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Title: Maximum water pressure
Post by: BobW on July 05, 2010, 10:39:43 pm
 Does anyone know if Foretravel (or RVs in general) rate their interior water plumbing at some PSI?
Thanks
Bob
2000 U270
Title: Re: Maximum water pressure
Post by: George Stoltz on July 05, 2010, 11:28:19 pm
Bob,

You can try a search of the archives.  We, too, have a 2000 coach, but we always use a Watts water pressure regulator and we are trying real hard to remember to TURN OFF the water bib and the pump whenever we leave the coach.

update:

I tried a search but could not find anything. You can always call James Triana at the factory.  He would know.
Title: Re: Maximum water pressure
Post by: BobW on July 06, 2010, 10:52:20 am
George:

We keep our Watts regulator at 55 lbs and thought we had a lot of margin over that. :))  I tried a search before my post and also could not find the psi. Somewhere, I thought I read 85 lbs.

Bob
2000 U270
in Bryce Canyon, UT
Title: Re: Maximum water pressure
Post by: Jon Twork on July 06, 2010, 06:51:20 pm
As the factory installed pressure regulator is good for 40psi, I would

"assume" the plumbing would handle that pressure.  Above that amount, it would be a guess.
Title: Re: Maximum water pressure
Post by: Bill Chaplin on July 07, 2010, 07:28:45 am
Where is the factory installed regulator located. I use to in-line regulators, one on campground bib, another at the inlet to my filter.
Title: Re: Maximum water pressure
Post by: George Hatfield on July 07, 2010, 03:11:10 pm
I wonder what the water pump pressure is?  It provides a lot more pressure than shore water which is at about 45 psi due to the pressure reducer that we routinely use. 

George
Title: Re: Maximum water pressure
Post by: Michelle on July 07, 2010, 04:05:45 pm
I wonder what the water pump pressure is? 

The Aquajet ours came with is spec'd 5.3 gpm, 65 psi @ 10 amps.

http://www.freshwatersystems.com/products/specifications/aquajetrv.pdf (http://www.freshwatersystems.com/products/specifications/aquajetrv.pdf)

Michelle
Title: Re: Maximum water pressure
Post by: Jon Twork on July 08, 2010, 07:33:51 pm
On mine, it is located behind the panel where the "city" water connection is mounted.

The hole in it that passes the water is slightly over 1/4" in diameter.

As we never hook up to city water even for a short while, I removed the regulator to improve water flow.  I am considering getting a Watts regulator with more pass through capacity.  We always operate off of the internal water pump.