Date:         Tue, 2 May 2006 11:36:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob Campbell <mantid@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rob Campbell <mantid@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Better replacement for Westy faucet
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
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I used the same faucet.  I had two problems: my pump quit working, and the
nipple at the bottom of my westy faucet broke off.

I replaced the pump with OEM from gowesty (after looking around for
something similar and not finding it).  I bought the faucet at West Marine.

To remove the old hoses (mine were pretty yellow/nasty), I tied the new hose
to the old with dental floss and a stout needle, then threaded the new hose
into place by slowly pulling out the old (toward the faucet).  This was
surprisingly easy, after reading about how difficult it could be.  Since I
never use the "city tap" connection, I sealed it off.  Wiring the faucet is
straightforward.

Installing the faucet into the sink was the only part of the project which
gave me any difficulty.  I used a piece of stainless steel which was much
harder to work with than I expected.  The link above (
http://www.gmavt.net/~clarkson/projects01.htm<http://www.gmavt.net/%7Eclarkson/projects01.htm>_
) is much cleaner and more attractive than my result.  I just cut the
corners off a small rectangle piece to make it fit into the corner of hte
sink, and used the old mounting holes to mount my new "adaptor" plate.


On 5/2/06, mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> My local West Marine store has them in stock for $35.
>
> Mark
>
> Rod Smith wrote:
>
> Now that looks like the way to go!
> So where is the best place to get one of these?
> Has anyone actually installed one of these?
> Is it an easy fit into the Westy sink?
>
>
> mark drillock wrote:
>
> > I have put several of them into Westys. They work great. The main thing
> > you have to overcome is the hole in the sink. The Westy faucet uses a
> > much larger hole than the Shurflo and you have to make something to
> > cover the rest of it. Here is a link to someone who did it, with a
> photo.
> >
> > http://www.gmavt.net/~clarkson/projects01.htm
> >
> > They cost about $40.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> http://www.shurflo.com/pages/RV/rv_categories/faucets.html
>