camco water regulator

Bumpyroad wrote:
that gauge sort of looks like it has a red pointer which mine has that shows the maximum pressure reached. sort of interesting.
bumpy

They are usually called a "telltale" gauge and yes, are kinda interesting.

The red needle stays at the max. pressure that the gauge measures. It's resettable by twisting a little knob on the face of the gauge. The Watts one in the photo is available at Home Depot. Should be mounted with the threaded fitting facing down so sediment won't accumulate in it. I couldn't find one and mounted it upside down instead.

I used brass pipe and fittings between the regulator and city water inlet so that it won't fail if there is high pressure in a CG somewhere out there.

I have used the cheap brass Camco inline unit for 20 years without a single problem. I just replaced it with a similar cheap Camco brass one that also has a gauge (this one). Perfectly happy with mine, including the flow rate, although perhaps if I had a larger fancier class A I might want higher flow?

CaLBaR wrote:

myredracer wrote:
Those basic inline regulators have a low flow rate (about 1 gpm) and can easily plug up with sediment depending on the water quality. There is a very small hole that the water passes through and it doesn't take much to plug up the hole and regulator mechanism. There is a high pressure drop across these regulators which goes up as the CG pressure goes down. With low CG pressure, you can end up with a trickle inside. Not rebuildable. We had one in the beginning that only lasted 1 season.

You should always use a regulator and the inline ones are the least costly and simplest. An excellent upgrade is a Watts unit like the 263A and are good for over 4 gpm and are rebuildable. Can be used outside or inside. I installed one under our kitchen sink. The gauge in the photo is a tell-tale type and have seen as high as 135 psi at a CG so far. Some have reported as high as 200 psi. We use a high pressure rated hose to the CG supply. I installed a gauge after the regulator at the HWT have the reg. set to 60 psi. RVs are tested to min. 100 psi.

This is the setup that I have done but I use mine outside on the tap. I really like this setup. No more hooking up and unhooking and it is always there. I might have to look at changing mine to this.

Calbar

that gauge sort of looks like it has a red pointer which mine has that shows the maximum pressure reached. sort of interesting.
bumpy

myredracer wrote:
Those basic inline regulators have a low flow rate (about 1 gpm) and can easily plug up with sediment depending on the water quality. There is a very small hole that the water passes through and it doesn't take much to plug up the hole and regulator mechanism. There is a high pressure drop across these regulators which goes up as the CG pressure goes down. With low CG pressure, you can end up with a trickle inside. Not rebuildable. We had one in the beginning that only lasted 1 season.

You should always use a regulator and the inline ones are the least costly and simplest. An excellent upgrade is a Watts unit like the 263A and are good for over 4 gpm and are rebuildable. Can be used outside or inside. I installed one under our kitchen sink. The gauge in the photo is a tell-tale type and have seen as high as 135 psi at a CG so far. Some have reported as high as 200 psi. We use a high pressure rated hose to the CG supply. I installed a gauge after the regulator at the HWT have the reg. set to 60 psi. RVs are tested to min. 100 psi.

This is the setup that I have done but I use mine outside on the tap. I really like this setup. No more hooking up and unhooking and it is always there. I might have to look at changing mine to this.

Calbar

Cummins12V98 wrote:

downtheroad wrote:
If you want a really good one that won't restrict flow, but will protect your system...go here.....

RV Water Filter and Regulators....LINK

If you want QUALITY this is the place to buy white water hoses. Love mine they stay flexible in cold weather. I am sure they are the last I will ever buy. I bought my Watts regulator from them, great product!

I got our Watts regulator there too. Best price I could find on the entire internet! Even better than the local plumbing wholesaler I go to when I need plumbing stuff.

downtheroad wrote:
If you want a really good one that won't restrict flow, but will protect your system...go here.....

RV Water Filter and Regulators....LINK

If you want QUALITY this is the place to buy white water hoses. Love mine they stay flexible in cold weather. I am sure they are the last I will ever buy. I bought my Watts regulator from them, great product!

to help in avoiding leaving mine behind, I use a brass disconnect that the part first put on the spigot has a bright yellow band to pull to disconnect. find it much easier to screw that on first and then just plug in hose.
bumpy

I bought a nice Camco brass regulator when I first got my trailer,,,,Left it behind on a spigot at the second camp site!! Bought TWO of the cheaper plastic ones and they work just fine. Wife felt bad for me because I beat myself up about leaving it behind and bought me another brass regulator off of amazon! I have since painted a bright orange ring around it,, hopefully I don't leave it behind again!!
Have not had a water flow issue yet and would rather spend the money on a surge protector, water is simple,, you either get some out or not,, pressure has also not been an issue yet!

I rigged up a set up where I could put two of those hose end blue filters in parallel to get a better flow rate. it would work to use two elcheapo regulators also.
bumpy

Those basic inline regulators have a low flow rate (about 1 gpm) and can easily plug up with sediment depending on the water quality. There is a very small hole that the water passes through and it doesn't take much to plug up the hole and regulator mechanism. There is a high pressure drop across these regulators which goes up as the CG pressure goes down. With low CG pressure, you can end up with a trickle inside. Not rebuildable. We had one in the beginning that only lasted 1 season.

You should always use a regulator and the inline ones are the least costly and simplest. An excellent upgrade is a Watts unit like the 263A and are good for over 4 gpm and are rebuildable. Can be used outside or inside. I installed one under our kitchen sink. The gauge in the photo is a tell-tale type and have seen as high as 135 psi at a CG so far. Some have reported as high as 200 psi. We use a high pressure rated hose to the CG supply. I installed a gauge after the regulator at the HWT have the reg. set to 60 psi. RVs are tested to min. 100 psi.