-----Original = Message-----
From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM= >
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM&g= t;
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2000 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: Water = leak from faucet

I'm with David on the City water thing.  Last = summer I had a sudden (slight) failure of the plumbing inside the van, = resulting in a very soggy carpet upon returning from a day of fishing.  I have = never used it since.  I don't trust that 10 year old = plastic...

(Now if a pressure regulator could be fitted to = the hose *before* plugging into the City Water connection, that might be acceptable...)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL = Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.CO= M]On Behalf
> Of David Beierl =
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 3:26 PM =
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Water leak from faucet
>
>
> At = 18:04 3/23/2000, Steve Sullivan wrote:
> = >My original westy water pump (for the sink) was replaced by =
> the PO with a
> = >monster RV water pump, puts out lots of pressure. I notice
> when I turn off
> >the faucet that water = dribbles out the city water hose
> connection on = the
> >outside of my '84 Westy. Is = this normal?
>
> I don't think it's strictly *normal* -- but I do think it's the usual =
> condition, and in fact I think it's = desirable.  The city
> connection (which =
> I'd personally do away with) has a check ball at the = outer
> end, and when
> the weather gets cold you're supposed to press that ball in with = a
> screwdriver so the trapped water doesn't = freeze and burst the
> fitting.  The =
> way I see it, I'd rather not have that column of water =
> sitting there for
> months on end, growing weeds or whatever.  Better if it weeps = out the
> side.  YMMV
>
> david
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI =
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ =
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>