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• Re: Hot water if you've got shore power
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 09:17:31 -0700
  We are using bigger versions of these in residential & smaller commercial uses instead of hot water heaters where the dispensing of the hot water...
• Re: Hot Water Heater Caution/Another concern
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 22:54:21 -0500
  After the water is heated to 105 for any length of time, it is no longer potable due to bacteria growth. Nasty bacteria's...
• Re: Another portable hot water on demand system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:04:07 -0700
  ...When I take a shower, I put the > cold water in the bucket, drop the water line and shower head into the > water, start...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 06:03:23 -0400
  ...Onboard water supply? > > Update , > I now have cleaned the water tank , new supply hose, new sanitized hose to > the sink. I filled the water...
• sink water doesn't run
  Historical mailing list - Maximiliano Goldschwartz
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 17:00:31 -0800
  I filled the water tank for the first time since I got my westy and the water pump ran for a while and then...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:38:51 -0800
  ...And > what about the wear and tear on the water recovery systems? >
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 20:41:50 -0500
  ...If its there, and indicates water temp, guess what? :) John
• Re: Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:40:07 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 9/27/2007 8:52 PM Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > If the water pump is rough...
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:45:24 -0400
  ...Therefore 10% of the volume of ice >will contribute to raising the level of water. HAW! HAW! Disremember, yourself. Water expands when it freezes...
• Re: AW: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:42:32 -0700
  IIRC, it's because the water flashes to steam. Therefore, properly timed water injection augments the gases produced by gasoline combustion, to produce a...
• hot water...another way to do it.
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 16 Oct 1994 11:03:51 -0700 (PDT)
  As some of you may remember, recently I added hot water to my Westfalia. That scheme, which involved using a heat exchanger and a...
• Re: water wetter??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 18:09:23 -0400
  In a message dated 96-07-17 12:27:10 EDT, rarely@sirius.com (Tom L.) writes: << Red Line Water Wetter is a surfactant...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 24 May 2002 07:49:30 -0700
  ...The waste water filters through the soil back to the water table. If you put your food waste (and worse!) directly into the water...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:01:54 -0700
  ...Because water is a polar compound,* it is a > good > solvent.* Although completely pure water is a poor conductor of > electricity, it is a...
• Re: water tank pump problem
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:34:35 -0700
  For Pete's sake, Tom! You put water in your Scotch?! Jake ----- Original Message ----- From: "bueses" <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Drinking Water Dump Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 10:25:19 MDT
  > Dave, > ... > > All we need now is an electric valve positioned in the bottom of the drinking > water tank which will open should the water...
• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Jun 1995 22:39:08 -0500 (CDT)
  ...A mechanic explained that because water is heavier, it puts the pump under strain. Moreover, water doesn't lubricate as well as gasoline. Hence...
• Re: No real VC, water tank question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 17:09:45 -0300
  I drink my tank water all the time. I also drain my tank after each camping trip and once a year I clean it...
• Re: Hard water spots
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:31:54 -0600
  ...Hard water spots > > I have a jar of "Water Stain Remover"...it's a powder that you add > water = > and it makes into a...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:11:46 PDT
  So if we were to use distilled water with our coolant and change it once a year - then measure the electric conductivity of this...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 May 2011 08:56:57 -0700
  ...Westy water tank water. I usually drink the water in the tank without a thought. It seldom tastes off unless the water I put...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 23:18:39 -0500
  > I would also like to point out some numbers called coeffcient of > heat transfer for various materials from Kents M E Handbook: > Water transfers...
• need help w. water level lights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 14:49:12 -0700
  ...When I switch on the indicator lights, the green water level indicator lights up weather the water tank is full, empty or in between...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 11:11:13 -0500
  I think I can answer this question pretty well because I have owned a LOT of VW's, both aircooled and water cooled. First...
• Cleaning out water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 15:18:59 EDT
  Like many, I am getting my '84 westy ready for camping and I have pumped all the old water out of my tank. What...
• water jug
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 00:06:50 -0500
  ...Last week I was giving some folks a tip on water jugs that I use in my multi. Well I found another good water...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:02:30 -0800
  ...if you have hard water coming out of your tap, use distilled or deionized water in the cooling system (btw, distilled water is not...
• FW: Westy sink - gray water line
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:41:48 -0500
  Ok, I have verified that the gray water line is for the external water hookup. Is there anyone on the list running with this...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Jul 1995 09:27:27 -0700
  RE>water injection 7/18/95 Yes - In the early 80's I bought a water injection kit from Edelbrock. It had a control...
• Re: Water tank filler...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 12:12:12 -0700
  ...Water tank filler... > The answer to this question might be obvious, but beyond a short length > of hose and a funnel, is there supposed...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:51:20 -0700
  > I think any alcohol has water already in it A slightly damp sponge already has water in it, and can still absorb water until...
• Re: Stainless Pipes Determination and Deionized Water Query
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:19:38 -0700
  ...This seems to be a pretty good overview of purified water of >> various ilken. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purified_water >> >> >> I know if...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Tue, 31 May 2016 17:52:13 -0700
  ...Onboard water supply? >>>> >>>> . What is a correct procedure to clean the onboard water supply to the sink faucet which I use as drinking water...
• Hot Water Heater Caution
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 18:05:16 -0800
  I like the hot water heater idea, but caution all considering it and planning on using it on their drinking water supply - current automotive...
• Re: Water pump brands?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:01:45 -0500
  Because of the differences in the cooling system plumbing and the location of the thermostat, the 2.1 water pumps are indeed different from...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:12:14 -0500
  ...Coolant > " Distilled or deionized water is very aggressive Water "wants" to > contain minerals and distilled water will attack cast iron and aluminum far > more...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 17:13:36 -0600
  ...The Vanagon was from Arizona,a state that has hard water, and this water ate the insides of the water pump out. > > The impeller...
• Re: Hot Water Shower Contraption for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:14:10 -0800
  ...I can set the whole thing up in about a minute, and have hot water in about 7 seconds. It uses the onboard water...
• Fw: Water Coordinator Report (Joon)
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Wed, 23 May 2001 12:26:45 -0400
  ...Water Coordinator Report > I have met with several memebers of local Regional Water Authority (RWA) and > have compilied an estimate of Full Moon water...
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 20:25:49 -0400
  ...It seems like the water pump is not pumping the water up to the radiator, does the cap on the filler tank (where the...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 20:56:39 -0500
  ...elev 29,000 ft, bp of water: 70 C Madison, Wisc: elev 900 ft, bp of water: 99 C Death Valley, Calif: elev -282...
• Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:42:11 -0800
  Volks, i would be interested in hearing from owners of air and water cooled Vanagons. In your eyes what are the advantages and disadvanges...
• Westy Hot Shower Setup
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 8 Jan 2011 21:08:23 -0900
  Here's my own take on a hot water set up. One of these days I will upload a full description of this, but...
• Re: HELP I need the housing for my water pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:26:15 -0700
  Chad, Not water pump housing, so much as water pump. It seems to be a given that you don't install a used water...
• Westy culinary water line
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:33:09 -0700
  Hey Volks, Trying to figure out if my formerly frozen water tank/pump will work after I thawed the tank last week. I put...
• Re: Water Coming Out of City Water Port
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:35:03 -0700
  ...I don't use the city water side either, because of the same reason. Leaving a camper under the pressure of the city water...
• Re: How dose water get in the muffler?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 23:23:13 -0500
  At 10:35 PM 2/20/2001, Fafa Nugon wrote: >Can someone tell me how water comes from the muffler in the morning when...
• replace water supply lines, formally Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Thu, 19 May 2011 07:57:57 -0700
  ...I have never had issue with water quality aslong as you only put good water in through good vessels before it hits the tank...
• Re: Water tank mystery
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:41:03 -0700
  hopefully no water is leaking from the tank INSIDE the van. lift up the "secret compartment cover" in the right storage bin under the...
• Re: Winterizing the water system
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:55:25 -0700
  ...Winterizing the water system Hi folks, It is expected to be below freezing in the north east tonight. I have drained my water tank...
• Re: Question about Westy City Water Outlet
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 18 May 2006 10:12:42 -0400
  Does it have a water pump that pressurizes the system? In my motorhome, I know there is a valve that is supposed to allow...
• Water hose
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:26:56 EST
  I am in need of a new water hose that connects the water tank to the inlet. Does anyone have a tip on where...
• Re: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:12:12 -0800
  Whatcha gonna heat the water with? Jim Eric Spletzer wrote: > What if there was a submersible water heater/pump that would heat your water...
• Check out Nuplex Building Products: Waterproofing: Bituthene
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:23:17 EST
  Click here: Nuplex Building Products: Waterproofing: Bituthene Copy Search or paste? Nuplex Building Products: Waterproofing: Bituthene I'm pretty sure the link wont go...
• Hard water spots
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:16:30 -0500
  I have a jar of "Water Stain Remover"...it's a powder that you add water and it makes into a paste...I'm...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 29 May 2016 18:38:43 -0700
  ...Onboard water supply? > >> > >> . What is a correct procedure to clean the onboard water supply to the > sink > >> faucet which I use as drinking water...
• Re: Water/waste tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:06:15 -0700
  hi re I saw this water tank today on the samba, that was apparently made to fit > adventure wagons. > http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• Re: Homemade Soda Blaster - link :-/
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 14:33:57 -0500
  ...After the water rinse, rinse with denatured alcohol. Reason? The alcohol absorbs all the water and evaporates very quickly taking the water with it...
• Re: converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 19:44:50 +0200
  ...NO! The Beetle is NOT watercooled yet! The water-bug (New Beetle) is, but not the honorable Type1! You are correct that the bay...
• Re: coldness of frig
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:12:18 -0800
  ...More commonly I end up putting municipal "tap" water in it from a hose, in which case I will prefer to drink bottled water...