hammerdown
Park City, Ut
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When we dry camp we add water from 7 gal. containers by pouring them into the TT thru a funnel. What I am thinking of doing is getting a 12V water pump to transfer the water. My question is can I use the 12V battery charging circuit on one of my Honda 2000 watt generators for this? It says on the generator for battery charging only but it is a 8 amp circuit. If this will not work any suggestions on how to transfer water.
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hwybnb
Southern California
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Maybe, but it would not be a regulated voltage, it would be better to connect the pump to the battery. If you want to minimize battery discharge connect the generator charging circuit to the battery at the same time.
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Pangaea Ron
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I use a rechargable electric drill with a pump attachment. Less that $10 at home depot.
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Bumpyroad
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hwybnb wrote:Maybe, but it would not be a regulated voltage, it would be better to connect the pump to the battery. If you want to minimize battery discharge connect the generator charging circuit to the battery at the same time.
good advice IMHO.
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GMoo
Victoria, BC, Canada
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I found a little water pump at my local Canadian Tire store in the camping section running on 2 "D" batteries. After 3 days of dry camping we usually need a water refill which I haul by hand in a 5 gallon water container (rather than packing up the TT and moving it over to a water fawcet or hand pump).
Stick in the pump, short length of hose into the refill hole and let 'er rip. Come back in 5 minutes and do it again if necessary.
$14.99 up here...
http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672220&bmUID=1223560782581&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443288206&assortment=primary&fromSearch=true
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hangtown red
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I built a transfer pump using a TT water pump and attached a long cord with alligator clips to attach to the battery. Using a couple of short hoses one in the bucket and one in the filler it takes a very short time. I refill the bucket with another bucket until the tank is full.
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ezymony
Wellington Alabama
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I use the hose that i pump antifreeze in my lines when i dry camp just run my hose into my water jug works good for me.
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LAdams
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I used to use the pump shown for transferring water... IIRC it draws about 5 amps or so and around 7.5 amps when starting so the Honda may not be the better choice... I ran mine off my truck battery and the fact that it moves about 3 gallons per minute was a mere 10 minutes to refill the 30 gallon fresh tank on the trailer... Here's the link for the pump from Northern Tool...
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_16832_16832
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Merek
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I also got tired of refilling my water tank by pouring the water from water-cans by hand. So four years ago I built a transfere pump with a TT pump from Camping World. I've been using the 12v output on my Yamaha 3000SEB to power it with no problems. Sure makes the daily chore of filling the water tank alot easier when camping.
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Tim from Alabama
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I use a camper water pump I got from a camping supply. It's 2.8gpm pump, and I ran a wire from the converter/charger and an empty 12v fused line to the outside shower which is right beside my water fill.
A plug on each end, plug the pump into the line inside the outside shower, fill er up, unplug it, roll the wire back up and put it into the shower and close the door, and i'm done.
I use my pump setup a couple of ways, just to let you know what you can do with a separate pump.....
I also use my water pump setup on a wire on my TV battery with another plug end. I can take my truck to the water supply....which at one campground is actually a freshwater mountain stream....put a steel sprinkler head on a 6 ft hose to the intake side, stick the sprinkler end into the stream, hook the output side to a hose to fill either my water tanks or, since where I camp at here I am only about 100 ft from the stream, a hose pipe to the TT and fill it directly. A simple water sediment filter inline keeps any trash out. And, since I mostly use my tank water for the toilet and such, and it's a mountain stream that is clean and comes out of the mountain where it runs for no telling how far under ground, I can even use the water for coffee and such, as i've tested it and it's perfectly clean...even cleaner than my house well I use.
So, a separate pump can do wonders and is a necessity for boondocking. It also serves as a backup JUST IN CASE something happens to your rv water pump and you need to replace it.
The cost for the pump.....$50.00
Steel sprinkler head......$10
100 ft of hose............$50
Sediment filter...........$35
Small piece of scrap hose..free
Ability to pump water from haul-in tanks, straight from fresh water supply creeks, or from any portable water tanks without lifting.......PRICELESS
If I don't meet your expectations
Maybe you should lower your standards.
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