steelpony5555
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I have tried several water pressure regulators but it seems they cut the pressure coming in even when the pressure is fine. What I mean is if the park has 40 psi the regulator cuts it back to 20 psi. Is there a decent regulator out there that will only hold back the pressure if it goes above 50 psi. Or is a pressure regulator really necessary. I haven't really run into a place with extreme pressure yet.
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steelpony5555 wrote:I have tried several water pressure regulators but it seems they cut the pressure coming in even when the pressure is fine. What I mean is if the park has 40 psi the regulator cuts it back to 20 psi. Is there a decent regulator out there that will only hold back the pressure if it goes above 50 psi. Or is a pressure regulator really necessary. I haven't really run into a place with extreme pressure yet.
short answer...yes. you've probably been using one of those cheap ($6-$10) regulators. they don't regulate pressure...they regulate flow which is different than pressure.
you need a real pressure regulator. we use a Watts model 263A. with it you can adjust the pressure to between 10-65 gpm. i keep ours set to approx. 50-gpm so if we hook up to a park with pressure more than that the regulator will automatically keep the pressure at 50-gpm. one tip...if you get one of these get the stainless steel model and avoid the rust.
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Watts regulator is exactly what you want. Costs a lot more money than the Mickey Mouse $5.00 regulators from Wally World but, it will do exactly what your seeking.
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If you don't want to spend a whole lot of Money try the Valterra Hi-Flow fixed Brass regulator from Camping World. This is around 55 PSI where as the regular version of this is in the 40 to 50 PSI. We have found that this provides just enough more flow to be satisfactory for us. YMMV.
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I think rk911 means psi, not gpm. 50 gallons a minute out of a motorhome facet is like  !!! But 50 psi and 4-4.5 gpm is  . In fact, I'm sure that is what he meant.
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Watts makes pressure regulators and they sell them thru Lowe's. Lowes can special order if they don't have it in stock. Don't buy the cheapest one. Look on www.lowes.com and read the reviews.
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Hi,
Home Depot has a pressure gauge that is already mounted to a hose connection, so you can test the incoming pressure when you plan on hooking up. If the pressure is under 45 PSI, no need for a regulator, and you will get a lot of water out of the fascets!
I have a Home Depot pressure regulator. Yes they sell them in 3/4" size, with very little water flow restrictions, kinda large though, made for a house more than a RV. I installed brass connections for both the inlet and outlet hose connections. I sometimes use a 4' long drinking water hose with this set-up. I normally use just the standard RV regulator, as I don't really need more than the 2 GPM they put out.
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Home Depot also sells the Watts Regulators...a few bucks cheaper than Lowes...We have ours set at 55psi and mount it off the water source just before the whole house filter....Dennis
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Watts H560 here. The best thing since they invented regulators!
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wny_pat wrote:I think rk911 means psi, not gpm. 50 gallons a minute out of a motorhome facet is like !!! But 50 psi and 4-4.5 gpm is . In fact, I'm sure that is what he meant.
LMAO...well, it *would* be something if i could get 50-gpm in the motorhome, wouldn't it. sigh...i am getting old-er. yes...the watts regulator is pre-set for 4.5-5-gpm and i keep ours set around 50-psi. thanks for catching that.
i also use an inline pressure gauge in combination with the watts regulator. the pressure gauge measures the inbound pressure to the regulator. this allows me to instantly see the native pressure of the water system as compared to the regulated pressure. and as i mentioned earlier...if i had to do it all over again i would opt for the stainless steel versions of each.
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