DeckArtist
Well-known member
Not sure if this piping was standard in '02, but some of it looks factory, especially what was under the mini-tub shower. Do I need to get a regulator if there's not one by the old HW heater?
I'm with Mark here. I gave up on the expensive regulators after the 2nd one froze. Where I camp in the spring/summer it's possible to get a couple of hours of freezing temps in the mornings. Doesn't seem to take much of that to destroy the gauges on the expensive ones.I use an inexpensive fixed pressure inline one (40PSI?) at the spigot. I've had garden hoses burst at home so figure having one at the spigot protects the fresh hose to some extent too. Easy, cheap, I just leave it on the end of the hose. No idea if it really helps but it likely can't hurt.
Mark B.
Albuquerque, NM
You say it’s only a flow restrictor so does that mean it does not lower the pressure at all or little?I'm with Mark here. I gave up on the expensive regulators after the 2nd one froze. Where I camp in the spring/summer it's possible to get a couple of hours of freezing temps in the mornings. Doesn't seem to take much of that to destroy the gauges on the expensive ones.
The cheapy is just a flow restrictor and will work fine after it thaws out.
Not sure if it lowers pressure or just flow, since there's no gauge. I'm speaking of the cheapo "regulators" they sell at Wally World or in the hardware store RV isle that everyone tells the newbie's not to use.You say it’s only a flow restrictor so does that mean it does not lower the pressure at all or little?
The water pressure regulators are not designed to be flow restrictors although some of them do have that effect. A flow restriction does lower the pressure as long as water is running but as soon as you turn off the faucets the pressure will rise to whatever the supply pressure is. A true pressure regulator will prevent that from happening. The reason that the cheapest regulators also restrict the flow is that they have a smaller water passage diameter than your water lines have. The cheapest water pressure regulators have a water passage of only 1/4" while the better ones are 1/2" or larger with home water pressure regulators having 3/4" or greater passage diameters.You say it’s only a flow restrictor so does that mean it does not lower the pressure at all or little?
That’s what I thought all the time. Thanks KirkThe water pressure regulators are not designed to be flow restrictors although some of them do have that effect. A flow restriction does lower the pressure as long as water is running but as soon as you turn off the faucets the pressure will rise to whatever the supply pressure is. A true pressure regulator will prevent that from happening. The reason that the cheapest regulators also restrict the flow is that they have a smaller water passage diameter than your water lines have. The cheapest water pressure regulators have a water passage of only 1/4" while the better ones are 1/2" or larger with home water pressure regulators having 3/4" or greater passage diameters.
Some of those only "restrict" any pressure when the water is flowing - otherwise they are just an open tube with a small washer to impede the flow - so pressure can build up everywhere in the system. (Flow-Through-Washer)You say it’s only a flow restrictor so does that mean it does not lower the pressure at all or little?
I've always been amazed that they sell the flow-through-washer design as pressure regulators when I can see daylight through them axially.
While I don't know what regulator you refer to, I have used several regulators of various brands over the years and I have never seen one like you describe. At present I use a Valterra RV Hi-Flow Water Regulator, that I bought from Amazon, but I have also used one from Camco and possibly other brands as I have been using them for a lot of years.I've always been amazed that they sell the flow-through-washer design as pressure regulators when I can see daylight through them axially
Not so. Axially means through the center like an axle.You spelled actually wrong.
That doesn't necessarily condemn them. When you're looking through one it's disconnected with zero pressure at it's output. The question is does it close completely when the output pressure reaches the regulator's rating.I've always been amazed that they sell the flow-through-washer design as pressure regulators when I can see daylight through them axially.
LOL - I'm guessing you're kidding, since all the members do cajole and rib each other... And, yes - I do prefer cajun ribs (Double LOL) over a plate full of cajole and rib.)You spelled actually wrong.
Is it possible you need to increase the gain on your humor receiver?Not so. Axially means through the center like an axle.
I pulled the internal rubber washer out of one of the flow-through-washer kind. (Not the hose bib washer - the one on the inside that doesn't touch the hose or hose bib) Not much magic - just a rubber washer with a hole. No valve, no flapper ... perhaps I missed the concept entirely or the one I had was missing parts (from Camping World when I was younger, but still as naive as now).Not so. Axially means through the center like an axle.
That doesn't necessarily condemn them. When you're looking through one it's disconnected with zero pressure at it's output. The question is does it close completely when the output pressure reaches the regulator's rating.
indubitablyLOL - I'm guessing you're kidding, since all the members do cajole and rib each other... And, yes - I do prefer cajun ribs (Double LOL) over a plate full of cajole and rib.)