Roger,
Any decent hardware store will carry check valves in various sizes. If
you can't find a decent hardware store, 'look in the book' for plumbing
supply houses. You'll probably want one in the 1/2" size and may need
some sort of adaptors to fit it into your existing plumbing.
<<Jim>>
Roger Hakeman wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> Thanks for the info. I've checked locally and can't seem to find an in-line
> check valve. The closest I could find was a hose-line anti-siphon valve that
> would screw into the city water inlet. Do you know of a source for an in-line
> check valve? Would an RV store carry them (the nearest one is a couple of
> hours from here).
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Roger
>
> Jim Dunmyer wrote:
>
> > Roger,
> > The pump has a check valve built in; the discharge side is just
> > connected to the main line. The city water connection should have a
> > check valve near it to prevent pump pressure from pushing all your water
> > overboard.
> >
> > <<Jim>>
> >
> > Roger Hakeman wrote:
> > >
> > > I have an early 62 Bambi that had some unfinished plumbing work done
> > > when I bought it. Whatever it originally had installed from the factory
> > > has been replaced with a slightly oversized poly tank. It was plumbed
> > > in at the fill pipe, and the city water is directly hooked up, but the
> > > poly tank and 12v pump out were never plumbed.
> > >
> > > My question is: how do you plumb the pump into the line? Is there some
> > > kind of backflow device that goes in both sides of the 'Y' supply, or is
> > > there a valve used, or what? How do you plumb both sides to work and
> > > prevent backflow into the other?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Roger Hakeman
> >
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