Best 12v water pump fulltimer

[Scott & Heather]

Good thoughts on the regulator. Thanks Richard

[luvrbus]

Why do you need a regulator ? those pumps don't produce a enough pressure to need 1,the pumps in a tandem have been used for years that is more for volume lol I don't see that much increase in volume either.the lower the PSI the lower the flow do it the shower head   

[Iceni John]

Why do you need a regulator ? those pumps don't produce a enough pressure to need 1,the pumps in a tandem have been used for years that is more for volume lol I don't see that much increase in volume either.the lower the PSI the lower the flow do it the shower head

Pressure regulators are for the incoming city water pressure only, not the pumps' output!   There's about 65 PSI in the RV storage yard here, and some people have talked of campgrounds with almost 100 PSI.

John

[luvrbus]

Sorry about that John,that is what you get for posting with no sleep,lol we covered that a while back didn't we ,but a built in regulator is not going to do much good you need a regulator at the outlet source or a darn good hose   

[RJ]

Scott -

Our Prevost Vantare conversion has two FloJet 4325-143 pumps in parallel.  If one quits, we can simply turn on the other one.  They're both mounted vertically, with the pump end down, on the bay wall just inside the door, easily accessible.  On the MCI, we had a single SurFlo, and I've noticed that the FloJets are much quieter.

Speaking of water, I'm going over tomorrow to visit Perley Benson and take a look at his home-made reverse-osmosis filtration system.  You might be interested in it also - he says the way he's got it set up, he's always pulling pure filtered water from the on-board tank, and it's eliminated all the issues with mineral build-up in his coach - 22 years full-timing.  Will follow up after visiting.

FWIW & HTH. . .

[TomC]

I never use direct campsite hookup. I fill the tank, and only use the water pumps. Then you don't have to worry about too much pressure, have to use a pressure regulator, etc. Easier to turn off pumps, then cranking off the water faucet if you spring a leak. Also having a manifold system (like Pex Maniblok), allows you to use the rest of the plumbing even if you blow one faucet, etc. Good Luck, TomC

[oltrunt]

"Also having a manifold system (like Pex Maniblok), allows you to use the rest of the plumbing even if you blow one faucet, etc."

Excellent idea, "next" bus I build will be done that way.  I did do the two pump setup but the manifold is a real good idea.  Jack

[Scott & Heather]

I have shut off valves for literally every single line off my pex manifold.