Date:         Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:29:17 -0400
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: aerator/hose for Westfalia faucet
Comments: To: Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com>
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OK it's not a low cost option but for the benefit of the archives here's
Gary Lee's faucet solution:
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/westy/westymods.htm
On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have started to use my sink faucet a little more over the years. I don't
> like to have things installed and not use them, so instead of taking out my
> stove/sink/fridge unit I'm trying to make them more usable. I've got a
> Vitrifrigo fridge on the way to replace the Dometic, and I have an idea for
> the sink faucet.
>
> The problem I have with the sink faucet is that when I wash dishes or my
> hands, water sprays all over the place. Maybe the pump is slightly more
> powerful than others; maybe this is just normal. It's a pump from Bus Depot.
> I had thought of installing a return line to the tank with a valve to vary
> the pressure, but I don't really want to reduce the flow too much.
>
> I know there are other faucets which people have used, but I'm looking at a
> much lower-prices option.
>
> Here's my idea- a six to twelve inch piece of clear tubing (like fish pump
> stuff) stuck on the end of the faucet, then somehow connected to a fitting
> that I can put a regular sink aerator on. I'll have the same flow, but
> without all the splash.
>
> I see two slight obstacles- the faucet end is kind of square, right, and
> the aquarium tubing is round, so maybe I'd have to melt it and form-fit it
> to the faucet. The other is finding an easy way to connect to the aerator-
> maybe some kind of hose barb and maybe an adaptor to match up the threads.
>
> This way my apparatus would be easily detachable and similar to the
> hose/sprayer combinations.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Ed Duntz in CT
>
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