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water solenoid pressure needed to stop water from fill point ?? [message #173887] Tue, 19 June 2012 03:44 Go to next message
glacierfl   United States
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Hello,
I am planning at some stage to fit a solenoid valve to turn off the main water fill if the water tank is above full. Not sure what pressure rated device i need to get. Can anyone suggest a good value please?.

cheers and beers

Steve & Debbie Monticello, FL 77 Palm Beach :- Aurora EX G4WDT

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Re: water solenoid pressure needed to stop water from fill point ?? [message #173902 is a reply to message #173887] Tue, 19 June 2012 07:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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glacierfl wrote on Tue, 19 June 2012 04:44

Hello,
I am planning at some stage to fit a solenoid valve to turn off the main water fill if the water tank is above full. Not sure what pressure rated device i need to get. Can anyone suggest a good value please?.

cheers and beers

Steve,

City water pressure is seldom more than 70psi. Your coaches potable system was designed for that pressure (pretty much). So, if you get someplace with pressure higher than that, you should carry a regulator to limit it to that region anyway.

Matt

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Re: [GMCnet] water solenoid pressure needed to stop water from fillpoint ?? [message #173917 is a reply to message #173887] Tue, 19 June 2012 09:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hello,
I am planning at some stage to fit a solenoid valve to turn off the main water fill if the water tank is above full. Not sure what
pressure rated device i need to get. Can anyone suggest a good value please?.

cheers and beers

Steve & Debbie

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Re: water solenoid pressure needed to stop water from fill point ?? [message #174026 is a reply to message #173902] Wed, 20 June 2012 10:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Rob did you notice your link is now wider, but still inserts a break when it wraps to the second line.
You don't like to use the forum ?

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Re: [GMCnet] water solenoid pressure needed to stop water from fillpoint ?? [message #174028 is a reply to message #174026] Wed, 20 June 2012 10:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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Don,

Thanks!

For some reason I don't get copies of all the emails I send in.

Next time you see this happen could you copy the message out of the Forum and email it to robmueller@iinet.net.au.

I like the email system as I get a dump of all the messages and can scan the subject quickly.

I guess I'm just used to a push system of email deliveries not a pull system.

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Rob M.

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Rob did you notice your link is now wider, but still inserts a break when it wraps to the second line.
You don't like to use the forum ?

Don

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Re: water solenoid pressure needed to stop water from fill point ?? [message #174032 is a reply to message #173887] Wed, 20 June 2012 10:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Steve,
A PO of my coach had an electric valve to allow filling the tank from the city water connection and he used a standard yard irrigation valve. They are made to handle lots of pressure and not expensive.

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Re: water solenoid pressure needed to stop water from fill point ?? [message #174033 is a reply to message #174032] Wed, 20 June 2012 10:59 Go to previous message
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Hello Armand,
Thats something i would never have thought of. Will be visiting the local home store this weekend for yet some more GMC stuff > $$$$. I can look at the valves they have there. Had been thinking for a long time now, about a system that would prevent overflows whilst filling the tank from outside. Might be easy to get distracted or something, then have to clean up a mess. Having had tons of leaks in 'Aurora', it took some doing getting it dry and getting rid of the smell, from the damp floor... I am getting some new gauges that can be setup to basically trigger a device, at a certain level. So that should in theory, prevent any mishaps of that kind... I will post some pics, and stuff when i get it worked out. Seems to take forever getting stuff done, but eventually it will all come togeather. We hope to be in your neck of the woods, at some point. Would be nice to meet you guys.

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Steve & Debbie Monticello, FL 77 Palm Beach :- Aurora EX G4WDT

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