Peter,

i don't know about protecting the hose, but I look at it as cheap insurance
against the internal regulator failure. It saves wear and tear on the
faucets and plumbing, too. I have heard from more than one source that the
water pressure out west can exceed 110 lbs - why take a chance? Installing
an in-line filter helps,too as it will prevent any sediment from
acculmulating in your tanks and pipes.

my $0.02

frankg

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter K. Kaiser [mailto:pkaiser@home.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 12:26 PM
To: airstream@airstream.net
Subject: Re: [a/s] Pressure regulators?
 
 

><< My 1969 model has the built-in water pressure regulator if this is what
> this thread was about. The setting for copper pipe Airstreams I think
> was about 80 psi, or whatever city water pressure normally is. >>
>
>Yes, so does mine, but it won't protect the hose.... to protect the hose
you
>need one to be at the faucet.
 

I don't understand the protecting hose bit. My white water hose is very
much like my garden hose only white. It feels to be the same weight and
flexibility. Anyway, the only time my garden hose broke under pressure was
when it got very old. Does one really have to worry about the rv water hose
bursting?
 

Sincerely,

Pete
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Peter K. Kaiser
Thornhill, Ontario
http://members.home.com/pkaiser