marjim
Weekender RV’er
Retired EE, Vietnam Vet, God, Faith, Family & Flag. St. Louis area
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Apr 9, 2021 22:17:55 GMT -5
Post by marjim on Apr 9, 2021 22:17:55 GMT -5
This is just a quick question. My wife just realized we dont have hoses for the city water connection.
1. Do you need a special hose type to connect from an RV site to your trailer CITY connection? What is the best length?
2. Do you recommend getting a collapsible hose for a second connection for washing off dogs, boots, equpment?
3. Do you need a presure regulator?
4. Do most places allow you to connect a "Y" connector at the hook up for both CITY and collapsible hoses?
Thanks, Jim
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Post by WrkrBee on Apr 10, 2021 17:08:19 GMT -5
This is just a quick question. My wife just realized we don't have hoses for the city water connection.
1. Do you need a special hose type to connect from an RV site to your trailer CITY connection? What is the best length?
2. Do you recommend getting a collapsible hose for a second connection for washing off dogs, boots, equpment?
3. Do you need a pressure regulator?
4. Do most places allow you to connect a "Y" connector at the hook up for both CITY and collapsible hoses?
Thanks, Jim
1. Get a hose that has a food grade rating. Most are white or blue. Most of the time a 25' or 30' is sufficient. 2. Collapsible hose is a personal choice. I have two city water hoses. One for the camper supply and one for any other purpose, as an extension hose if the first hose is too short. 3. Yes, you need a pressure regulator. I like the adjustable regulator and have it set to 20 psi. Pretty sure I will not blow any hoses off at that pressure. It also reduces water flow to extend the dump times. 4. I use a Y at every hook up. Mostly to rinse off chocks and lego blocks when breaking camp. |
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Apr 10, 2021 17:35:15 GMT -5
Post by navylcdr on Apr 10, 2021 17:35:15 GMT -5
Just a personal preference, but 20 PSI would be way too low for me. The water pump for the freshwater tank is 45 PSI. The plumbing in the RV should be rated for 100 PSI. I keep city water set for 45 PSI, the same as the water pump.
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Apr 10, 2021 18:39:09 GMT -5
Post by touaregtowr on Apr 10, 2021 18:39:09 GMT -5
My suggestion is get two 25 foot hoses for city water. Usually 25' has been enough for most spots but occasionally you will need the extra 25'.
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marjim
Weekender RV’er
Retired EE, Vietnam Vet, God, Faith, Family & Flag. St. Louis area
Posts: 99
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Apr 12, 2021 4:01:10 GMT -5
Post by marjim on Apr 12, 2021 4:01:10 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I do appreciate the tips. based on your suggestions, I did buy a white Marine/RV 25' hose for the water hookup. Also a T and a pressure regulator (non-adjustable) along with a two-pack of filters. Also picked up a collapsible hose that was in a carry spool for packing. I will use a spray head from home. For some reason, I also bought some deep plastic buckets to store stuff in. They were on sale at Walmart for $2.97/ea. Sturdy like the Lowes/Home Depot buckets. Didn't sell the lids though. Going to use 1 bucket for all water hoses, one bucket for all septic pcs, (except hose) and a spare bucket just in case!
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Apr 12, 2021 23:55:35 GMT -5
Post by navylcdr on Apr 12, 2021 23:55:35 GMT -5
The non-adjustable "pressure regulator" you bought is not really a true pressure regulator. It is a flow restrictor. I would not even bother connecting it. For one thing it only works when water is flowing through it. When you shut off all your faucets in the trailer, the "city water" supply is just going to bleed past the orifice in the flow restrictor and pressure is just going to equalize across it anyway. This is the type of pressure regulator that is recommended: www.amazon.com/AECOJOY-Pressure-Regulator-Adjustable-Plumbing/dp/B078NHQZFM/US Navy nuclear trained machinist mate for 16 years here. |
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Apr 13, 2021 8:29:23 GMT -5
Post by WrkrBee on Apr 13, 2021 8:29:23 GMT -5
The non-adjustable "pressure regulator" you bought is not really a true pressure regulator. It is a flow restrictor. I would not even bother connecting it. For one thing it only works when water is flowing through it. When you shut off all your faucets in the trailer, the "city water" supply is just going to bleed past the orifice in the flow restrictor and pressure is just going to equalize across it anyway. This is the type of pressure regulator that is recommended: www.amazon.com/AECOJOY-Pressure-Regulator-Adjustable-Plumbing/dp/B078NHQZFM/US Navy nuclear trained machinist mate for 16 years here. Where is this orifice you speak of? There's a feed back port to the spring side, but the input and output ports are separated. |
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Apr 14, 2021 22:49:42 GMT -5
Post by navylcdr on Apr 14, 2021 22:49:42 GMT -5
The non-adjustable "pressure regulator" you bought is not really a true pressure regulator. It is a flow restrictor. I would not even bother connecting it. For one thing it only works when water is flowing through it. When you shut off all your faucets in the trailer, the "city water" supply is just going to bleed past the orifice in the flow restrictor and pressure is just going to equalize across it anyway. This is the type of pressure regulator that is recommended: www.amazon.com/AECOJOY-Pressure-Regulator-Adjustable-Plumbing/dp/B078NHQZFM/US Navy nuclear trained machinist mate for 16 years here. Where is this orifice you speak of? There's a feed back port to the spring side, but the input and output ports are separated. You probably have this one or maybe the extra special version with a pressure gauge on the outlet? www.amazon.com/Camco-Pressure-Regulator-High-Pressure-40055/dp/B003BZD08UYou see the four gaps in the disk on the inlet side? Those are the orifices. Look inside the outlet side of that device with a flashlight and tell me if you see anything other than a plate which is the same plate that has the four slots in it visible from the inlet side. There isn't even a spring in it. Tell me how that is supposed to regulate pressure? It is nothing more than a flow restrictor. This is what you want: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTiT_VwXkR0 |
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Apr 15, 2021 12:57:42 GMT -5
Post by WrkrBee on Apr 15, 2021 12:57:42 GMT -5
Where is this orifice you speak of? There's a feed back port to the spring side, but the input and output ports are separated. You probably have this one or maybe the extra special version with a pressure gauge on the outlet? www.amazon.com/Camco-Pressure-Regulator-High-Pressure-40055/dp/B003BZD08UYou see the four gaps in the disk on the inlet side? Those are the orifices. Look inside the outlet side of that device with a flashlight and tell me if you see anything other than a plate which is the same plate that has the four slots in it visible from the inlet side. There isn't even a spring in it. Tell me how that is supposed to regulate pressure? It is nothing more than a flow restrictor. This is what you want: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTiT_VwXkR0Thanks for the info. I had one of those, but it must have went with the Aliner when we sold it. I was going to cut it down the middle to get a component view (I used to be able to find component cut and exploded views, but seems like companies don't do that any more). I used the cheap one a couple of times on the Aliner, but wanted real numbers, so I got an adjustable regulator, similar to the one you listed. |
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