

| Subject: | Re: New water tank outlet |
| From: | Jim. Felder |
| Date: | Tue, 7 Aug 2018 19:21:05 -0500 |
You know, al camping stores sell a plastic hose attachment for this purpose that fits nicely into the westy outlet, and it has a cutoff valve built into it. Jim On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 6:09 PM Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote: > I wasn't going to use a custom nozzle. I tried my old standby pistol type > which I've always used, very inefficiently I might add. It didn't work > because of the rubber flap in the new design. With the straight, rubber > covered nozzle, which fit nicely into the hole, I got most of the water > actually in the tank and not all over me. So, you don't NEED a new nozzle, > but it works better. > > Fun times! > Marc > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 4:32 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> > wrote: > > > That’s crazy. Who knew I needed a custom nozzle for this. The new outlet > > is different from my old one that came with the van. I didn’t have this > > problem in the past. > > > > Thanks for the tips Marc! > > Jeff > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Aug 7, 2018, at 2:28 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Jeff, > > > > I've installed it. I dug through my box of hose sprayers to find just the > > right one for filling. It's long enough and narrow enough to fit in the > > opening and push through that rubber flap. If the pressure causes a > backup, > > that water comes back out through the little overflow tube on top. I > added > > a quick-disconnect ball valve before the sprayer head to better control > the > > flow of water. It worked a lot better than anything I've ever tried > before > > with the old outlet. > > > > It looked sort of like the one here: > > > https://smile.amazon.com/Touch-Rich-Ultimate-Nozzle-Adjustable-Rubber/dp/ > > B0777K5KYT/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid= > > 1533669909&sr=1-3-spons&keywords=brass+hose+nozzle&psc=1 > > The rubber part helped it seal in the opening. > > > > Good luck! > > Marc Perdue > > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 4:46 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Anyone ever install a new Delta 6 style outlet for the fresh water tank? > >> Mine is filling super slow. There is a rubber flap at the base - would > it > >> help to remove it? Not sure what it’s supposed to prevent from entering. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Jeff > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > >
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