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Date:         Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:52:24 -0400
Reply-To:     "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sure love my Shurflo faucet
Comments: To: colorworks@gci.net
In-Reply-To:  <ECCB6F0CDD824BF39A7F3DB8BC13C3DE@troyb5bff49d63>
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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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