Dripping city water connection

[nsraja]

Hello, The picture says it all. Is there a solution to this problem? Would an elbow fitting prevent downward force? Because of this problem we connect the hose only when using the shower. Using water from holding tank at night wakes up everyone. I changed to a new hose as the brass tip of the hose takes a beating when we disconnect and roll up. That helped for one night and the next night it started dripping again. Before the hose change it was far worse. I did replace the rubber washer in there.

Also wanted to post a picture of a solution I found working for hot gas causing yellow burn mark above the water heater exhaust. Until a suitable aluminum sheet is found, beer can could be cut to size and used. Beer can sheet would only last a few hundred miles of wind force.

 

[ghnl]

Is there a washer missing from the hose connection? I like the kind with a small screen - keeps bugs & debris from getting in.

 

[ducksface]

There is never a reason other than a criminally long shower to use shore water.
The pressure is inconsistent.
A regulator can't increase low pressure.
The leaks aren't worth the bother.
Burst hoses.
The potential freeze isn't worth the bother.

Use your pump and your tank.

 

[Chateau_Nomad]

Love the beer can "fix"! I no longer use city water - only tank... but I understand your concern about the nighttime pump noise.

If it's toilet noise, our solution was don't flush until morning.

I always had that drip too. I think it's the Janky cheap connector. I always considered getting a right angle adapter, but now unnecessary... using tank. Note... I started using stainless fittings instead of brass.

 

[16ACE27]

We use a right angle connector. It never leaves the RV connection. We disconnect the hose from the right angle connector and leave it attached. No drips for us - at least from that connection.

 

[Jimbo57]

I agree with ace, a 45 with a shut off give it a little harder crank and that should stop leak should or add another normal hose washer along with mesh type as ghnl . When I’m done camping I drain the hose and screw ends of hose together, no bugs in hose or water leaking in compartment. Same with the hose I use to flush tanks and the Rhino flex hose, keep them sealed when not in use

 

[Lt Keefer]

We use a right angle connector. It never leaves the RV connection. We disconnect the hose from the right angle connector and leave it attached. No drips for us - at least from that connection.

Bingo

 

[dagst1]

1 Change the rubber washer in the connection.
2 Add a 90 to that connection to reduce the strain on the connection.
3 Nice job on the shield. But a properly burning water heater will not stain the side. I would look into making sure the air adjustment is optimized and there are no spider webs in the burner tube.

 

[Suzanne Bon]

Is there a washer missing from the hose connection? I like the kind with a small screen - keeps bugs & debris from getting in.

Three years camping in a class c for us, many miles close to home and once cross country. The washer with a right angle adapter has always worked well for us to eliminate the leak.

 

[PreCambrian]

I use a right angle connector also. I put the angle connector right on the Camco water filter and connect it to the motorhome. No leaks. I don't use the water filter ahead of the pressure regulator because I am afraid it might explode. Probably wouldn't explode, just crack. But I never see anyone else do it the way that I do.

 

[Jubilee Life]

We use a right angle connector. It never leaves the RV connection. We disconnect the hose from the right angle connector and leave it attached. No drips for us - at least from that connection.

I also use the right angle connector. I take off every time I move and use city water all the time instead of tank and pump. I've never had a leak with my hose unless I lost the washer. I also have read that using the holding tank and pump is better so that is an option. I like to filter my water for drinking and must fill my holding tank through a port on the camp side. This is just of enough of a pain that I don't bother unless temperatures fall below freezing.

 

[ducksface]

I'm interested in why you all use shore water.
What real advantage does it have?
Please list them in case I need to change my mind.

I've never found an advantage in using it but I'm willing to learn and ponder and change.

 

[PreCambrian]

The only real advantage that I have found is that it doesn't take me very long to fill up the water tank before leaving.

 

[MLP-THOR]

You so not have a wife that can blow through an entire tank of water in less than a day! So pressure regulator valve at the faucet set to 45psi, expandable portable water hose with backup hose, cam and grove fittings, and hose shut off valves. It all works and wife is happy and I do not have to fill the water tank all the time. If it were just me, the water tank would be just fine for about a week. Happy wife, happy life.

 

[lwmcguire]

On our Landmark it required two hose washers on the 90-degree adapter to avoid the drip.

 

[nsraja]

I'm interested in why you all use shore water.
What real advantage does it have?
Please list them in case I need to change my mind.

I've never found an advantage in using it but I'm willing to learn and ponder and change.

If you have full hookup and a pressure regulator set at 55 psi, great shower experience. So shore water is preferred in this case. Until I figured out the right PSI to use, I was using tank water because preset pressure regulators (at 45 PSI?) were useless IMO (I tried two) and water pump outdid them. Biggest problem with water pump is the noise that wakes up everyone when you have to go bathroom at 5 am.

Speaking of water filter, some impurities are healthy and builds your immunity, cannot live on ultra pure water. I was using a water filter (because most at RV park were sporting one) until I saw a picture where earthworms were living in the water filter just like the ones we use. Most of us likely leave the water filter and hose connected as one unit and never get to see what's trapped inside. And where will the eggs that get trapped in it go? The filter media at the entry makes it possible for them to hatch and survive (if not thrive). For this reason I would dip the water filter in hot water after every trip until it became a hassle.

 

[16ACE27]

I would dip the water filter in hot water after every trip

Yum! Cooked worms.

 

[Jimbo57]

If your filter has a carbon element to it, hot water kills the carbon.

 

[nsraja]

If your filter has a carbon element to it, hot water kills the carbon.

I did not know hot water degrade carbon. When it comes to bathing I am a neanderthaler, no water filter. I carry water from my home RO for drinking and cooking, nothing beats NW Houston water taste.

 

[Jimbo57]

For this reason I would dip the water filter in hot water after every trip until it became a hassle.


This is what I was referring to