Is there a way to increase water pressure in a drv rv when hooked to external city water?
Shower is ok.. but not what I would prefer.. need more pressure..
And Am I suppose to turn on my pump? No, right? Only when using the freshwater tank as a supply, right?
Thanks.
Glenn West said
10:56 AM Sep 21, 2014
We have been in parks where the pressure was not to our liking. We filled the fresh tank and used our pump. Have you checked the pressure? May have a water saver in that shower. I always replace ours with a Lowes/Home depot unit to our liking.
The Junkman said
11:21 AM Sep 21, 2014
Glenn West wrote:
We have been in parks where the pressure was not to our liking. We filled the fresh tank and used our pump. Have you checked the pressure? May have a water saver in that shower. I always replace ours with a Lowes/Home depot unit to our liking.
No, I haven't.. I guess I can buy a water pressure gauge and put it in line after the pressure regulator..
I will pick up a new head too..
Thanks
Glenn West said
12:03 PM Sep 21, 2014
I wasn't necessarily suggesting you put a physical gauge in line. Just hook up a garden hose and that will be good enough. It has no restriction. I always use adjustable regulators. The problem with the non adjustable ones it varies with water pressure. At least that's my experience.
Clay L said
01:17 PM Sep 21, 2014
The RV park we spent 8 or so winters in had low water pressure - about 20 psi up to maybe 30 psi. I turned the water pump on for showers and when doing dishes (the sprayer worked a lot better that way). I had to fill the water tank every couple of weeks. The pump would run when the park pressure dropped and stop when it was high enough.
The Junkman said
02:39 PM Sep 21, 2014
I will get some kind of tester.. Tommarrow. and see what I have here..
Then I can test with and w/o the pump on.
thx
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
07:14 PM Sep 21, 2014
If a park has low pressure, we just fill our onboard tank and run off of it. Its our easiest solution. 100 gal can last us 2-3 days to 3 weeks if necessary. 20 days was interesting though, short shower every other day, no laundry done, etc.
bjoyce said
07:40 PM Sep 21, 2014
We do what Clay L does, let the pump add to the pressure and fill the water tank as needed.
Thanks.. Wish there was a camping world around here.. nearest is over a hour.
Just drove 1.5 hours to buy a car near tampa.. Not much in Hommosasa springs..
I think I will wait til I get to tampa, and grab one then.. I will cope with it for now.. Pretty sure it's normal for rv'g anyways..
Glenn West said
07:02 AM Sep 23, 2014
We have good pressure in shower. We actually throttle it back some.
bjoyce said
07:27 AM Sep 23, 2014
We have one of the Watts ones with a gauge that the RV Water Filter Store sells, the link is in Chip's post. I set it to 45psi. Ours sits next to the water filters in our wet bay, so we are not protecting the hose with it.
I will admit that I have lost a couple hoses over the years due to high water pressure. Now I only buy higher quality like the 5/8" Neverkink ones from Camping World or the hoses from the RV Water Filter Store. We can go from a campground that only gives us 35psi to one that runs 130psi, it varies that much.
I carry way too much water hose. But, I have had to run 200' to get water once and just over 100' a couple more times. These were not at campgrounds, they were at repair places, rallies or parking while visiting people. I have needed 50' at campgrounds.
My wife had trouble getting the shampoo out of her hair and we put one of these in our last two units and it makes a big difference. I would also recommend getting a good adjustable water regulator like already suggested. Water pressure in parks can vary tremendously causing problems if not checked down. Like someone else mentioned we have had pressures above 100 psi in a few parks, usually ones that are on city water systems.
Is there a way to increase water pressure in a drv rv when hooked to external city water?
Shower is ok.. but not what I would prefer.. need more pressure..
And Am I suppose to turn on my pump? No, right? Only when using the freshwater tank as a supply, right?
Thanks.
No, I haven't.. I guess I can buy a water pressure gauge and put it in line after the pressure regulator..
I will pick up a new head too..
Thanks
Then I can test with and w/o the pump on.
thx
Still will buy a gauge for the hose.
But I hear these are the best kinds: www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/PressureRegulators.htm
Chip
Just drove 1.5 hours to buy a car near tampa.. Not much in Hommosasa springs..
I think I will wait til I get to tampa, and grab one then.. I will cope with it for now.. Pretty sure it's normal for rv'g anyways..
I will admit that I have lost a couple hoses over the years due to high water pressure. Now I only buy higher quality like the 5/8" Neverkink ones from Camping World or the hoses from the RV Water Filter Store. We can go from a campground that only gives us 35psi to one that runs 130psi, it varies that much.
I carry way too much water hose. But, I have had to run 200' to get water once and just over 100' a couple more times. These were not at campgrounds, they were at repair places, rallies or parking while visiting people. I have needed 50' at campgrounds.
This will not increase your water pressure but it will make it seem like it in your shower: http://www.amazon.com/ETL-26181-Chrome-Oxygenics-Shower/dp/B00F5MU5YY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1411480198&sr=8-4&keywords=oxygenics+shower+head.
My wife had trouble getting the shampoo out of her hair and we put one of these in our last two units and it makes a big difference. I would also recommend getting a good adjustable water regulator like already suggested. Water pressure in parks can vary tremendously causing problems if not checked down. Like someone else mentioned we have had pressures above 100 psi in a few parks, usually ones that are on city water systems.