30 second solution...

Place a small adjustable clamp on the outlet hose from the pump to
partially restrict the flow to the point where the splashing is reduced.

The increased load on the pump will be minimal, and far better for the
electric pump motor than having to work under partial voltage.

From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Corporate Communications
Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
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Home: www.MountOliveNC.info

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Edward Maglott
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 10:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Westy Faucet water velocity

Hey folks!

I replaced the electric water pump in the tank on my 85 westy.  Works
nice.  Works too well in fact.  When I turn it on, the water comes out
so
fast that it splashes all over the place.  If I am trying to fill up a
cup,
it mostly shoots in, hits the bottom, and flies right back out at me.  I
was thinking about some way to make the pump run slower, with a switch
to
also leave the full power setting as an option.  I talked to the
electronics instructor at the college where I work, and he came up with
a
solution using a solid state voltage regulator thing and a few other
parts,
that would drop the voltage and be adjustable.  Parts would be a couple
dollars.   I was just wondering if anyone has already solved this little
nuisance problem.

Thanks,
Edward