[VAC] Re: check valve for PAR pump

[jon fitz <fitzjo1@xxxxxxxxx>]

I put the check valve right at the outlet of the pump.
 If/when the pump valves wear out, water will not flow
back through the pump when connected to city water.  I
did not have this problem myself (the former owner was
clever enough to cut out 4 feet of the supply line!) 
But, I did hear from someone who woke up one day to
find water running out of his filler spout.  

The light action is to avoid significant pressure drop
across the valve.  This would be wasted work and
battery power.  I know it sounds hard to believe that
it matters, but this effect is very obvious in high
pressure hydraulic systems.  Waste is waste, IMHO.

As for the happy wife, a lady on list figured it out
without any difficulty.  What wife isn't happier when
she doesn't have to haul water from the hydrant?  We
used to be tent campers, so she's happy even though it
isn't even hot yet.

Jon in SC
68 Overlander
Workin' on that waterheater