Air in the water lines

[Sid Clark]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jimocon"
wrote:
>
> I have this theory. When we're hooked up to shore water, we have
> water pressure in the hose. When we want to unhook, we turn off
the
> water faucet at the campground, then snap off the hose from the
quick-
> release fitting on the coach and the hose spits water all over (me
> included). So, here's my theory. After we turn off the water
faucet,
> we flip the fill switch to take pressure out of the hose, then
turn
> the fill switch off, disconnect the hose without getting wet. And
it
> works!
>
> Only problem is, then we have air in the lines and water spits out
of
> the faucets. Why does this happen? What are your theories?
>
> We want to unhook without getting spit on AND we want water
pressure
> without air in the lines.
>
> Pen Sand & Jim O'Connor
> 83 PT35 (parked last night at Ernie's in Weatherford Texas
> Ernie & Brenda are great hosts - they serve box wine)

Hi Jim and Pen,
I have a thing....I guess it is called an "add a faucet". They are
available at camping supply places and at Walmart in the RV section.
It is a "T" with a male and female hose bib and a faucet. You screw
it on the campground faucet and then screw your hose on it. Then you
still have a faucet available at the campground faucet. I use this
to connect a hose to my spray flush nozzle on my black water tank
when I dump. Also very handy for hooking an additional hose to for
washing whatever. It can be used like Jeff suggested to releive
pressure when disconnecting but it is right there at your hose. No
going anywhere. One thing though. The one I bought was basically
junk. It broke in short order. I salvaged the faucet off it and went
to Home Depot and bought a heavy brass "T" and heavy duty male and
female hose bib fittings and made a new one. No trouble with it
since. I would suggest going to Home Depot or similar home
improvement place and assembling your own. Handy gizmo.
Sid Clark in Dallas-91WBSA40