downtheroad
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mumkin wrote:downtheroad wrote:It's a very good idea..we have one on these on the end of your hose. Makes it real easy and it's part of our 'routine'.
Do you have a link to purchase one of these? I don't see it in my Camping World catalog... and not sure what to call it to google it up.
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webhannet
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As someone who has had a flood.... more than once!
You can buy a house hose bib attachement that only allows a measured amount of water out - like for setting a garden sprinkler to run for a specific period. That would limit your exposure - just reset it each day for that day's flow.
The idea that a pressure regulator might help seems a bit silly - barely any campground has water pressure above 40 pounds - just where a regularor would be limiting flow. At 40 PSI, you'll be flooded very quickly - although less that at 60 PSI. It's like - did you boat sink in 10 or 50 feet of water?
The best protection is to fill your RV water tank each day, shut off the CG water, and use your RV water pump to supply your water needs. It's easy to remember to turn off your own pump - your exposure to unwanted water is limited - and you have access to the controlling factor. ALSO, be sure to leave your waste tanks open (although the black tank is usually kept shut). IF a pipe,fitting, or faucet breaks, hopefully the water will run out the drains.
I always advise leaking the fresh water tank full while camping - campground systems often break - but you'll be the ones who have water to use. This also helps in campground with poor water pressure - turn on your pump, and your system will add flow and pressure from your own tank as needed.
I had a shower faucet break, and I came home to a gusher - but it hadn't overpowered the tub drain. Lucky, that time!
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BradinOhio
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I turn ours off if we are going to be away from the camper for 30 mins or more. Never used to do it until I witnessed water pouring from the bottom of a fiver years ago. The Owners were nowhere to be found. I turned off the water and went and notified the front office. The Owners stopped by to thank me later that day. They told me a line had burst under the kitchen sink and it was flooding thru-out the entire main floor of the fiver. This is a mess I hope to avoid.
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skipnchar wrote:It's not a BAD idea but I don't do it, either at home or in the campground.
Me, neither. I don't shut the pump off when dry camping, either.
Nor do I shut the well pump off at home when we go to town.
When we were on city water, I never shut the main valve off when leaving the house.
But wait, WHAT IF the water line broke under the front yard, or between the foundation wall and the main valve?
Better shut it off at the curb valve!
I guess it all depends on how strong your WHAT IF fear is!
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Yep, water off, pump off, fridge off, and gas turned off. I know, call me paranoid, but I do have fur friends inside.
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Old-Biscuit
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Nope.......
I know, I know living on the edge 
If I could remember to turn if off then I would forget to turn off water heater and if I did remember to turn off water heater then on return I won't remember to turn water heater on and if I did, I would forget to turn water back on.....I just can't remember all this stuff. Maybe I should turn off electric power. That way when we got back and no power I would go to investigate and then realize I turned the power & water off......but I still wouldn't remember the water heater until I jumped into a cold shower.
Nope...think I'll just continue living on the edge 
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Pangaea Ron
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We try to remember to turn off the water when we leave.
I have heard of problems in homes with the Refrigerator/Freezer ice maker water line freezing up when the water to the home is turned off. Not sure if the MH ice maker is also an issue.
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Chuck&Gail
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Yes we do. At faucet, or at shutoff we added on hose end to TT connector.
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I have heard too many times where people have left and had water running out of their units. I turn ours off nearly every time we leave. Sometimes I forget to turn it back on until we need it again though, so I'll use the water from the tank until I can get back out to turn it on again. Kind of gives me a chance to make sure the water pump is still working too.
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7.3 psdman
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mowermech wrote:skipnchar wrote:It's not a BAD idea but I don't do it, either at home or in the campground.
Me, neither. I don't shut the pump off when dry camping, either.
Nor do I shut the well pump off at home when we go to town.
When we were on city water, I never shut the main valve off when leaving the house.
But wait, WHAT IF the water line broke under the front yard, or between the foundation wall and the main valve?
Better shut it off at the curb valve!
I guess it all depends on how strong your WHAT IF fear is!
I guess some people don't see the difference in their water lines at home that just sit there all the time and the ones they bounce down the roads. Usually the ones at home are made of a little sturdier material too like copper or galvanized or rigid plastic also the ones at home don't cause a lot of damage because your tanks get full and over flow your sinks or toilet and I've seen where people actually forgot to turn off the kitchen faucet. Flooded the whole kitchen and livingroom. Looks like some people could use a little more common sense and quit telling everybody they worry too much.
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