraded. Thanks for comments
thanks for posting I was just about to get a replacement pump i will go and try this right now
Hope it works, ours worked for a few months but eventually gave up.
Thanks buddy, just stripped and cleaned my pump. Video helped a lot..
Glad the vid helped, quite an easy job to do. Thanks for watching. 👍
Another great and informative video. I have a truma system which uses a flojet pump and it make a right noise. I have mounted the pump on bobbins but it still makes a noise, so I will try and look how to clean it. Thanks for the tips and advice.
Hi Steve, I was quite surprised at the muck inside. We only got the van in May so I presume that who ever had it before didn’t clean there water system out as much as I do. I’m still not entirely happy with the noise but will keep trying different things! Thanks for comments and watching, Martin 👍
Another job sorted, well done Martin. Very informative ;))
Thanks Stew, the pump is cleaner and a bit quieter but I think I’m trying to solve the unsolvable, no noise! Thanks for watching, I appreciate the support. Martin 👍
I think you're always gonna get noise mate. Lets you know it's working lol ;))
Great vid Martin - and job done by the look of it ! - I know that pump has bugged you from day 1. I had to get a replacement Flojet pump earlier this year when my pump would not work at all on my first trip of the year -( whole week without water !) . I disassembled on site to see if i could get it going and found it was just the pressure valve and was prepared just to buy and fit that, but found out it was covered by my 12 month warranty so Lowdhams, Huddersfield replaced the whole pump FOC.
Good work Martin !
Hi Howard, I’ve been playing around with it again this morning, dropped the water and refilled it. It is quieter, I think I just need to resign myself to the thought of that’s what it’s supposed to be like! Thanks for comments and watching, Martin 👍
Thanks so much for this video, really gave me confidence to open up... however when I got to the grey diaphragm, I notice when I opened up and looked closer there were some slits on the outside circumference on two of the circles, hence the reason why water was leaking from the pump. Your video didn't show any slits or cuts on the rubber diaphragm. None the less, I was able to diagnose the problem, I couldn't find a replacement grey diaphragm online so I am buying a replacement head instead and hope this solves the problem. Thanks so much for this helpful video.
Glad the vlog helped, unfortunately our pump only lasted about another 6 months and had to buy a new one.
Thanks for comments and feedback
Another great vlog.
Keep up the great work a real eye opener.😄
Thanks Gary, I will soon run out the things to take apart! Martin 👍
It ill b caravan next
Not doing that Kev! 👍
IMPORTANT! When dismantling the unit pay attention to the stainless steel washer and O ring. As previously mentioned make sure that the screws are all tight (the diaphragm may need wriggling to seat the screw holes properly. Lastly, there’s a tiny O ring around the head of the longest screw, ensuring that was in the centre of the washer when tightening seemed to do the trick ( would be easy for the screw not to sit in the middle of the hole and ride up. It took me 3 goes to get this sealed🤦♂️ but working well now and not pulsing. My comments will make sense once you get to reassembling.
That’s interesting! We have same pump as you on our 2010 Senator! I might have to do this. Thanks for another job (to film!) 😂. Cheers Oliver
Thanks Oliver, Is your pump as noisy as mine? Martin 👍
Oh Yes Martin. I sleep on top of it and it rattles the bed! Any tips for it?
Not come up with a solution yet apart from new pump! I am working my way through different adjustments, will let you know if I solve it. 👍
Hi, and thanks for this useful video. However we have done everything (we think) that you have explained and now we don’t have any water coming through at all. There is one thing we are not sure of which is that two components, we think, of the micro switch came away and although we have put them back as we think they should be it may be incorrect. The bits that came out were both white plastic. One was a sort of cylindrical component with a narrower cylinder and a wider cylinder, the narrower bit fitted in to touch a spring which had not come out. The other bit was an arm with a rectangular end, which could fit on the narrow cylinder end so that it could swing left or right if we have it in correctly. The top of the rectangle had an indentation…not sure what for. The bottom could fit over what we think is the micro switch as this would click when pressure is applied. We are not sure what to do now and we are in France for a month where getting a replacement pump is very difficult. Any comments or help gratefully received.
Hi, I have replied to your message on twitter, hope you get it sorted. cheers
Why not simply run a descaler through your system once a year? I use Fernox descaler in a gallon of very warm water drawn into the system, leave for an hour or so, open each tap slowly to allow descaler to work within the taps then thoroughly flush system through. Cleans the pump of scale and all the water lines and of course, the internals and heads of the taps. I normally do this at the end of the season prior to the normal system clean-out with Puriclean.
Will look into that, cheers
Good instructional video, well done. My diaphragms were very worn so I replaced them with a Whale service kit, however I have been unable to get the pressure back up. The pump runs a lot quieter, and water is flowing albeit very slowly, however not enough pressure to shut the pump off. Any thoughts?
Possibly air in the pump, ours only lasted another 6 months and had to buy a new one. Hope you get it sorted. Cheers
Took the service kit off to return for credit, put original back on and it works fine now. Not sure how long it will last, but I think cleaning before replacing is a good option. Sadly this does not explain why a brand new kit wouldn't work. Just happy to have it up and running for now. @@TheCaravanNut
This is a good video to watch , very helpful I noticed your pump is sitting on some kind of large pad mine is screwed direct to the floor , is this home made ?
Hi, Thanks for the feedback, the pad is a section of a rubber door mat. I used it to help with the noise of the pump. Thanks for watching 😊
Hi Martin hope u have a nice holiday in Devon another great useful video looks like u solve the problem with noises pump I believe my water is the simlier to your do u know if there a water filter to it what u can change or clean cheers ,kev
Hi Kev, it’s better than it was but still a little noise that I can live with. Cheers Martin 👍
Like your blog watching you strip down a whale water pump so I thought I will do the same to mine same problems all was going well a small steel washer fell out of some where and I don’t no where to put it back tried reinstalling the pump with out it it won’t turn off any help out there Tom
If you got to the Whale website or Leisure shop direct you might be able to download a manual which should give you the diagrams. It’s a long time since I did this vlog and have since bought a new pump. Cheers
Showed everything apart from the white switch on the spring. It’s bounced off on mine and can’t see the way it puts back together!
Try leisure shop direct, they usually have manuals/diagrams for all sorts of still. Failing that I would phone whale. Cheers
Hi, I tried this clean myself after issues with the pump switching on randomly and air getting into the system. I would have to turn the pump off at the switch so it doesn't drive me crackers. this causes a loss in pressure so when i switch it back on the pump operates as if its filling the cylinder up again and i have air in the hot side of the system. I've rang whale and they suggested the o rings for the air problem, which i have already changed. wondering if it would be worth changing the pump diagram head now? maybe the rubber has gone a little brittle and lost its elasticity and so is not holding the microswitch in the off position? Any ideas, Help :)
You could try the diaphragm it may work. Our pump only lasted another 6 months after this job, bought a new one!
Hi Martin, would it be possible to get a copy of that diagram you have for your pump as I cannot find one for the UV0814 anywhere on the web, many thanks
Hi Yes no problem, your pump is different to mine but I think the are assembled in the same way. If you send me a blank email to thecaravannut@gmail.com I will forward it on. cheers martin
what do you do about your Roof arial when you put your couer on
Hi Robert, the cover fits over the aerial, you can put foam on the sharp edges of the aerial but I’ve not had a problem so far. Cheers Martin 👍
i put a bucket over my aerial
That’s a good idea 👍
Hi I have a pump like in your video and when its up to pressure and cuts out it starts to leak over the floor. I have opened it and cleaned it and nothing obvious is wrong .. do you have any suggestions its only about 2 year old
Raymond
I would replace the seals, they do a seal replacement kit. Failing that I would buy a new pump! Cheers
@@TheCaravanNut had a search and can't find them . Do you have a link I could follow?
Can't find it myself, might not do it anymore. I would try and phone Whale up, they may have some.