

| Subject: | Re: New water tank outlet |
| From: | Don Hanson |
| Date: | Tue, 7 Aug 2018 18:16:15 -0700 |
I use a length of rubber hose with a female end. It lives in the van Real rubber is flexible. I screw that on to available' hoses wherever I am, and hang it out of the little door till the tank overflows. I also made a funnel from a dry gas bottle, to fill when I have to carry and pour to fill. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 5:44 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote: > I bought a quick disconnect attachment from GoWesty. Filling has never > been better! I used to open the tank top and fill from there to avoid a > backup when filling through the outside flap with one of those fittings > that Jim is talking about. They do work, but one has to go slowly. > > mcneely > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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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