Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2018 17:43:42 -0700
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: New water tank outlet
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I bought a quick disconnect attachment from GoWesty. Filling has never
been better! I used to open the tank top and fill from there to avoid a
backup when filling through the outside flap with one of those fittings
that Jim is talking about. They do work, but one has to go slowly.
mcneely
On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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