I tend to hold the view that the internal regulators probably suffer from neglect and fail because of it. I use compressed air to blow out the entire water system of my '70 (less tank and pump, of course) for the winter and the regulator still functions as intended.

That said, I tell you that I also use a hose-end regulator that I got at a garage sale.

I have seen only one case of a severely overpressurized water supply system (Boomtown, NV--September '95) and numerous fellow campers suffered ruptured water systems because of it. (To include my brother's brand new diesel pusher MH, I might add--parked right next to me.)

It happened early in the morning, before most folks had arisen and I, being an early riser, was treated to the spectacle of any number of RV's leaking vigorously--some very vigorously. I ran around, shutting off supply lines and getting people out of bed to take care of their wounded RV's.

It was an expensive disaster for a lot of people, but I was unscathed and I was just too, too happy to have a couple of regulators in line, thank you.

BTW, Boomtown really behaved very well in all this and I have a warm, fuzzy feeling about them because of that. There was no argument about responsibility and they moved their butts to clean up the mess--putting folks whose RV's were too wet to use up in the hotel at no charge. In the end, they paid for the damage, as well.

I guess I'm saying that I like regulators--anywhere I can put one.

Clark
WA7GGV
27''70

and I would appreciate some opinion about using an internal pressure regulator or whether I would be better off to use regulator on my hose end. Seems like I hear only negatives about internal regulators although