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I took the under slung water tank off my van today, lets face it i'm not going to ever use it as it was full of stagnant water when i purchased it and the woman i got it off said they never got the water pump working and they had the van for 9 years.

Anyway i've got a 10lt plastic jerry can that fits in the cupboard in the space behind the fridge so doesnt take up any usable space, i also found the water pump behind the fridge but it seems to be dead, i've put a fuse in the fusebox as wasn't one in there for it, i get 12.5v at the wiring connectors but nothing. The pump is a whale superline 99, on reading the side it says non self priming, this pump must be primed before use and running dry can cause damage.

So what pump should i get to replace it with? should i just get a submersible to drop in the jerry can or another external pump, if so are they allnon self priming and if so how do you prime these pumps?

Thanks in advance

we did the same with our tank , waste of space, we put a new submersible in from a caravan shop, about 6 squid i think , 4 yrs ago.
jaylo