Is this the famous ShurFlo here: *http://tinyurl.com/cna925*

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:54 AM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:

> I totally agree Edward. I installed one last year and wondered why I waited
> so long. I didn't realize when I purchase mine that it has an adjustable
> throttle, so you can turn it way down to just a trickle or go full bore.
> I also installed a quick connect, which allows me to attach mine directly
> to my Coleman hot water on demand via a female adapter on the end of the
> Coleman. This allows me to have hot water on demand, in addition to a great
> faucet.
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Troy
>
>
>
>
> >I recently put a Shurflo faucet in my Westy.  I've been wanting one
> > for quite a while.  I never have used the city water connection.  The
> > stock Westy faucet has these problems IMO:  water comes out at one
> > speed which almost all the time it too fast and in too powerful of a
> > stream.  If you try to use it directly, it splashes all over the
> > place and drains the tank too fast.  I took to keeping a plastic
> > drink cup in the sink to put water in and then used that to rinse
> > dishes, brush teeth, etc.  The knob is also hard to turn with wet
> > soapy hands.  I guess those are my complaints.
> >
> > I had a saved search on ebay for a couple years that was always out
> > there looking for a bargain on a Shurflo for me and it finally found
> > me one.  There was a seller that apparently was going through new old
> > stock from an RV place.  I think I paid less than $25 including
> > shipping to my door.  There is a date on the unit I got that is in
> > the early 2000's, but it was definitely new.  I put it in using the
> > "door bumpers" method that someone on this list had pictures
> > of.  Pretty easy job.  The Shurflo swivels and pivots all over the
> > place like the stock faucet.  I think it might have  a little longer
> > "reach."  I think the best thing about the Shurflo is the adjustable
> > flow rate.  You can have just a trickle, and on full blast it seems
> > to put out quite a bit more than the original faucet.  The control is
> > easy to use, even with slippery hands.  This is definitely a
> > worthwhile upgrade in my opinion.
> >
> > Edward
>