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Dockside Water Pressure Regulator Replacement

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  1. Tight Lines, Aug 29, 2022
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    Tight Lines

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    Our dockside water inlet water pressure regulator (40 psi) called it quits this week.

    Is the unit pictured below standard/original equipment on all of our boats?

    I would appreciate any recommendations for sourcing a replacement (make/model).

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  2. Capt Ralph, Aug 30, 2022
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    Capt Ralph

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    I know old Hatts and Bertrams have old regulators like yours pictured as standard equipment.
    Thru the years, they can get stuck.
    It is a Watts U5B regulator.
    I have had good results in freeing them up.

    A better plumbing supply should have a replacement for you.

    media.wattswater.com/ES-U5B.pdf
  3. C team, Aug 30, 2022
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    C team

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    Same regulator I had in my Egg. Like Ralph said, plumbing supply places are the best source for replacement.
  4. captholli, Aug 30, 2022
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    captholli

    captholli Senior Member

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    You definitely get what you pay for with pressure regulators and Watts makes a robust unit that's on the pricy side of $200+. I've installed a few bronze units that were made for RV's that were in the $100 range that worked out well & had a glycerin filled pressure gauge attached to the unit that's easy to eyeball to give a bit of peace of mind knowing that the pressure is holding at the set level.