Hi All,
Need your advice. I have one thing to fix and one thing to add.
The fix: I hate the Whale plunger type faucet. It leaks and does not go up to the off position quickly. I have installed a rebuild kit and it stills works like crap. I want to replace it with something better. What are your thoughts on a great sink faucet setup?
The add: I want to pressurize the outdoor valve and add a little hose w/spray nozzle, ideally with an easy to turn on/off switch near the back somewhere. I think I saw someone say they have connected their outside nozzle to pressure but I don't think that he posted the actual mod.
thanks to all for the forums!!!
Greg
That would be me.
Faucet - I can heartily recommend the Shurflo line ... like this one
https://www.amazon.c...=gateway&sr=8-4
On the how to pressurize the drain line, it really depends on how your version of the camper is plumbed. Check your pump, so see what lines it pressurizes. In my case, it ONLY pressurized the line going to faucet (I know that because I plumbed it that way). However, the "city water" port also pressurizes the faucet. SO, if the pump is pressurizing that line, you need a one way valve (or a simple shut off valve) to keep the pump from pushing water out of the the city line when it isn't hooked up.
Once you find a pressurized line, insert a "T" fitting into it. Again, it depends on what kind of line you have. I used at PEX "T", and routed that to the drain line.
Then, you have to make a choice: Will the drain line be functional as a "drain" without running the pump or not?
I chose not, as I wasn't sure it would work, even if I wanted it to, with the extra bits in the way.
So, using NOT as choice, I cut the drain line close to the tank, and capped it off. Consequences? NO way to drain the tank now without running the pump. Problem? Not so far.
Next, I took the output of that pressurized T I installed in the previous step, and connected it to the drain line.
I also upgraded the drain valve to a nice brass bodied, ball valve type. Voila, pressurized outside water.
I hope that helps.