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How many on here with a city water connection have a check valve/back flow valve installed on the city side. Is it necessary to have one or is the incoming pressure of the city water sufficent to keep it in check.


Martin

I did not have one. A couple of weeks ago it blew my inside plumbing apart. Now I will not connect to such sources without one.

lrrowe wrote:I did not have one. A couple of weeks ago it blew my inside plumbing apart. Now I will not connect to such sources without one.

A check valve will not help...you need a pressure reducing valve. About 10 bucks at any RV store or amazon. A backflow device simply as named prevents backflow in the opposite direction of intended flow, although for a backflow to work properly it does have a very small pressure differential (Less) on the downstream side aided or equalized with spring pressure, but not near enough to achieve the out come you are after.


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Redneck Teepee wrote:

lrrowe wrote:I did not have one. A couple of weeks ago it blew my inside plumbing apart. Now I will not connect to such sources without one.

A check valve will not help...you need a pressure reducing valve. About 10 bucks at any RV store or amazon. A backflow device simply as named prevents backflow in the opposite direction of intended flow, although for a backflow to work properly it does have a very small pressure differential (Less) on the downstream side aided or equalized with spring pressure, but not near enough to achieve the out come you are after.


http://www.etrailer.com/Plumbing/Aqua-P ... AghN8P8HAQ

My mistake....I did not read the words corrctly. I thought I was commenting on a pressure valve and not a check valve.

I did on my big camper. First thing beyond the strainer at the input hose connection.
While it would work as backflow prevention, that was not its primary job.

Btw, a legitimate campground will have vacuum breaker on a threaded watertap. But I dont think that will prevent backflow if pressure is maintained.

H.A. wrote:I did on my big camper. First thing beyond the strainer at the input hose connection.
While it would work as backflow prevention, that was not its primary job.

Btw, a legitimate campground will have vacuum breaker on a threaded watertap. But I dont think that will prevent backflow if pressure is maintained.

Thanks HA for the reply. I had plans for a pressure regulator at the shore water inlet but wasn't sure if a check valve was really needed. My thought was it wouldn't hurt.

Thanks again,
Martin