hoffmagl
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I am a new owner of a Wildwood travel trailer, model 29bhbs. The water pressure in the shower is fine for about 3 minutes ( long enough to get all soaped up) then is slows to a drip and stays that way. This trailer is hooked up to outside water and the outside pressure is fine. I have checked filters and all are clean. The shower head on off switch is fine. If you wait an hour, it starts up fine, but then does the same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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Hummer1
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Do you have a accumulator in the system? It may be flat and need charged.
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wa8yxm
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More likely a water pressure regulator.. is there one in the system?
There are 4 types common on RV's today
One is a brass "inline" has a hose coupling on each end (Female/male) may also be made of plastic
The second is like the first but has a color "Grip" on the female end
The 3rd is built into the water inlet on the rig..
The forth is a large device (Compared to the hose) with a bell shaped housing, often with an adjustment screw sticking out of the housing
Pressure gages are optional
That last one works
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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Dick_B
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Is the pressure OK at all of the other faucets? Can you remove the shower head to see if the pressure is the same out of the supply piping?
If the problem still exists I wonder if it could be a problem in the valves. You'll probably get better answers from others.
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Bucky Badger
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Also to narrow down the problem check the tub faucet.
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rockhillmanor
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hoffmagl wrote:I am a new owner of a Wildwood travel trailer, model 29bhbs. The water pressure in the shower is fine for about 3 minutes ( long enough to get all soaped up) then is slows to a drip and stays that way. This trailer is hooked up to outside water and the outside pressure is fine. I have checked filters and all are clean. The shower head on off switch is fine. If you wait an hour, it starts up fine, but then does the same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
You don't have the pump switch on in your RV do you?
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Nspect
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I'm surprised it works for 3 minutes.
Look inside the cabinet or panel where the main water line enters.
The pex pipe was bent over and crimped in mine where it turned to go through the floor (inside the table/stereo cabinet at the rear) just under the main water connection.
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davidj54
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If it does fine for three minutes you're taking too long in the shower. 
Ok, seriously. My bet would be the water filter. Some of those OEM units are small micron units and exhibit the exact symptom you describe even when new. You can pull it out to test it or you can just relpace it with a 5 or 10 micron mesh.
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