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SKIPCAROL
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Jul 28, 2013

water filter and pressure regulater

We are at a campground with high water pressure and use a regulator
(we always do)and a filter. By the time it gets to the tap, pressure is really low...if I take the filter off it's ok. Do you think the filter (it's new) somehow slows the flow even more?
  • Could be a couple of problems. What is the micron rating on your new filter? the lower the micron rating the more restriction placed on water flow. Have you removed the regulator to see if flow improves? We upgraded to a whole house regulator by Watts which I set at 60 pounds. it made a big difference in flow. Lastly have you cleaned the screens in the end of your faucets lately. Every time I check mine I find build up from hard water which restricts flow. On my last coach there was a back flow valve in the coach water supply that I had to remove as it was restricting the flow too much.
  • SKIPCAROL wrote:
    We are at a campground with high water pressure and use a regulator
    (we always do)and a filter. By the time it gets to the tap, pressure is really low...if I take the filter off it's ok. Do you think the filter (it's new) somehow slows the flow even more?


    if the regulator is one of those cheap, screw-on types you might want to take it off and see if the inside pressure changes. it's sure one or the other.