Water Pressure Regulator Recommendations

[itat]

I'm considering upgrading our water pressure regulator. We are currently just using a basic Valterra Water Pressure Regulator, but I'd like to upgrade to an adjustable pressure regulator with a gauge so I'm looking for recommendations.

They seem to range from the Valterra brass model to a Watts model from RVWaterFilterStore.com.

I'd appreciate some opinions on various models. If you have one of the Watts models, do you have the stainless steel parts or gauge?

Thanks.

[bob213]

I have the Watts 263-A non stainless. It is 9 years old and still works great. The valterra would probably serve your needs as would a Renator. Can't believe the difference on Amazon for Canadian dollar. Even considering the exchange rate the Valterra is 11 US dollars higher on the Canadian Amazon site.

[Dano1955]

I use this one from Amazon, works perfectly, never a problem. It's also adjustable up to 160psi.

I use the oil filled gauge model

https://www.amazon.com/Pressure-Regu...regulator&th=1

[mattstacie]

So how does one know what to set it to? Wait for a hose to blow?

[5picker]

Originally Posted by mattstacie

So how does one know what to set it to? Wait for a hose to blow?

Most all R/V water pressure recommendations are 55 p.s.i.

[m35a2]

I use a non adjustable one which regulates to 50psi. I'm not interested in going higher than that and if I happen to leave it, it's cheap to replace.

[Dano1955]

Originally Posted by mattstacie

So how does one know what to set it to? Wait for a hose to blow?

Yeah sure that would be the way you should do it. The rest of us will just do a little reading.

[Mtelkman]

I have used the Valterra adjustable brass one for about 4 years now. Works great and I have had no issues with the amount of water flow available. The Watts are likely nicer, but in my opinion it is a bit of a diminishing returns situation.

[325BH]

Originally Posted by mattstacie

So how does one know what to set it to? Wait for a hose to blow?

The Valterra I use has a gauge on it.

[saus]

I use a Renator M11 that I bought from Amazon. It is adjustable. I used to have one that you could not a adjust and it was preset to 40 psi. I can now adjust our pressure to 5o psi. It made a big difference with our water pressure.

[ben31]

Many of those "factory set" regulators (non-adjustable), assume an input pressure. If the water system, to which you'e connected has less than the assumed pressure, you are not getting 50psi out of it.

[5picker]

Originally Posted by ben31

Many of those "factory set" regulators (non-adjustable), assume an input pressure. If the water system, to which you'e connected has less than the assumed pressure, you are not getting 50psi out of it.

That's true whether they are 'factory set' (non-adjustable) regulators or ones you can set.

They are regulators, not pumps.
If the incoming pressure is lower than the set level of the regulator, it will be whatever that pressure is.

[Tiggerdad]

Dano1955 has your answer. Looks to be very similar to the Valtera you posted.

[Stank Bait]

Originally Posted by mattstacie

So how does one know what to set it to? Wait for a hose to blow?

I set mine so that the water in the toilet does not splash out when I hit the pedal. Works for me. No idea what the pressure is.

[howie70]

How about this Camco for $29.04?

[Scrapper]

Originally Posted by Stank Bait

I set mine so that the water in the toilet does not splash out when I hit the pedal. Works for me. No idea what the pressure is.

I have to do the same, if I set for more than 45 PSI the water from one of the holes on my toilet will shoot over the bowl.

Originally Posted by ben31
Many of those "factory set" regulators (non-adjustable), assume an input pressure. If the water system, to which you'e connected has less than the assumed pressure, you are not getting 50psi out of it.

This is true, but with a regulator that has a gauge, the gauge will stop at the pressure of the water system.

[ben31]

Originally Posted by 5picker

That's true whether they are 'factory set' (non-adjustable) regulators or ones you can set.

They are regulators, not pumps.
If the incoming pressure is lower than the set level of the regulator, it will be whatever that pressure is.

Yes, I understand that. However, if the assumed input pressure is 120psi and the output is 40psi, if the input pressure is less than that, the output pressure will be less, also.

A lot of what are sold as "regulators" are simply reducers. They reduce the pressure by a set amount. A true "regulator" will maintain a set pressure-out, as long as the pressure-in is at least as high as the selected pressure-out.

[Stormrider151]

I made an adjustable regulator with gauge from parts I got at Home Depot. I've been using it for years.

[WayneLee]

Speaking about water pressure......... Years ago, most RV manufacturers would test their water plumbing at 100 psi for leaks, but I don't know if they still do. Even then, I would not go over 50 psi. I have helped too many fellow RVers clean up their "flood" when a pipe broke. I always recommend that people turn off the water supply when they leave their RV for a time.

For comparison, I run my stick-built house pressure at 80 psi, and that's with all copper plumbing with soldered joints and no bouncing along roads.

[D. J. Schuler]

Previous and current owners manual recommend 40 psi, we haven't had a leak yet. Read your owners manual.