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    Posted: 14 Feb 2011 at 9:19pm

For flushing out the water system at home your garden hose is ok, just let it run a minute before hooking it up - most garden hoses have lead in them which leaches into the standing water.  After a minute you are ok.  But this is why you don't want to use a garden hose when camping because the water sits around in the hot sun all day.  White hoses do not have lead.

I tried a pressure regulator and it dropped my pressure to an unusable level at most campgrounds so I don't use it anymore.  We don't bother with filters, we just take a gallon or two of water from home for drinking and teeth brushing.
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Originally posted by drdrew

argh...and now i am hose shopping...what size...1/2 or 5/8?

Either will do.  I'm happy with my 1/2" - the water flow seems to be fine.

Also, buy a brass (or stainless steel) water pressure regulator, not a plastic one.

Don't forget: the regulator is attached to the campground spiggot, then your hose to your trailer.
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argh...and now i am hose shopping...what size...1/2 or 5/8?
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ooh, and while i am at it...what about pressure reducers to the water line, and filters?
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ew.  gross....good call on the bleach water...  okay i will look for the white hose, but was just at wal mart and cant find it there...no biggie i'll find one... 

but now i'm confused about the flushing....i thought that happens from the inside...if you spray water into your sewer hose wont it come right back out?  is there a seperate flush hose i am unaware of?  my thought was drain the black...then the grey to flush it out?  do people do an additional rinse or something afterwards?
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For your drinking water you need the white hose.  You can get them at any RV dealer or Wall-Mart.  I have a short one, about 5', then a 20' one.  Sometimes sites have the hookups spaced out a little.  You also should get some disposable gloves to use when you are handling the sewer hookup.

WARNING:  I have seen people push their sewer hose onto the water hookup to flush it out!  The next person to use the water WILL get contaminated water.   I have a spray bottle of bleach water and spray the water hookup as soon as I get to a site.  The water is hooked up last then.

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Posts: 88 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Feb 2011 at 11:26am
okay!  more then!...just get a short garden hose for hook up?  or is there a special RV hose i need?  i think the rpod came with the sewer hose, no?
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Yes, you do need your own water hose to hook up at a site. It is a good idea to have two hoses, one that you use only for your fresh water and one to flush your sewer lines. No question is stupid.    Full hook up is water, electric and sewer.    Goose                         
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Posts: 88 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Feb 2011 at 9:53am
okay a couple more stupid ?'s...

does "full hook up" mean there is a sewer or something like that?

also when a site says it has water, do i need to have my own connector hose to get the water into the pod?

thanks again as always...
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Feb 2011 at 9:44pm

Here is a thread discussing the wattage of the various 'pod appliances.  A 15 amp outlet can support a 1800 watt load and a 20 amp outlet can do 2400 - but ideally you should stay below that somewhat.

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1309&KW=&PID=11793&title=measured-wattage-of-pod-appliances#11793
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