I use that device.  Doesn't make the filler tube and tank take the water 
any faster, though.  Does make it easier to control the flow rate at the 
business end.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:32 PM , Jim Felder wrote:

> Mr. Squirrel,
>
> You and others working with the business end of a garden hose might
> want to know about a gadget available through just about any RV
> outlet, maybe even RV sections of discount stores. It's just made for
> filling an outlet like the westy's. It's plastic, with a shutoff valve
> at the base and a foot-long clear plastic tube that just fits into the
> filler hole. It makes filling that tank a one-person operation.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Rocket J
> Squirrel wrote:
>> I'll poke around in there to the best of my ability this weekend 
>> while I
>> have my son hanging around camp with nothing to do.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/2009 9:46 AM Keith Ovregaard wrote:
>>
>>> Mr Squirrel,
>>>
>>> I had a similar issue and found the leak at the filler tube/tank
>>> junction. Water got under the cabinet and it could have been bad 
>>> news
>>> if not noticed right away. A bit of tightening of the band clamp did
>>> the trick. The shop vac came in handy to suck most of the water from
>>> all the nooks and  crannies. Westies sure have a lot of nooks and
>>> crannies!
>>>
>>> You may also want to check the other end of the filler hose and the
>>> vent hose connections. The tank lid and pump hose grommet, 12v pump
>>> lead grommet, too.
>>>
>>> Keith O
>>>
>>