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Subject:Re: New water tank outlet
From:Jeff Palmer
Date:Tue, 7 Aug 2018 20:36:51 -0500

Who knew! Thanks!!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 7, 2018, at 7:21 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>