Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:54:09 -0800
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From: Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET>
Subject: Sure love my Shurflo faucet
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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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