Valterra - RP800 Rocket Hand Pump for RV, Camper Holding Tank Faucet Pump - Chrome

We have a vintage trailer for camping. When off grid camping we still need water. This is the exact same pump that was installed way back in 1963 when our trailer was new. It even has the same name molded into the base. Works perfectly. Draws water from a 10 gallon tank that is set below and about 4 feet away from the pump. Has a hold position so that constant flow is ready when needed. Not a single leak was found. Pumps a good volume too. A couple pumps will give you approx. a cup of water.Installation was a snap. Just mount the pump in the existing hole as it is the exact same dimentions. Push and clamp the inlet hose and pump away. If you have no hole in the location that you want to mount it, just measure the base and cut a round circle to allow it to drop into place.Comes in a blister pack and includes the pump and mounting screws. We are please with it so far. We see that some have had crack issues and we will keep an eye out for that. So far not a single problem. This could be a good option for all of out vintage camper friends rebuilding their rigs.

This is a drop in replacement for many manual pumps found on RVs and old boats (like mine) and it works great. My only complaint is the price. Seems like this should be a $20-$30 part.

I read mixed reviews on the leaking but it's the best deal I could find out there so I gave it a try. I connected it up with my hose first thing when I bought it to see if it leaked or not (as many reviews made it sound like you either got a leaking one or you didn't and you'd know immediately). I didn't see any leaking off the bat so I went forward with installing it in my truck camper... sadly first camping day out, after using the lever for only 5-10 pulls, the sucker started a trickling leak out the side where the pull handle is. It's slow, but it's relatively consistent. When you leave it primed, it then continues to leak a little as it maintains it's suction, so for the 3 night camping trip we had to keep a sponge and towel right next to it to slowly soak up all the leaking and then ring it out. Of course that then resulted in the water leaking down into the hole it's installed in and now I have water damage on the actual sink area... I fortunately had some cementing caulk handy and used that to at least seal up the leaking down into the wood frame, but of course that doesn't solve the problem of the leak in general. It's usable with the sponge maneuver, and not keeping it primed with suction (so what leaks out is only what remains in the hose).... but I def wouldn't recommend the product. Spend a bit more and get a proper functioning one.

Bought this pump before going on a 3 day cruise on my boat. Installation was super quick, as it fit the existing broken pump hole. Simply hooked up a new bit off tubing, then ran that into some Reliance seven gallon jugs.Using the pump is fairly easy, Just a back and forth motion. The issue on my boat is that the pump handle is on the "wrong"side for me but other than that it is not too bad. Holds its prime very well. Forgot to open the vent on the Reliance jug and when I discovered this the jug was quite "squashed" so the pump can suck pretty well. Due to the short stroke and small size, I would have to guess that a single stroke puts out about 4-6 oz of water. Filling up the 1/2 gallon and gallon drink containers took a while.The pump did leak a small bit around the black ring/nut where the spout connects to the pump body, but this nut just needs to be tightened a bit every so often to fix this.I probably pumped about 16 gallons through the pump on this trip,and overall I'm pretty well pleased with it. I'd still like to rig up an electric pump in the future, but for the money, this has worked very well.

The media could not be loaded. This is a great little manual pump faucet that was easy to install in my trailer and works great. I know some people have complained that the faucet leaks but that wasn’t my experience. I have a 5/8” hose running from the pump into a 5 gal water cube next to the sink. Great value for the money!

We had one in our last camper and could not live without it. So here is the new one in our new camper. It’s piped to a 5 gallon fresh water bottle. We do not drink the water from our holding tank. So this is for fresh drinking water only.

Generally seems okay. Note: two things of concern: the unit did not work at 9,000 ft, when I was van camping in the mountains. Would NOT push water up and out of the very same water can we successfully used at 5,000 ft. Second item of real concern for the future is that the unit is leaking in it's interior and coming out of the base, pooling quite small amounts of water on the Van counter which I wipe up. Otherwise, it's a satisfying squirt of water once it's brought up to the unit from water can and the handle is pushed back to "lock" the water at the top, "primed" and ready for instance use. I suggest as well if going up and down in the mountains, do not leave it primed, but pull the pump handle forward and release the pressure. I have a concern leaving it "primed" going up into the mountains, gaining 5,000 ft elevation, may have lead to the problem of minor leakage, which I hope does not turn into major leakage, of the unit at its base on the countertop. If I uncover more to this mystery I will re-post here. I made a "sink" in my counter by cutting a large circular hose, about 9" in diameter and putting a steel mixing bowl in the hole, and then mounted the Valterra Hand Pump to squirt into it. I like that I am able to have a sink and "faucet" to cook and wash without picking up a gallon plastic jug to pour water into a bowl. Peace.

I have been using one of these in my fish house kitchenette for over 20 years. They work perfect but you do need to push the handle down as instructed so that it drains. If not for winter use, if you're heat goes out you'll have to replace it because it will break from freezing water expansion.