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08-13-2023, 11:37 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Glendale
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Water pressure gauge
Recommendations regarding type and brand of the best water pressure gauge for a camper? My old $10.00 one that came with the unit quite working and it would not allow me to adjust water pressure anyhow, so looking for one of the best to purchase new. Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks in advance!!!!!
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2019 F-350 Diesel 4X4, Short Bed, BW 18K slider,
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08-14-2023, 09:04 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: Cynthiana
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Watts and Winters are both very good brands, but I'm sure there are many others. I would advise buying one that's glycerin filled; the glycerin adds some shock resistance and help preserve the gauge on a pulsating application. This should be a more durable gauge and better withstand the bouncing around it gets while traveling. Get one with a 0 to 100 PSI scale, the tighter the scale the more resolution you get. I believe 1/4" NPT threads are pretty standard, you will need a bottom mount type. Here's one:
https://www.amazon.com/MEASUREMAN-Gl...42&sr=8-3&th=1
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08-14-2023, 09:09 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Alton
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If you mean adjustable water pressure regulator,
We got this one.
RVGUARD RV Water Pressure Regulator Valve, Brass Lead-Free Adjustable Water Pressure Reducer with Gauge and Inlet Screen Filter for RV Camper Travel Trailer https://a.co/d/g4jXJmK
The gauge finally quit after 5 years. Bought a replacement gauge at ACE Hardware store. Still working fine.
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2016 F350 Lariat
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09-07-2023, 02:18 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mesa az
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daryles
If you mean adjustable water pressure regulator,
We got this one.
RVGUARD RV Water Pressure Regulator Valve, Brass Lead-Free Adjustable Water Pressure Reducer with Gauge and Inlet Screen Filter for RV Camper Travel Trailer https://a.co/d/g4jXJmK
The gauge finally quit after 5 years. Bought a replacement gauge at ACE Hardware store. Still working fine.
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That is exactly what i have - my second one. I set it for 55 psi but only about 1 out of 15-20 parks ever get that high.
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2012 Silverado 2500
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09-08-2023, 05:45 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,702
M.O.C. #12947
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We have 110 psi water pressure at our property in Nevada and our Watts pressure regulator does well, and have it adjusted to 55 psi. The regulator is the Watts LFN45B-M1. Photos of incoming pressure and regulated pressure and the regulator. I had to replace the 0-100 gauge on the incoming position to the higher 0-160 psi gauge because the 0-100 gauge was pegged.
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Bob & Becky
2012 3402RL
2012 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC 4WD
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09-09-2023, 06:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Anderson
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To get around the water pressure regulator problem, just fill your fresh water tank and use your on board water pump. You'll not have to be concerned about the pressure any more. If the pressure at the park is really high and you are concerned about filling the water tank and too much pressure in that line (which is not likely), just slow the water spigot down at the source so water doesn't fill so fast. In all my years of owning a camper, I've never had water pressure issues doing it this way.
Plus, if you ever spring a leak, or have a drip, or leave a faucet on, or if the toilet doesn't shut off completely right, or the water heater drips, you'll hear the water pump kick on and off and you know water is escaping somewhere. A few drops of water is easer to catch and clean up then a few hundred gallons flowing because you never heard the water running until it's running across the camper floor!
Easy peasy this way. Never an issue. Even when we are at a full hook up site, I still fill the water tank and use the on-board water pump and actually disconnect the garden hose once the tank is filled.
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