ShurFlo fresh water pumps...

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does anyone have any contact details for ShurFlo UK HQ or main dealer... the website is rubbish... I've emailed Belgium but had no reply.....

trying to cross match a 2095-423-243 fresh water pump with one from a caravan shop at the moment with a different part number.... the pressure and flow rate seems to be the same.

alternatively what else could i fit
 
Had a nice reply from shurflo. but no real detail apart from ones a caravan product and one's a marine product.....

so is there any reason why i cant use a caravan pump in my boat it's got the same spec.... I guess the only difference is the price....

I'm looking at this on ebay... it looks identical but for a caravan or a motor home. I can't see any difference

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARAVAN-MARIN...ervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item27b60676ff

It suggests the caravan pump is a RV pump is that a significant difference
 
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AIDY said:
does anyone have any contact details for ShurFlo UK HQ or main dealer... the website is rubbish... I've emailed Belgium but had no reply.....

trying to cross match a 2095-423-243 fresh water pump with one from a caravan shop at the moment with a different part number.... the pressure and flow rate seems to be the same.

alternatively what else could i fit
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We gave up on Shurflo and changed it for a 42PSI 5GPM Johnson. The latter was slightly more expensive but worth it for the massive performance boost. The only problem we had was when we fitted a calorifier from Surecal. I've not checked the Surecal site since but at the time of purchase there was no info about the preset calorifier operating pressure. As it was the pressure relief valve supplied was only 1PSI greater than the pump. In the end the problem was solved by fitting a different PRV and increasing the pressure in the expansion tank to get the balance right.
Stu
 
AIDY said:
Had a nice reply from shurflo. but no real detail apart from ones a caravan product and one's a marine product.....

so is there any reason why i cant use a caravan pump in my boat it's got the same spec.... I guess the only difference is the price....

I'm looking at this on ebay... it looks identical but for a caravan or a motor home. I can't see any difference

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARAVAN-MARIN...ervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item27b60676ff
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I can't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to use a caravan one. I have a motorhome that has a very similar arrangement to the one on the boat - galley and heads hot and cold, plus shower hot and cold, and an external plug-in shower for use after swimming. Length of hoses I would think is rather more than on the boat. The pump looks to be exactly the one you are looking at.
 
vyv_cox said:
I can't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to use a caravan one. I have a motorhome that has a very similar arrangement to the one on the boat - galley and heads hot and cold, plus shower hot and cold, and an external plug-in shower for use after swimming. Length of hoses I would think is rather more than on the boat. The pump looks to be exactly the one you are looking at.
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The Shurflo that we ditched was a caravan/motorhome one. It didn't last that long before we started having problems.
In fairness to Shurflo. I don't really know whether the caravan and marine types are any different, but I do believe that the caravan or motorhome is a part time activity for most people. We spend most of the year aboard and probably use an average of 20 gallons a day, more than 7,000 gallons a year. It is possible that the Shurflo caravan type is designed with the idea that it is actually going to be used on a part time basis and as such does not need to be heavy duty.
Stu
 
AIDY said:
trying to cross match a 2095-423-243 fresh water pump with one from a caravan shop at the moment with a different part number.... the pressure and flow rate seems to be the same.
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Model 2095-423-243 is an AquaKing S423 pump, designed for marine use. It has a seawater-resistant coating on the motor, encapsulated connections and is supposedly ignition-protected.

Model 2095-403-443 is a TrailKing S403 pump, designed for motorhome use. It's not as corrosion resistant, and isn't ignition-protected. If it's mounted in a sensible place, there's no reason why it shouldn't be fine in a diesel-engined boat.
 
pvb said:
Model 2095-423-243 is an AquaKing S423 pump, designed for marine use. It has a seawater-resistant coating on the motor, encapsulated connections and is supposedly ignition-protected.

Model 2095-403-443 is a TrailKing S403 pump, designed for motorhome use. It's not as corrosion resistant, and isn't ignition-protected. If it's mounted in a sensible place, there's no reason why it shouldn't be fine in a diesel-engined boat.
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Interesting thanks... I guess the marine pump is designed to pump sea water... could you explain about the ignition protection not sure of the relevance to a water pump
 
AIDY said:
Interesting thanks... I guess the marine pump is designed to pump sea water... could you explain about the ignition protection not sure of the relevance to a water pump
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No, they are both fresh water pumps.

Electric motors typically create sparks, which can ignite petrol vapour, etc, in the bilges. Ignition-protected motors are deemed to be safe to use where there might be flammable vapours present.
 
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