Headhunter Pump Replacement

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Eat your hearts out. Nice to see all you envious guys wanting to try to keep up with us Liberty owners.

I was surprised to read that the Headhunter pump has such a short lifespan. That is inexcusable. They cost more than my copper plumbing yet they need to be replaced in less than 10 years? It's not like these pumps get excessive use.

On my old Liberty (the one with the shiny copper pipes) I have a DC motor driven pump. On our coaches any time we have a single component in a critical system we face the risk of a failure really screwing up our day. All of us that have a single pump are in that position. To allow me to not have to worry about what I was going to do if the pump failed I added a small Shurflo pump into the system as backup, only used when the main pump fails. I test it periodically to make sure it is OK.

If I had a Headhunter I would consider a backup pump manditory based on Mike's comments.

[mikedee]

The Royale has a nice Shurflo pump as a backup, no need to retro top of the line coach's.

I don't think all Headhunter pumps are known for failure, just the year and model I had. 10 years is not bad for a pump that never failed just started a drip or two per hour. I diapered the pump and put a pan under the unit for a month until I could do the repair.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

My first Liberty had the same single pump and it was 17 years old when we sold the coach. Never quit running and never dripped.

But listening to the coach owners talking about their Headhunter failures got me worried so I added the back up pump. I see Royale already knew they had installed a pump prone to failure and added the back up, not as an option, but as a necessity. They should have included the drip pan and towels to wipe up the water also.