flstskeith
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Just bought a new coachman 405 and was trying to get the water pressure up. Is the regulator part of another component or is it a stand alone. I peeked behind the water panel but didn't see anything that would be called a reg. Didn't want to tear it all apart if it isn't in that bay. Also is the factory reg a fixed press and have to swap it out or can the OEM be adj?
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CREATO
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Are you using fresh water tank or city hook up. if fresh the pump has its own regulator. do you have a inline filter off the pump.
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flstskeith
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Im using city hookup and there is a whole veh filter at the pannel.
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CREATO
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Do you have a valve to bypass the filter at the pannel if so by pass the filter assemble and see if that helps. your filter could be getting full. Do you seem to have good pressure at the city valve when unhooked
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Popsie
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Most of the RVs I've looked at have a SHURFlo City Water Inlet.
This device includes a backflow preventer, and a pressure regulator. I've seen them rated at 35psi, 45psi, 50psi, and 60psi. All seem to be max rated for 125psi from the city pipes.
Depending on your equipment, you may have to bypass the City Water Inlet to get a pressure increase inside your RV.
If you have good static pressure inside your RV, but a low flow of water, you might check for a filter screen being clogged up at the water inlet, and also remove the aerators on your sink faucets and check them too.
curious Bob - we fulltime with our Cairn Terrier, in 01 National Islander, and 00 Saturn LW2
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Kirk
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All RV water pressure regulators that I have seen were set to 45# but many have so small a port that you can't get enough water through them for a decent shower.
On the other hand, most RVs do not come with an installed water pressure regulator so if you didn't add one, you probably do not have one. How is the water flow when you use the water pump and the fresh water tank?
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flstskeith
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The coach is brand new, and weak flow compared to our 2006 that we traded. All faucets are te same so I think its a supply problem on the coach. The filter is brand new so i dont think its clogged yet. The water coming from the pedistal is more than adequite, we had the same site with our prev coach and all was well. Just trying to duplicate our previous water flow.
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wa8yxm
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There are two "Pressure regulators" on your rig if you are using Stored water (your pump) then it's part of the pump, depending on the design of the pump determines which part.
On city water IF YOU HAVE ONE it is part of the inlet assembly On most RV's the city water inlet is in a circle of plastic, you have a brass female hose end with a screen-washer in it. IF that and the mounting screws are the only thing in the plastic you do not (likely) have a regulator
if there is a small "Vent" near the water inlet. You most likely DO have a regulator.
NOTE: You are much better off if you do NOT because if you do NOT then you can use a WATTS regulator (External) which is far, far, superior to anything sold for RVs (Save that a few RV stored so sell 'em, bundled with hose adapters, for RV use.
Advantages of an external WATTS or equivalent regulator:
1: Higher flow rate, Enough GPM to take a shower, not so with RV types even the "High Flow" Rv types
2: Adjustable (optional on RV types)
3: REbuildale (you can replace the "innards" when needed)
4: Protect the ENTIRE system, Hose, external filters, everything.
Some folks have posted about their hoses blowing up like in the cartoons ,never happend to me (yet) but.. I'd love to see it (From a distance)
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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