Daboo
Texas Panhandle USA
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I manufactured my own water regulator from parts bought at HOme Depot...it still functions as a pressure regulator but not a flow restrictor...it improved the shower 100%.......it goes on the inlet at the water supply source....happy rving and keep em rolling
Hello from the windy Texas Panhandle
Winnebago Adventurer 33V
Served proudly 1957-1965..U.S. Air Force
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Bagger97
Littleton, Co
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Look in the bottom of the shower head arm for a restrictor plate. It only has 3 small holes and will reduce the water flow a lot. Just remove it and throw it away.
Alan & Patty
Munchkin & Maddison
2006 Itasca Sunova 29R SE
We'd rather motorize our winterhome than winterize our motorhome.
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Jerry B
Ozark Highlands
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My surflo pump will run indefinately dry. Done it.
Jerry B
1996 Dolphin 535,F-53.
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ozman
Ma.
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I use an adjustible regulator that has a pressure guage built in to it.I bring it up to 60psi when I have a low flo situation.We have stayed at parks with over 90psi,not good for your plumbing.Very possible ,like others wrote , you may even have a faulty regulator or a restriction.I have worked on units that have never had there city water inlet screen cleaned since new.Thats going to reduce pressure.
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Weekend RVing
Austin, Texas
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First time responder, new to the site. Can the pressure regulator be at the inlet at motor home instead of at city water source
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The Texan
Summer: A Cool Climate Winter: A Warm Climate
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Weekend RVing wrote:First time responder, new to the site. Can the pressure regulator be at the inlet at motor home instead of at city water source The pressure regulator can be anywhere you want to put it. I do not use one, as the Pex pipe in my MH is rated at 150 psi and I have 2 whole house water filters built in to the system, so there is no need for another restriction in line.
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BobMary8101
Lake County FL for the winter
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Weekend RVing wrote:First time responder, new to the site. Can the pressure regulator be at the inlet at motor home instead of at city water source
It can be anywhere in the line, however, if it is not on the spiggot, your white hose will not be protected. It can swell, especially if it is direct hot sunlight. Once it stretches out, it loses its wall strength and will eventually split.
Bob
Bob and Mary
Pace-Arrow Vision 36B
Ford V-10 36 feet
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webhannet
Southern Coastal Maine
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I always keep the water tank full when at a campground - in case the CG water system goes down (it HAS happened to me a few times). As said, using your pump will draw from your tank - and I do that occasionally (and refill the tank) to keep changing the water held in the tank. I also add a small amount of bleach to the tank to be sure it's clean.
I'm usually on well water systems, and each time I unscrew the kitchen faucet aerator, I find sand and junk beginning to clog it. My bathroom faucet (a RV model with less flow than a household model) has no way to remove the "out end", and I wonder how much junk might be trapped in there. The shower hand spray nozzle (one of the $10 ones) has been replaced a few times - with very good results each time.
You might check those faucets for flow.
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Rocket_Heart
Waterville, Ohio
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Okay call me stupid or I must have missed something. By turning the pump on aren't you just drawing water from the on board supply? I thought that hooking up to city water was a direct shot into the coach and didn't effect the tank at all. So how do you get more pressure without drawing from your on board water.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Thomas "Rocket Heart" Emahiser
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Matthew
Alaina
2007 Itasca Suncruiser 35L
8.1 Vortec - 6 speed Allison Trans.
Workhorse W24 Chassis
2001 PT Cruiser (Toad)
Waterville, Ohio
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The Texan
Summer: A Cool Climate Winter: A Warm Climate
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Rocket_Heart wrote:Okay call me stupid or I must have missed something. By turning the pump on aren't you just drawing water from the on board supply? I thought that hooking up to city water was a direct shot into the coach and didn't effect the tank at all. So how do you get more pressure without drawing from your on board water.
Inquiring minds want to know. I'm waiting for an answer to your question myself. I was told by the RV tech that works on my coach and he demonstrated it, that when hooked to city water there is a pressure switch in the pump so that the pump will NOT run with city water. Maybe it's just the way Monaco plumbs their systems, but I got the impression it was an RVIA standard.
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