Date:         Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:15:58 -0400
Reply-To:     Spencer Allen <spencervw@AOL.COM>
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From:         Spencer Allen <spencervw@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
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Ron thanks. I'm using the oem faucet I bought from you a couple of years ago. Didn't know about a check valve in the city water hook up. Is there a way to check the check valves on both?






-----Original Message-----
From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Cc: 'Spencer Allen' <spencervw@AOL.COM>
Sent: Tue, Sep 22, 2015 4:15 pm
Subject: RE: why is water squirting from city hook up


> The last few times I filled the water tank in my 85 westy and then turn on
the
> faucet water squirts out - more like dribbles- from under the flap where
you would
> attach a hose for city water... Any ideas on this?


In the
original Westfalia design there are two check valves to prevent this from
happening, one in the faucet and one in the city water inlet. If you are using
both OEM parts, then both valves have failed.  However if you are switched to a
ShurFlo or some other faucet, it has no check valve so now you are relying only
on the ball valve in the inlet to prevent this. As long as everything is tight,
the water should not be leaking behind the van wall, although it never hurts to
check. We sell replacements for both the faucet an the
inlet:

http://www.busdepot.com/255070808  (OEM
faucet)

http://www.busdepot.com/253070808b  (OEM city water inlet)

Ron
Salmon
The Bus Depot, Inc.
www.busdepot.com