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Subject:Re: High sink water pressure
From:Dave Vickery
Date:Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:03:47 +0000

I reversed the electrical connections, and unless I remember it wrong the
flow was less.  I think the little fan blades in the bottom of the
submersible pump slant one direction, so they suck up less water when they
spin in the opposite direction.

>From: "Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)" <Pascal.Giasson@GNB.CA>
>Reply-To: "Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)" <Pascal.Giasson@GNB.CA>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: High sink water pressure
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:42:14 -0300
>
>I had that same problem.  Check to make sure you have the OEM pump.  In
>my case the PO put in another pump which was too powerful.  I replaced
>it with an OEM pump and the pressure is just about right now.
>
>Pascal
>"84 Westy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>Of John Graham
>Sent: September 25, 2006 1:56 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: High sink water pressure
>
>
>One of the things that I wish I could change is the rate at which water
>spews out of the sink faucet just on the pressure from the little pump
>in
>the water tank.  It splatters all over if you're not filling a pot or
>some
>container.  I understand that this is a function of little faucet
>opening
>and the pump pressure.  Has anyone modified their sink faucets is
>someway to
>lessen this?
>
>John Graham
>88 Westy
>Charlotte, NC