SHURflo Faucet Installation

 

This is the van's second faucet that I bought after the switch in the original one gave out.  I think it was sold as OEM, but  the switch on this one is sure flakey.  The switch did not work at all when I bought it.  Trying to adjust it  I broke the wire and tried to fix it.  It just never worked right.  Apparently one of the Vanagon.com list vendors actually adjusts the switch before they ship it.  I wish I had bought mine from them. 

The advantage of this unit is that it has both the high pressure "city water" and low pressure water tank pump hookups.  The SHURflo faucet does not have the separate fitting for high pressure and would need a 3/8 tube tee and clamps to work.  I don't think I would ever hook up to high pressure so I won't mess with it. 

 

The cutout in the stainless steel sink deck is a bit over 2" and the SHURflo faucet has a 3/4" fitting.  This means some sort of adapter plate must be fabricated.  The company I work for has a plasma cutter and some guys who just love to help out.  I had one of them cut a disc the size of the gasket with a 3/4" hole in the center.  He then used the gasket to mark and drill the three holes.  I could have had them tapped but didn't pursue it.  Admittedly the holes could be a bit smaller. 

By luck, a 3/4" stainless steel washer is about the same diameter as the original hole.  I liberated a  nice-looking one from the stock room and used it as a filler.   So at left you can see the mounting plate and washer in place on the faucet as well as an extra mounting plate and washer.

 

Someone said he made an adapter using a plastic door knob protector as  material.  Using this approach the original gasket is a great template for size and hole placement.  For placing the center 3/4" hole, just remember that the perpendicular bisector of a chord drawn on a circle passes through the center of the circle.

 

 

I bolted the disc under the sink deck using the original holes and 3 stainless 4-40 pan head screws (which I actually purchased).  After this shot I loosened the plate and got some caulk under the edge.

I did not check to see if  flat head screws would be a better fit.  Maybe some day...

 

 

 

Here's the final product.  It swivels horizontally as well as vertically.  The hookups underneath are straightforward.  The 3/8 hose clamps right on and the wires are plenty long.

The only really negative thing about the project is that I REALLY HATE working underneath counters. 

 

 

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