🚀 Efficient Valterra RP800 Rocket Hand Pump: Chrome RV Camper Holding Tank Faucet Pump Review

<Update: Valterra will provide a warranty replacement for the second faucet pump as it is less than a year old and is under warranty. I'm upgrading this rating from 1 to 2 stars based on the positive experience with customer service, but it will be some time before I can tell if the replacement will hold up. I have provided several images of both pumps with product reviews; We still think this pump is a great cost effective solution for a van and we would happily pay double for a product…

This is the 4th manual rocker arm water pump I have purchased to try and find one that would work well in our 50 year old VW camper van. A market that looks more or less identical to what our bus had when brand new, but the (cheaper) buses never worked well and/or broke easily. While I want my "historic" car to look the same as it used to be, the functionality of this pump is such that I ended up installing it. This is true, can/does if the black plastic nut is not tightened. When you turn the…

I give the product 2 stars because technically it does what it is supposed to do. Unfortunately, what it does isn't very useful in my app, which is dry camping in a converted van, and I don't see how it would be useful in any other app. I currently carry 3 6 gallon canisters and use them to fill a gallon container which I in turn use for quick filling of water bottles, pots and for cooking/cleaning. I bought this hand pump with the idea that it would be an upgrade as I could plug it right into…