Date:         Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:11:53 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sure love my Shurflo faucet
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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Yep, the Shurflo is great.

The city water was a bad idea that has gotten worse with time.

Mark
Shurflo since 1994

Edward Maglott wrote:
> 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
>