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Digest Number 1294

Yahoo Message Number: 12240
Has anyone experienced very low pressure from their showerhead? I have tried everything I can think of: removed the water filter next to the water bay, cleaned the shower head with CLR, and taken out the pressure limiting valve i had on my hose, since there is a very large house style limiting valve in the lines. Also, does anyone know which water fixtures the water filter does filter? (kitchen sink, bathroom sink, toilet and washer/dryer), or is it just the kitchen sink? Any suggestions or opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks,

Rich Trachta, 1999 INTRIGUE, #10801

Re: Digest Number 1294

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 12242
Try taking the head off and looking inside and see if there is a small 'O' ring or something else that can restrict the flow of water through the head. These are residental show heads and most of them have some type of restrictor in place.

Dean Ansley
O4 Allure 40'

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Has anyone experienced very low pressure from their
showerhead? I have tried

everything I can think of: removed the water filter
next to the water bay,

cleaned the shower head with CLR, and taken out the
pressure limiting valve i had

on my hose, since there is a very large house style
limiting valve in the

lines. Also, does anyone know which water fixtures
the water filter does filter?

(kitchen sink, bathroom sink, toilet and
washer/dryer), or is it just the

kitchen sink? Any suggestions or opinions would be
appreciated.
Thanks,

Rich Trachta, 1999 INTRIGUE, #10801

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Dean Ansley

Home Office 949-733-3232

E-Mail ansleyd2001@...

Re: Digest Number 1294

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 12248
Rich,
Is it only the shower that has low pressure? Is this a recent change or has it always been low? Is the problem the same on city water as well as the coach pump? The in-coach filter in my old coach, if I remember correctly, was between the source and all the faucets.
I had a '98 Intrigue and never had a problem with reduced pressure. I will say that I NEVER connected to city water without my pressure regulator and I always had better pressure using the pump than with city water. I may have missed a stronger shower by using the regulator but it was (and is) not worth the risk!
As a side note... I removed the filter element from the in-coach filter housing and never replaced it. I also ALWAYS us an outside filter when using city water or filling my fresh water tank. But that's just my choice. I can keep track of how the filter looks. Sometimes it seems to last forever and sometimes it can look old after one or two fill-ups... depending on the campground.
 

Re: Digest Number 1294

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 12252
Rich: Your coach number is just a few from mine so I suppose the systems are identical. All of the incoming water goes through the factory installed filter. As to the pressure question, my guess is the pressure in the park. I have an external filter plus the factory filter and have experienced low pressure several times. The last time I noticed it, I took the filters out and still low pressure. When we moved a few days later, that park had great pressure and I put them back in. Just a thought. It's almost impossible to tell by letting the park hose run. One of those nifty little pressure gauges that goes on your hose might tell you. Just think....something else to buy and carry with you!!

Larry
Intrigue
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