Hi all,Finally took the new Fleetwood Storm to a place with full hookups. I noticed that when hooked up to the city water supply I had really poor water pressure. The spigot seemed to have plenty of pressure, so I am not sure what is up. When running off the water pump I have decent pressure. Any ideas? I dont have the ability to fill the tank from the city water hookup, I have a separate gravity fed tube to accomplish this, so its not a valve there.And when I say low pressure I mean barley enough to wash your hands under, let alone try to take a shower.Thanks! Jeremy

We turn the water pump on for additional pressure. I have a pressure regulator on our line, which may be part of the problem, but I do not intend to do without that. For showers, we just turn on the pump, and have lots better pressure and flow. Of course, this assumes that you have water in your fresh tank. For those that will not use water from the tank, this will not work.

One of three things if supply source has good pressureA bad pressure regulator (if one is being used in-line or if built in)The screen/washer where hose is connected is pluggedThe connection internal check valve is failing restricting water flow

Do you have an inline water pressure regulator that needs to be replaced?How about a kinked line inside somewhere?

Old-Biscuit wrote:One of three things if supply source has good pressureA bad pressure regulator (if one is being used in-line or if built in)The screen/washer where hose is connected is pluggedThe connection internal check valve is failing restricting water flowX2 but I would add one more option. If you have a water filter, it may be time to replace it.

Make sure the outside shower is off. Chuck

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12 Replies

DoubleVeteran
Explorer
Mar 13, 2014
The fixed pressure regulators can vary. I had one that was marked 40-45 psi that didn't let much water thru. I replaced it with one marked as 50-55psi, and this one does the job.
Effy
Explorer II
Mar 11, 2014
My in line screen gets clogged with sediment all the time. Doesn't take much.
J-Rooster
Explorer
Mar 11, 2014
Old-Biscuit wrote:
One of three things if supply source has good pressure

A bad pressure regulator (if one is being used in-line or if built in)

The screen/washer where hose is connected is plugged

The connection internal check valve is failing restricting water flow
X-2, I agree with Biscuits Post!
down_home
Explorer II
Mar 10, 2014
jeremywatco wrote:
Hi all,

Finally took the new Fleetwood Storm to a place with full hookups. I noticed that when hooked up to the city water supply I had really poor water pressure. The spigot seemed to have plenty of pressure, so I am not sure what is up. When running off the water pump I have decent pressure. Any ideas? I dont have the ability to fill the tank from the city water hookup, I have a separate gravity fed tube to accomplish this, so its not a valve there.

And when I say low pressure I mean barley enough to wash your hands under, let alone try to take a shower.

Thanks! Jeremy

Not uncommon. We've seen quite a few low water pressure systems. Especially large RV Parks. Come shower time pressure may go way down.
Weekends and especially holiday weekends the pressure will be so low at come Parks you fill your tank at night and use water from it.
Turn the pump,on as others have said. It will boost the pressure and flow. Don't use those little inline blue filters. They only stop some s Parks with wells sediment and load up really fast, in Midwest. When they load up they bypass the dirty unfiltered water to your faucets.
wny_pat1
Explorer
Mar 10, 2014
et2 wrote:
The standard run of the mill in-line water pressure regulators don't allow enough pressure. I've even bought new ones and had the same issue. Finally did it right and bought a good adjustable one. A lot of good information on this site.

263A - solved my problem

http://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/PressureRegulators.htm

X2
et2
Explorer
Mar 10, 2014
The standard run of the mill in-line water pressure regulators don't allow enough pressure. I've even bought new ones and had the same issue. Finally did it right and bought a good adjustable one. A lot of good information on this site.

263A - solved my problem

http://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/PressureRegulators.htm
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Mar 10, 2014
Chuck Sances wrote:
Make sure the outside shower is off.
Chuck

That won't result in low city water pressure and good pump pressure.......but could cause luke warm/cool 'HOT' water on either source of water
Chuck_Sances
Explorer
Mar 10, 2014
Make sure the outside shower is off.
Chuck
HappyKayakers
Explorer III
Mar 10, 2014
Old-Biscuit wrote:
One of three things if supply source has good pressure

A bad pressure regulator (if one is being used in-line or if built in)

The screen/washer where hose is connected is plugged

The connection internal check valve is failing restricting water flow

X2 but I would add one more option. If you have a water filter, it may be time to replace it.
Mandalay_Parr
Explorer
Mar 10, 2014
Do you have an inline water pressure regulator that needs to be replaced?

How about a kinked line inside somewhere?