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 OK. But if I could get a little more pressure the better. Of course I don't want to over do it. Picked up a Watts yesterday that adjusts and I can set the pressure where I want it. Wondering what do you run yours at if you have adjustable type?Thanks

I have an adjustable regulator and a pressure gauge. Sometimes when the inlet water is below 60 PSI, you really never get the flow required to take a shower.When I test the campground, and IF it is below 45 PSI, I forgo the regulator. Water volume is much better in that case. Yet most campgrounds seem to be well above 60 PSI, and a regulator is a must. When I was living in the RV for months, and tired of lack of water flow (the house has 100 PSI) I bought a whole home regulator and garden water hose fittings, to make it work. This gave me a capacity to adjust the regulator, and volume upwards of 10 GPM! However it is not nearly as portable as the small brass ones. I have adjusted my Watts adjustable regulator to about 55 PSI output pressure, according to it's gauge. However while taking a shower, the gauge drops to about 40 PSI. You don't want to expose the RV plumbing or fresh water hose to more than about 55 PSI, 60 max. Have fun camping!Fred.

personally I like the pressure to be as close to my stick house pressure for a good shower. stick house is 60 psi. had the city test it for me before I got off my well and hooked up to city water for my sprinklers. most rv's are tested for 60 and over. if you can get 55 or 60 you are going to have good pressure for a shower.

I usually set mine for 30-40, I had a friend that set his @ 60 and blew several lines, we spent the rest of the day repairing instead of fishing

I set mine at 30 to 35. Probably a little low for a lot of folks, but we don't use the trailer shower and I don't mind the lower volume since time is not an issue and I'm in no hurry when camping.Larry

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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Golden_HVAC
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Jun 23, 2015
I have an adjustable regulator and a pressure gauge. Sometimes when the inlet water is below 60 PSI, you really never get the flow required to take a shower.

When I test the campground, and IF it is below 45 PSI, I forgo the regulator. Water volume is much better in that case. Yet most campgrounds seem to be well above 60 PSI, and a regulator is a must.

When I was living in the RV for months, and tired of lack of water flow (the house has 100 PSI) I bought a whole home regulator and garden water hose fittings, to make it work. This gave me a capacity to adjust the regulator, and volume upwards of 10 GPM! However it is not nearly as portable as the small brass ones.

I have adjusted my Watts adjustable regulator to about 55 PSI output pressure, according to it's gauge. However while taking a shower, the gauge drops to about 40 PSI.

You don't want to expose the RV plumbing or fresh water hose to more than about 55 PSI, 60 max.

Have fun camping!

Fred.

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