Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:25:27 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: reducing westy water faucet velocity
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> Water coming from my new water pump out of the faucet splashes all
> over the place.  I read a reference to restricting the water line coming
from the
> pump to make the water from the faucet less forceful.  How have you folks
> done this?


I did this on my  '77 Westy (tightened a hose clamp around the hose between
the pump and the faucet), for exactly that reason.  By tightening/loosening
the clamp to "fine tune" the restiction, I was able to get exactly the flow
I wanted.  The best benefit was that by reducing water useage, the tank
water lasted much longer between refills, which was a big advantage when
fresh water was not readily available.  I was concerned that this "fix"
might cause premature failure of the pump, but if it did, it happened over a
year and a half later (as that is when I sold the bus, with the pump still
working).  I figured that at around $25 for a pump, my worst-case financial
risk wasn't huge, and the prospect of a two-minute, ten-cent fix was too
tempting to pass up. :-)

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
  www.busdepot.com

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