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Post by Edd505 on Sept 17, 2018 17:34:21 GMT -5
After about 18 months with my KZ I started to question shower water pressure. Last month or so seemed all the camp grounds had low water pressure, I even took out the pressure regulator and tried a second one I had. I took the shower head & hose off to look for a screen the was plugged. What I found was two restrictions, one at the shower head & one in the valve assembly. I drilled both with 3/8 drill - now it's like a shower at home.
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Post by nvguy on Sept 17, 2018 22:01:50 GMT -5
Yep, pretty much all RV's have those restrictors, in some cases, you can pull them out, but a 3/8" drill fixes them just fine.
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Post by Chuck on Sept 18, 2018 11:46:01 GMT -5
Hummmm not had that problem but will look, we did have a problem with fosset in Kitchen, a rubber spacer washer
was missing, put it back in an things came back to life as before ...
I will never know how that washer ever got out, found it in the sink, only thing I can think of was when
they replaced the gasket on such that they took the fosset head off for some reason ....
Safe Travels
Chuck
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Post by Edd505 on Sept 24, 2018 18:41:45 GMT -5
I expected one restrictor/water saver but two?
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Post by ronc on Sept 24, 2018 21:28:00 GMT -5
That build up is going on everyday in your RV’s water system ... ice makers, etc. A recommendation I would make is to get a portable water softener. Your RV’s water system will thank you. I use an On the Go portable ... Amazon😎
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Post by Edd505 on Sept 26, 2018 20:08:50 GMT -5
That build up is going on everyday in your RV’s water system ... ice makers, etc. A recommendation I would make is to get a portable water softener. Your RV’s water system will thank you. I use an On the Go portable ... Amazon😎 Thanks ronc, pretty soon I'll have an RV as nice as yours. (compliment not sarcastic) |
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Post by ronc on Sept 26, 2018 20:50:49 GMT -5
Thanks ... I get good advice from more experienced guys and just pass along what they’ve taught me. We help each other so you can help others. Life is good for us RVers😎
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Post by Chuck on Sept 27, 2018 14:26:36 GMT -5
Thanks ... I get good advice from more experienced guys and just pass along what they’ve taught me. We help each other so you can help others. Life is good for us RVers😎 Hummmmm when that happen, I didn't get the memo  |
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Post by ronc on Apr 7, 2019 13:30:33 GMT -5
So ... Edd505, I just re-read this string and the "restrictors" you mentioned (and that Nvguy verified) seemed more like "by design" restrictors and not lime build up. Like you, I wondered "why two"? The only answer I can come up with is that the flow of the onboard pump isn't high enough to make pressure without restrictors. How's your water pressure and flow when using the onboard pump (not campground water pressure)? I haven't yet looked at my setup, but if you have great water pressure and flow with campground water hook up and on the internal pump ... sounds like a no brainer modification. We have "OK" water pressure due to an oxygenator shower head, but the VOLUME of water is less than we had in our home. Just a lazy Sunday and thinking out loud ... HA!
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Post by Edd505 on Apr 7, 2019 19:07:31 GMT -5
I have more flow with the drilled restrictions, my pressure gauge shows 40-42 PSI at distribution panel.
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Post by ronc on Apr 10, 2019 14:24:59 GMT -5
I have more flow with the drilled restrictions, my pressure gauge shows 40-42 PSI at distribution panel. Using the on board water pump ... when not hooked to campground water? |
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Post by Edd505 on Apr 10, 2019 22:11:07 GMT -5
I have more flow with the drilled restrictions, my pressure gauge shows 40-42 PSI at distribution panel. Using the on board water pump ... when not hooked to campground water? Gauge is before pump, but there was a significant change in volume. |
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Post by Chuck on Apr 18, 2019 11:38:12 GMT -5
I did the mod after reading Edd's post a while back, so yesterday afternoon I did a test after Ron's question to see how much difference there was without hooked up to city water ... It to me was almost to the point that if I was thinking of
doing any amount of boon-docking i'd be thinking of upgrading to a higher pressure pump ... Could I take a show, yes, but i'd liken it to the field showers in the Army, lots of water but not much pressure... Of course Ron wouldn't know about field showers, the Air Force always had huts, coffee pots an warm beds with floors under them  But saying such I can't remember the last time we dry camped, maybe at a tractor show just after we got our trailer an the mod wasn't done then ...
So as stated i would started to think about upgrading to a higher volume pump, but then again we never boon dock so whats
the point, I don't what to hear the DW screaming "Chuck somethings wrong there's no water pressure" Ugh !!! 
Safe Travels
Chuck
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Post by ronc on Apr 18, 2019 14:47:08 GMT -5
Thanks Chuck ... that's kinda what I was thinking ... those restrictions are there to keep the pressure up when on the internal pump, which can't supply the same volume of water as being hooked up. Those same restrictions hold the flow (volume) down when hooked up to campground water. You are right, the Air Force had better facilities ... which is why I joined the AF ;-). When I boon docked (in the MCD parking lot) we took "navy showers" so the flow from the shower head was not important. I just knew those restrictions had to have purpose. Actually, our flow and volume is OK since we put an Oxygenator shower head on ... and those restrictors will make our water softener go longer between recharges.
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Post by lynnmor on Apr 18, 2019 15:15:02 GMT -5
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Post by laknox on Apr 19, 2019 10:10:10 GMT -5
Personally, I've taken Navy showers for about 40 years, or at least ever since I started paying my own water bill! :-) Actually, growing up a farmer in the desert, we've always been pretty water-conscious. I've used the "trickle" on my shower heads for a =long= time, even going to the point of installing a shut-off valve for a "standard" head that didn't have one. When we started 'docking, we just learned use wipes or wet towels to "bathe" and hand-washing and tooth brushing is done from the jugs on the tailgate of my truck. For the usual 3-4 days, it's not a big deal.
Lyle
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Post by Edd505 on Apr 19, 2019 22:17:56 GMT -5
yep they were to "save water", I rarely boon dock so I wanted pressure & volume and the 40psi city gives me both. I haven't run into an RV park that charges for water - yet. |
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Post by Chuck on Apr 22, 2019 10:51:02 GMT -5
Well Edd Stand by, if-in they think they can get away with it they will start to charge for water, at the rate they are staring to charge now for camping spots you would think they were adding on the water charge ... Darn State parks here in Washington are now are charging $45 a night now for spots without sewers with power an water even before camping season opens Ugh !!! Safe Travels Chuck |
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Post by nvguy on Apr 23, 2019 0:07:34 GMT -5
yep they were to "save water", I rarely boon dock so I wanted pressure & volume and the 40psi city gives me both. I haven't run into an RV park that charges for water - yet. KOA just outside of Flagstaff AZ, charges (IIRR) $3.25 for "water"- or they did when we rolled thru there a few years ago. They also wanted you to wear these crazy green wristbands. Uh, no... |
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Post by Chuck on Apr 23, 2019 9:06:53 GMT -5
yep they were to "save water", I rarely boon dock so I wanted pressure & volume and the 40psi city gives me both. I haven't run into an RV park that charges for water - yet. KOA just outside of Flagstaff AZ, charges (IIRR) $3.25 for "water"- or they did when we rolled thru there a few years ago. They also wanted you to wear these crazy green wristbands. Uh, no... On No it's started already charge-in for water 
You think you were at a water park wear-in wristbands, what's next a ball an chain, what a minute, I already got's one
of those 
Safe Travels
Chuck
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