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Re: CCC Weight on 2001 U320 with one slide

Reply #25
Roger & Susan,

Great advice re: ferrying water — fresh, gray, or black.  Clearly, you are MUCH better about controlling showers than we are.  <smile>  On our SeeLevel, we find a quick shower using the water pump depletes about 10% of the fresh tank.  So, for two of us over three days, we'd need 60 gallons, if my math is right.  For a nice, long shower . . . well, let's not even talk about that.

We have found our water pump pressure is about 60, whereas we keep our city water regulator set between 45-50.  So, the pump pushes more water than when connected to city.  I've checked to see if the pump is adjustable (although the more forceful showers are sure nice!).  The answers I've gotten re: adjusting the pressure on the pump have been "no."
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1999 40' U320 "Bob Patrick"
(2000 4010 U320 WTFE Floor Plan, Single Slide)
Build #5567  |  MC #17522

Re: CCC Weight on 2001 U320 with one slide

Reply #26
Hi Friends!

We spent more than 900 nights in our Class B over 33 years, about 21 ft long, about 53 sq ft of finished floor space, and most of that with the best dog in the world (reincarnated as Barney, I am sure)  Our longest adventure was just short of a year.  We used to say we could clean up with a tea pot of warm water and that we became comfortable with being dirty. (more than 35 years ago, post hippie period, just). Our FT is like a palace.

Wow, 10 gallons per shower.  We call those "Hollywood" showers.  I put in a hot water recirculator so that we don't run cold water down the drain waiting for hot. It works great!  Turn on the water, get wet, water off, soap up, rinse off.  At Oshkosh they have great facilities.  Showers with seemingly endless how water but they get that by using kitchen sink sprayers intead of shower heads.  Press for water.  Amazing how little water you really need.

Most campgrounds have showers which we will use.  Most of the time we do the Camp Walmart thing.  When we are on the move we use paper bowls and plates to cut down on dishes.  We also carry a 2 gallon plastic jug (from laundry detergent) that we can fill with water if we get low.  We try not to get below 10% and not more than 40%.  Start with gray and black tanks empty. 

It probably doesn't make much difference but it is worth trying.  And hope for a tail wind.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN