Hi All,
I have a 2001 Coleman Mesa and need some advice/suggestions on a the faucet.
My OEM Shurflo 150 faucet sprung a leak this past week while we were out.
This faucet is no longer available from Shurflo so I'm looking to find a
used Shurflo 150 or possibly upgrade to a new faucet and take the time to
add an electric pump - thoughts and/or suggestions on a good faucet that
will fit the hole left my the Shurflo?
Thanks,
Sheldon
Chuck James - 21 Aug 2007 02:51 GMT
If the faucet you are talkuing about is for the kitchen sink, then most of
the smaller (not very tall handled) faucets for household bathroom sinks
should just bolt right in. I don't know anything about adding an electric
pump, since mine came with it.
I disliked the fact that my kitchen sink in my pop-up was too short to get
tall glasses or the coffee pot under, so I replaced it with a faucet for
bath tubs, which has the built in "sprayer/shower" attachment. It has a
knob that you pull to direct the water to the shower, instead of out the
faucet. Then I took a shower hose assembly, and cut the hose about 4 inches
from where it screws onto the faucet. I took 1/4 inch copper tubing and
bent it into an upside down "J" shape. I coated a couple of inches of the
long end with "Gorilla Glue" and inserted the long end into the 4 inch piece
of shower hose (which still had the female end to screw onto the male end of
the faucet) and forced it in as far as I could get it. Now, when I want to
fill the coffee pot, I just put it in the sink, turn on the water, and pull
the knob up. When I get ready to close the pop-up, I just unscrew the "J"
shaped piece which I built, and lay it in the sink, since the bed slides
over the sink when closed.
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Chris Cowles - 21 Aug 2007 03:58 GMT
> If the faucet you are talkuing about is for the kitchen sink, then
> most of the smaller (not very tall handled) faucets for household
> bathroom sinks should just bolt right in. I don't know anything
> about adding an electric pump, since mine came with it.
The pump came on models equipped with a water heater.

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Gainesville, FL
Chris Cowles - 21 Aug 2007 03:58 GMT
> If the faucet you are talkuing about is for the kitchen sink, then
> most of the smaller (not very tall handled) faucets for household
> bathroom sinks should just bolt right in. I don't know anything
> about adding an electric pump, since mine came with it.
The pump came on models equipped with a water heater.

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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
Calif Bill - 21 Aug 2007 05:39 GMT
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My shurflow broke the handle off, and it seemed that most of the handles
with the built in pump fit the same hole. Forgot what brand I bought, but
came with a square cover plate almost the same size.
Kevin - 21 Aug 2007 20:40 GMT
Mine was leaking also so I replaced the O rings. They are .10 each
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<shwood@nb.sympatico.ca - 21 Aug 2007 23:36 GMT
I wish mine was that simple - lets put it this way, when I opened the door
in front of the sink, my face was sprayed..... :)
Sheldon
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Calif Bill - 22 Aug 2007 00:25 GMT
>I wish mine was that simple - lets put it this way, when I opened the door
>in front of the sink, my face was sprayed..... :)
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I have a 150 that the white handle broke off. Will sell it cheap +
Shipping from San Francisco Bay area. You could probably just swap the
handle stem.
Jonathan - 22 Aug 2007 14:17 GMT
Greetings,
Is the hole left by your old faucet approx. 2" in diameter? If so, then
when the pump/twist style faucet on my old '98 Sea Pine went south I found a
piece of scrap aluminum plate approx 2"x6" and polished it up nicely,
drilled standard faucet holes into it and mounted it over the old hole,
sealing the edges with clear silicon caulk. I then purchased a "laundry
faucet" from Home Depot and mounted it in it's place. Since the Sea Pine
didn't have a hot water heater, I hooked up the city water connection to the
cold water side, and purchased an inexpensive pump/pressure switch
combination from JC Whitney and mounted that right next to the water tank
and ran the line to the hot water side. The inverter/power supply was
already mounted next to my on-board water tank so it was a very simple
matter of installing a switch and fuse on the outside of the cabinet next to
the inverter panel.
When I was using my on-board tank, I'd just turn on the switch and the pump
would pressurize the water line up to the faucet and shut off when the
pressure switch was tripped. Opening the hot water side of the faucet would
drop the pressure and start the pump until it was shut off again after the
pressure built back up.
All together, I paid about $20 for the faucet, $50 for the pump, and about
$4 for the switch and fuse. A little wiring and elementary plumbing and it
worked like a champ. I was going to add an inline filter between the tank
and pump but we sold the Sea Pine before I got around to it.
Cheers - Jonathan
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