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• City Water Connection Leak
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 23:01:46 -0500
  Since recently replacing the city water connection fitting on the outside of my '87 Westfalia, water leaks out of it whenever I turn on...
• Re: plumbing
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:18:42 -0500
  Hi Nathaniel, Inside the van, the city water line goes from the city water hook-up directly to the city water faucet connection on...
• Re: City Water Connection Leak
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:31:48 -0500
  ...City Water Connection Leak |> Date: 8/7/99 11:04:38 PM CDT |> From: keepsake@PANGEA.CA (Roy O.) |> |> Since recently replacing the city...
• Re: westy kitchen operation
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:39:39 -0400
  ...If you've never used the city water connection, I would strongly recommend that you first remove the 4 screws from the utility port...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 12:11:40 -0700
  > Something else to think about: > after inspecting the city water plumbing connections which run behind the > fridge and cabinets, I decided to never use...
• Re: City water connection leak
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 6 May 2000 09:59:30 -0600
  Riley Kettner wrote: > Last night I took apart the city water connection to check for > leaks.Since the system was under high pressure any...
• Re: westy kitchen operation
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:33:48 -0700
  ...city water connection, I would strongly > recommend that you first remove the 4 screws from the utility port > outside the van, pull the connection...
• Re: City Water Connection Leak
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 19:49:56 EDT
  ...keepsake@PANGEA.CA (Roy O.) > > Since recently replacing the city water connection fitting on the outside > of my > '87 Westfalia, water leaks out of...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 09:37:18 -0700
  ...after inspecting the city water plumbing connections which run behind the fridge and cabinets, I decided to never use the city water connections. I...
• Re: City Water Hookup
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 10:56:14 -0700
  ...You don't want to find out the connection on the interior side of the city water hookup is leaky after running the city...
• Re: Pumped Water Leak to City Water Hook-Up?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:01:55 -0400
  If you don't use the City Water connection, the Shurflo faucet from West Marine (WM model #296493, MFG part # 94-009-10, $40...
• Water Leak From Sink
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 18:58:20
  ...Also, the city water intake connection was broken. Well, when I turn on the tap to the sink, in addition to the dripping into...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 21:07:03 -0500
  ...Please. > Zoltan I modified the outside "City Water Connection" by removing the check ball. When I installed the water pump and pressure tank for...
• '80 Westy water problems
  Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 14:16:48 -0700
  ...However, when I hooked upa water hose to the city water connection, none of the water got to the sink, It all just drained...
• City water connection leak
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Fri, 5 May 2000 10:52:09 -0700
  Last night I took apart the city water connection to check for leaks. Since the system was under high pressure any crack could be...
• Re: city water
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 09:47:48 -0700
  ...city water >Every time I use the faucet on the westy sink and pump water from the >onboard tank I get a small trickle...
• city water
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 06:21:47 -0500
  ...Anyone else had this problem? I'm wondering if there could be a connection here between our camper water system, internal leaks, and that...
• Re: Pumped Water Leak to City Water Hook-Up?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:35:18 -0700
  At 07:01 AM 8/31/2009, Ed McLean wrote: >If you don't use the City Water connection, the Shurflo faucet from >West...
• Re: Defective faucet or city water outlet?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:31:02 -0500
  ...Then, separately, I took the utility connection off the side of the camper and COMPLETELY disassembled the brass fittings until I got down to...
• Faucet Question----
  Historical mailing list - Greg Kessler
  Wed, 22 May 2002 11:06:03 -0400
  ...The city water connection is simply an option at the source, not at the faucet. Greg Now Here is a dumb question, but I...
• Re: Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:05:55 -0700
  ...IIRC, my city water hose, or rather the connection of hose to hookup or at faucet, was a leaking somethingerother. I no longer have...
• Re: Storing Westy for 8 months
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:55:36 -0500
  You'll be draining the freshwater system, of course, and making sure there's no water trapped inside the city water connection- use a...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 16:31:09 -0800
  ...Personally I would never hook up my city water connection... I'm afraid the pressure would blow one of the pipes behind the fridge...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:43:17 -0800
  ...I notice > when I turn off > >the faucet that water dribbles out the city water hose > connection on the > >outside of my '84 Westy...
• Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:32:43 -0700
  ...city water. I don't think there would be much back pressure from the small pump that would force water out at the connection...
• Re: City water hookup
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 6 Sep 2023 21:12:33 -0500
  ...campground hose from blowing my City water connections apart. > When I got my 84, I inspected the city water hook up and the connector...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 09:48:47 -0400
  ...Those little clamps they use to secure the water connections under the sink are just not meant to withstand the pressure of most "city...
• Re: Westy Winterising Wisdom?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:38:09 -0500
  ...To be sure that line is drained, open the door for the city water connection and, using a suitable rod, push the spring loaded...
• Westfalia sink faucet behavior
  Historical mailing list - Kris S. Seago
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 12:08:45 -0500
  I tried hooking up the "city water" connection via a water hose for the first time. Water comes shooting out of the sink faucet...
• Question about Westy City Water Outlet
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 May 2006 09:58:47 -0400
  ...a customer's city water hook up today and I wanted to ask some advice. I always thought this connection was just a connector...
• plumbing
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:02:47 -0800
  ...What I want to know is how the lines are connected, especially the city water connection. I can see how the pump connects to...
• Refrigerator Part Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 14:38:07 -0500
  ...Whenever i ran water, some water must have trickled down the city water connection and landed right on the firebox. Ok, since i never...
• Re: City water hookup
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 6 Sep 2023 20:06:39 -0400
  ...Another purchase was a pressure reducer to keep the campground hose from blowing my City water connections apart. When I got my 84, I...
• Re: Question about Westy City Water Outlet
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 18 May 2006 11:45:18 -0400
  ...a customer's city water > hook up today and I > wanted to ask some advice. I always thought this > connection was just a > connector...
• Re: water under sink
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:28:26 -0400
  ...If the city water inboard connection is leaking then you'll get water behind the kitchen unit every time you use the onboard water...
• Re: '80 Westy water problems
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 20:25:36 -0400
  >So, I removed the city water connection panel to have a look inside, >and when I pulled on it a hose that wasn't...
• Re: Question about Westy City Water Outlet
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 18 May 2006 10:12:42 -0400
  ...a customer's city water hook up today and I > wanted to ask some advice. I always thought this connection was just a > connector...
• Re: Fridge fan and water behind the fridge
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 20 May 1999 21:18:08 -0400
  ...IMHO The most likely source of the water behind the sink is a leaking/broken city water connection. This part is plastic. It contains...
• Re: '85 Westy Questions - Faucet replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 21:03:23 -0700
  ...You risk lines and connections as well. > > I never did get around to getting a key made for my city water inlet and > still...
• Re: Faucet Question----
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 22 May 2002 08:45:38 -0700
  ...To the > right simply turns it off. > > The city water connection is simply an option at the source, > not at the faucet. > > Greg > > > Now...
• Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 May 2006 18:07:47 -0700
  Why bother with a city water connection at all? Then you can also replace the Westy faucet with the far better ShurFlo . These have...
• Re: City water hookup
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 7 Sep 2023 07:23:02 -0700
  ...campground hose from > blowing my City water connections apart. > When I got my 84, I inspected the city water hook up and the > connector...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 16:22:28 -0800
  ...I notice > when I turn off > >the faucet that water dribbles out the city water hose > connection on the > >outside of my '84 Westy...
• Re: Question about Westy City Water Outlet
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 18 May 2006 10:18:50 -0400
  ...a customer's city water hook up today and I > wanted to ask some advice. I always thought this connection was just a > connector...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:39:55 -0700
  ...A simple approach for an outside exhaust fan is to use the Westy city water hookup door. Since use of the city water connection...
• Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:28:35 -0400
  ...city water. I don't think there would be much back pressure from the small pump that would force water out at the connection...
• Re: City water hookup
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 7 Sep 2023 15:09:28 -0400
  ...campground hose from blowing my City water connections apart. >> When I got my 84, I inspected the city water hook up and the connector...
• Re: TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - New, Rare Canadian Westfalia Sink Faucet
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:29:28 -0400
  ...The only downside is no city water connection (but I never used my city water anyway). Chris On 10/16/05, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff...
• Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:08:59 -0500
  ...city water. I don't think there would be much back pressure from the small pump that would force water out at the connection...
• Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:23:24 -0800
  ...Replace it with the far superior Shurflo faucet with no city water hookup and convert the then unused city water connection to an exhaust...
• Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:36:10 -0700
  ...Since I replace the fragile stock faucets with a nicer RV model that has no city water provision the City Water connection becomes superfluous...
• Re: Faucet Question----
  Historical mailing list - Greg Kessler
  Wed, 22 May 2002 11:32:04 -0400
  ...To the > >right simply turns it off. > > > >The city water connection is simply an option at the source, not at the > >faucet. > > > >Greg > > -- > David...
• Re: Link to seam rust fix
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:02:35 +0000
  <Also the city water connector cracks at the fitting, leaks water down the wall and soaks the insulation. That's primarily what happened to...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - David Griffin
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 15:44:26 -0400
  >, I decided to never use the city water connections. I am concerned that one day the pressure on these whimpy connections will cause a...
• Re: 2nd request- Measurements for side holes.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 13:30:48 -0400
  ...the water >filler & city water hook ups. Bob, on my '84 US Westy the forward edge of the city connection plate is precisely 21...
• Re: city water
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 14:55:45 -0700
  There is a ball check valve in the hose connection that stops most of the flow from the pump from leaking, but my two...
• why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:31:06 -0500
  ...city water. I don't think there > would be much back pressure from the small pump that would force water out > at the connection...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:20:13 -0700
  ...fan (with wiring) to serve as an "exhaust out the city water connection" hole and be done with it? On Aug 14, 2007, at...
• Re: '85 Westy Questions - Faucet replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:50:53 -0500
  ...at that connection between the metal fitting and the plastic pipe (flexes in temp changes). - Also consider buying a city water pressure regulator (Get...
• Re: Faucet Question----
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 22 May 2002 12:41:13 -0400
  ...To the > >right simply turns it off. > > > >The city water connection is simply an option at the source, not at the > >faucet. > > > >Greg > > -- > David...