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Subject:why is water squirting from city hook up
From:Jim Felder
Date:Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:31:06 -0500

I think it's the check valve in the brass fittings just inside the delta
six faucet. You can easily take it apart, clean it and put it back
together. Just a ball and a spring. Likely no need to replace it.

Jim

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 2:33 PM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','stuartmacm@gmail.com');>> wrote:

> That's a bad check valve in the city water hookup box, which I assume is
> the original Delta Six design. Time for a replacement, and I highly
> recommend the Go Westy replacements:
> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23580&category_id=127&category_parent_id=
>
> It's unlikely to leak into the van, so you could just cap it off with a
> hose end cap if you don't use city water.
>
> Stuart
>
>
> ---- Spencer Allen <spencervw@AOL.COM
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','spencervw@AOL.COM');>> wrote:
> > Hi all.The last few times I filled the water tank in my 85 westy and
> then turn on the faucet water squirts out - more like dribbles- from under
> the flap where you would attach a hose for city water. I don't think there
> would be much back pressure from the small pump that would force water out
> at the  connection. It dribbles down the outside of the van but I'm worried
> it also may be leaking down the inside behind the kitchen. Any ideas on
> this?
> > spencer
>
> --
> David McNeely
>