Second Successful Outing

[DFW Steve]

Just returned from my second outing with my 303, a 5 day trip to Eisenhower State Park on Lake Texoma. The RV was basically flawless. I dropped it off at the dealership today with my "lengthy" 3 item punch list: a window that is very hard to open, a loose piece of trim on the underbelly, and very low water pressure in the kitchen. That's it...I have checked out everything, even temperatures in the refrigerator and freezer, and all works as it should. I am a very happy camper!

There was another Reflection in the park while I was there, I'm thinking it was either a 317 or a 337. Passed by a few times but never could catch the owners at home to say hello.

Probably won't get another chance to camp until July due to work schedule taking me around the world a couple of times.

 

[Cate&Rob]

Hi Steve,

Re: Water Pressure
I will be interested to learn what can be done about the low water pressure in the galley. We have exactly the same condition . . . not even enough pressure to engage the sprayer option. The outside shower also has minimal pressure, but the vanity and shower are reasonable.

Rob

 

[DFW Steve]

Rob that is exactly how mine is working. I mentioned to the dealer that it may just be the way it is, but since the pressure in the bathroom seems normal I don't understand why the kitchen doesn't have enough to engage the sprayer. I will post more information when I get it.

 

[Paul & Deb]

My 337 has terrible water pressure in the kitchen as well. The sprayer is unusable. Early on I thought maybe the trailer came with a built in water pressure regulator so, since I use one at the spigot, maybe I was dropping the pressure too much but that is apparently not the case.

I will be eager to hear what your dealer says.

 

[Cate&Rob]

I have a 40 psi pressure regulator at the spigot and a pressure gauge at the connection to the trailer. Most campgrounds are at less than 35 psi static w/wo the pressure regulator and this drops to less than 30 psi when a tap is opened in the RV.
My suspicion is that the galley taps have small orifice flow restrictors designed to work a normal city pressure of 50 psi. I was planning to find and drill out these restrictors . . . but will be interested to learn if Steve's dealer has another solution.

Rob

 

[bk0110]

I have a 369RL Solitude 2014 model and my water pressure is good everywhere.

 

[Scott and Jan]

On our 337 the outside shower has no or very little pressure, seems to be good everywhere else. I haven't noticed kitchen being low, but don't really use the sprayer option very often.
Glad to hear your two trips have been very successful, and that you had a "lengthy" list to be fixed.

 

[Brent M]

Ah, Lake Texoma. My old stomping ground. Graduated in Bonham, Texas. Interesting to hear on the water pressure. I'll check once ours arrives as well. Maybe there will be a reported fix in the next few days.

Brent

 

[Ciaran1]

The water pressure at the kitchen faucet in our 337 is also quite low compared to the bathroom fixtures. Thought it could be some construction trash in the lines. Removed the strainer screen but all was clear? I eagerly await a fix for this, very annoying.

 

[JCR GD]

You might check for a kink(s) somewhere. If the PEX is even slightly kinked it will restrict flow. Just a thought.

 

[tcjohnson]

Hi Steve,

Re: Water Pressure
I will be interested to learn what can be done about the low water pressure in the galley. We have exactly the same condition . . . not even enough pressure to engage the sprayer option. The outside shower also has minimal pressure, but the vanity and shower are reasonable.

Rob

My 293 RES also has the same low pressure.Thought it was just the nature of the system. Hope they find a solution to the problem. Sounds like it's more common than not.

Terry

 

[Ciaran1]

Seems to be a common problem accross several models. I did check for kinks in the Pex as far as I could but found nothing unusual.

 

[GD350M]

My thought on this is, and I can be wrong in thinking this, but so many of us use a pressure regulator on our new units (2013+) and get minimal pressure out the unit. Most newer units come with PEX piping (the same PEX that new home construction is built with) but on a new home, nobody puts a pressure regulator on there house, so why would we need to put it on our camper if the PEX is installed the same way? This restrict water flow to almost nonexistent. I understand the whole pressure can break a line, but really, how much pressure is a 200 site campground really putting into your unit that a residential neighborhood wouldn't be supply more pressure then that to houses? I am more concerned of frying my unit off the campground electricity, then breaking a water line with the PEX piping. Again, this is just my two cents.

 

[offtohavasu]

Actually, around here, a lot of new homes have pressure regulators at the point where the water line enters the home. They've been doing it since the late 90's to reduce excess pressure on water heaters, plumbing,etc. My bet is their's something like what you find in shower heads the restrict the water flow. Either in the faucet or where the faucet connects to the water lines.

 

[Ciaran1]

I have not used a pressue regulator on my 337. My bath fixtures seem to get "normal" campground pressure but the kitchen faucet pressure is considerably less than that at the bath fixtures.

 

[dihtn1]

Does anyone notice the same issue when operating off of the pump or is just the city water hookup?

 

[Big Mike]

The possibility exists that it is a bad sprayer head on the faucet itself...has happened before. Unscrew the sprayer head and see what kind of pressures you get.

Big Mike

 

[Canyonlight]

All our water faucets seemed consistent with pressure on all our previous RVs when using the pump. We tested the direct water hookup when we purchased it nearly a year ago and all the faucets pressures also seemed fine. Never camped with water hookup but will test when we get it out of storage in a month or so and share findings. We do use a pressure regulator at the hookup point in the RV utility area connection.

Dan

 

[Cate&Rob]

While on the road over the pasts few months, I tried w/wo a pressure regulator and with the on board pump. The galley and outside shower always had low flow. I didn't want to tear into these faucets while travelling with limited tools. Now I am home and could dig into this . . . but the water system is still winterized . Will have to wait a little while longer. With so many folks seeing this same thing, I doubt that it is crimped PEX or debris in the lines.

Rob

 

[DFW Steve]

UPDATE: Just heard from my dealer that a kink was found in the water line to the kitchen. They removed the underbelly and corrected the line and now the water pressure is normal at the kitchen sink! I haven't picked up my 303 yet (hopefully tomorrow) but wanted to share the update since several on here were having a similar issue and wanting to hear about this.