Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2018 19:21:05 -0500
Reply-To: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: New water tank outlet
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You know, al camping stores sell a plastic hose attachment for this purpose
that fits nicely into the westy outlet, and it has a cutoff valve built
into it.
Jim
On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 6:09 PM Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wasn't going to use a custom nozzle. I tried my old standby pistol type
> which I've always used, very inefficiently I might add. It didn't work
> because of the rubber flap in the new design. With the straight, rubber
> covered nozzle, which fit nicely into the hole, I got most of the water
> actually in the tank and not all over me. So, you don't NEED a new nozzle,
> but it works better.
>
> Fun times!
> Marc
>
> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 4:32 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
> > That’s crazy. Who knew I needed a custom nozzle for this. The new outlet
> > is different from my old one that came with the van. I didn’t have this
> > problem in the past.
> >
> > Thanks for the tips Marc!
> > Jeff
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Aug 7, 2018, at 2:28 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > I've installed it. I dug through my box of hose sprayers to find just the
> > right one for filling. It's long enough and narrow enough to fit in the
> > opening and push through that rubber flap. If the pressure causes a
> backup,
> > that water comes back out through the little overflow tube on top. I
> added
> > a quick-disconnect ball valve before the sprayer head to better control
> the
> > flow of water. It worked a lot better than anything I've ever tried
> before
> > with the old outlet.
> >
> > It looked sort of like the one here:
> >
> https://smile.amazon.com/Touch-Rich-Ultimate-Nozzle-Adjustable-Rubber/dp/
> > B0777K5KYT/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=
> > 1533669909&sr=1-3-spons&keywords=brass+hose+nozzle&psc=1
> > The rubber part helped it seal in the opening.
> >
> > Good luck!
> > Marc Perdue
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 4:46 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone ever install a new Delta 6 style outlet for the fresh water tank?
> >> Mine is filling super slow. There is a rubber flap at the base - would
> it
> >> help to remove it? Not sure what it’s supposed to prevent from entering.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Jeff
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
> >
>
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