Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:52:24 -0400
Reply-To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Sure love my Shurflo faucet
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Is this the famous ShurFlo here: *http://tinyurl.com/cna925*
Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:54 AM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:
> I totally agree Edward. I installed one last year and wondered why I waited
> so long. I didn't realize when I purchase mine that it has an adjustable
> throttle, so you can turn it way down to just a trickle or go full bore.
> I also installed a quick connect, which allows me to attach mine directly
> to my Coleman hot water on demand via a female adapter on the end of the
> Coleman. This allows me to have hot water on demand, in addition to a great
> faucet.
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Troy
>
>
>
>
> >I recently put a Shurflo faucet in my Westy. I've been wanting one
> > for quite a while. I never have used the city water connection. The
> > stock Westy faucet has these problems IMO: water comes out at one
> > speed which almost all the time it too fast and in too powerful of a
> > stream. If you try to use it directly, it splashes all over the
> > place and drains the tank too fast. I took to keeping a plastic
> > drink cup in the sink to put water in and then used that to rinse
> > dishes, brush teeth, etc. The knob is also hard to turn with wet
> > soapy hands. I guess those are my complaints.
> >
> > I had a saved search on ebay for a couple years that was always out
> > there looking for a bargain on a Shurflo for me and it finally found
> > me one. There was a seller that apparently was going through new old
> > stock from an RV place. I think I paid less than $25 including
> > shipping to my door. There is a date on the unit I got that is in
> > the early 2000's, but it was definitely new. I put it in using the
> > "door bumpers" method that someone on this list had pictures
> > of. Pretty easy job. The Shurflo swivels and pivots all over the
> > place like the stock faucet. I think it might have a little longer
> > "reach." I think the best thing about the Shurflo is the adjustable
> > flow rate. You can have just a trickle, and on full blast it seems
> > to put out quite a bit more than the original faucet. The control is
> > easy to use, even with slippery hands. This is definitely a
> > worthwhile upgrade in my opinion.
> >
> > Edward
>
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