Water Supply hose size

[12ptdroptine]

Does fresh water hose size make a noticible difference? My 50' is 5/8" and I accidently grabbed a 25' 1/2". I do use a pressure regulator and filter.
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[wags999]

Originally Posted by 12ptdroptine

Does fresh water hose size make a noticible difference? My 50' is 5/8" and I accidently grabbed a 25' 1/2". I do use a pressure regulator and filter.
Thank You
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I have used both and not noticed any appreciable difference. Everything in your RV is going to be 1/2" anyway.

[jasonmiddlebrooks]

Originally Posted by 12ptdroptine

Does fresh water hose size make a noticible difference? My 50' is 5/8" and I accidently grabbed a 25' 1/2". I do use a pressure regulator and filter.

Thank You

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Most likely not. I prefer the biggest water pipe i can get but once it is inside the camper it is only 1/2” anyway.

[TakerEasy]

With all the water savers/restrictors I doubt the 5/8 to 1/2" hose size will make any noticeable difference.

Richard

[Tunce the traveler]

To answer your question " Yes, you absolutely do need a pressure regulator! As far as the filter goes most of us use them.

[rodro123]

I have had a lot of hose's over the years. They are all junk if it's made by Campo Kinking from day 1, to getting hard as a rock in two seasons. This one is really well made. It's 7/16 but you wouldn't know it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[troutslayer]

Originally Posted by rodro123

I have had a lot of hose's over the years. They are all junk if it's made by Campo Kinking from day 1, to getting hard as a rock in two seasons. This one is really well made. It's 7/16 but you wouldn't know it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Water Right also makes very high quality coil hoses. Ive been using a 50 footer for about 5 years now.

[Jagiven]

For a TT, it really should not matter unless you are connecting a few hundred feet together.

You really do want a pressure regulator. I always connect mine at the tt. Some CGs have really high pressure, ans some have major pressure spikes.

As for a water filter, very much a personal preference. If you camp a lot, I would recommend buying a cartridge unit from a DYI home improvement store, and install pipe to hose adapters. The cartridges are a lot cheaper, you get your choice of filter media, and you can dry it out between trips.

[TakerEasy]

He said he had a regulator and a filter already and basically was worried about the flow of the 1/2" hose, which I think would be totally adequate.

On the pressure regulator, be careful installing at the camper. Some of these parks have lots of pressure > 100 psi and I've seen water hoses blow the ends off. Installing at the spigot would help prevent that.

I had installed a Watts regulator in the utility bay of my Class A and then a filter. It worked great for years until I hit the hill country where some have 150 psi pressure. My hose didn't last very long. Now the regulator for the travel trailer is a Watts style with Male x Female water hose connectors. I install at the faucet and then connect my hose to it.

I still plan to stick a nicer filter in my utility bay but hadn't yet.


Richard

Originally Posted by Jagiven

For a TT, it really should not matter unless you are connecting a few hundred feet together.

You really do want a pressure regulator. I always connect mine at the tt. Some CGs have really high pressure, ans some have major pressure spikes.

As for a water filter, very much a personal preference. If you camp a lot, I would recommend buying a cartridge unit from a DYI home improvement store, and install pipe to hose adapters. The cartridges are a lot cheaper, you get your choice of filter media, and you can dry it out between trips.

[12ptdroptine]

I put the regulator/reastrictor right on the spigot then the filter then the hose.
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