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path1
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Jun 23, 2015

Water regulator question. 35 or 45 or max PSI?

What do you consider the max your water regulator should be set at? My old non adjustable water regulator says "max 45" but really only get 33. My shower head works fine and everything seems to be...
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Clay_L
Explorer
Jun 23, 2015
The plumbing and fixtures in most RVs is good to about 85 psi. I have my motor home regulator set to 65 psi and have spent an entire summer in a campground where the unregulated pressure was 135 psi, so the output was always 65 psi. Nothing blew.
Our town psi is about 140 psi and the house Watts regulator is set at 65 psi.

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