SargeW
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I finally got around to adding the pressure regulator into the water bay. This time around I purchased one with an oil filled gauge to hopefully help extend it's useful life. I picked it up on Amazon for $34. Pic #1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7JZTYX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The process was fairly simple once I figured out what I wanted to do. And of course a Home Depot run where I bought a bunch of stuff that I mostly returned later.
The hardest part was figuring out what kind fittings I needed to buy to adapt the 1/2" NPT fitting to the 3/4" fittings on the regulator. Searching them out was time consuming. It turned out I just needed 2 fittings and a length of good water hose.
The first one needed to be a 1/2" male to a 3/4" female to attach the regulator to the hose reel. The regulator was next, and then the water "Y" to split the feed. The left side of the "Y" connects a 2' piece of hose to the main water feed for the RV. Another 1/2" male to 3/4" female was needed here.
The right side of the "Y" connect to the black tank flush. The inlet already has in inline back flow preventer to keep things safe. A short 6" in piece of hose made that connection. I purchased a 4' piece of Camco 160# nylon reinforced hose and cut it in half to make the needed pieces.
Pic #2
A few hose repair ends and the connection was complete. If I ever find some short pieces of braided stainless washer hoses, I can replace the nylon hoses. Teflon tape was used to wrap all fittings to keep them water tight.
Pic #3
The whole mod was less than $50. And now I don't need a separate hose to do a tank flush. Just a turn of the lever and I can flush the black tank.
If I am ever in a place I need to flush and I can't hook up the on board hose for some reason, I can still spin off the short hose and hook up to the tank flush.
I know some folks are concerned about putting a regulator on the outside faucet to protect the water hose. But honestly in 20 years of RVing I have never had a water hose blow due to pressure.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7JZTYX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The process was fairly simple once I figured out what I wanted to do. And of course a Home Depot run where I bought a bunch of stuff that I mostly returned later.
The hardest part was figuring out what kind fittings I needed to buy to adapt the 1/2" NPT fitting to the 3/4" fittings on the regulator. Searching them out was time consuming. It turned out I just needed 2 fittings and a length of good water hose.
The first one needed to be a 1/2" male to a 3/4" female to attach the regulator to the hose reel. The regulator was next, and then the water "Y" to split the feed. The left side of the "Y" connects a 2' piece of hose to the main water feed for the RV. Another 1/2" male to 3/4" female was needed here.
The right side of the "Y" connect to the black tank flush. The inlet already has in inline back flow preventer to keep things safe. A short 6" in piece of hose made that connection. I purchased a 4' piece of Camco 160# nylon reinforced hose and cut it in half to make the needed pieces.
Pic #2
A few hose repair ends and the connection was complete. If I ever find some short pieces of braided stainless washer hoses, I can replace the nylon hoses. Teflon tape was used to wrap all fittings to keep them water tight.
Pic #3
The whole mod was less than $50. And now I don't need a separate hose to do a tank flush. Just a turn of the lever and I can flush the black tank.
If I am ever in a place I need to flush and I can't hook up the on board hose for some reason, I can still spin off the short hose and hook up to the tank flush.
I know some folks are concerned about putting a regulator on the outside faucet to protect the water hose. But honestly in 20 years of RVing I have never had a water hose blow due to pressure.