My galley and vanity faucets are powered by a Sur-flo electric pump that delivers 45 pounds per square inch pressure. This is far too high, water flies all over the place and the pressure also causes leaks in the system, very diffficult to get at. I have lowered the pressure by inserting a resistor in the electric supply line and the leaks have stopped and the water now flows perfectly instead of spattering everything. Trouble is that the new, lower pressure is not high enough for the pump to switch itself off -- so it runs down the battery even though it is not pumping. Anyone ever solved this problem? I tried switching on and off at the control panel -- but you only have to forget to switch off once and your battery is gone.
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After further research I find that that these pumps never entirely switch off, and continuously take from the battery, even when not actually pumping. So now I want to know how much battery drainage occurs if you keep the pump switched on at you control panel while it is not actually pumping (the draw when actually pumping is around two amps for smaller pumps, but they don't pump for long unless you use them for a shower, so it's not a big issue). So I can now reduce my question to the above. Hope someone knows. Thanks in advance.
After further research I find that that these pumps never entirely switch off, and continuously take from the battery, even when not actually pumping. So now I want to know how much battery drainage occurs if you keep the pump switched on at you control panel while it is not actually pumping (the draw when actually pumping is around two amps for smaller pumps, but they don't pump for long unless you use them for a shower, so it's not a big issue). So I can now reduce my question to the above. Hope someone knows. Thanks in advance.
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