Reddit reviews Valterra Rocket Hand Pump for RV, Camper Holding Tank Faucet Pump - Chrome
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COLD WATER RV FAUCET: Hand pump is ideal for RV's and campers with a holding tank that require a pump faucetEASY TO USE: Rotate the handle back and forth to pump water through the faucetFUNCTIONAL PRIME LOCK: Keep the water in prime hold position for immediate water release, or leave the line in drain position to return water to the holding tankEASY TO INSTALL: Simply drill a hole through the countertop, place pump, and connect hose to water tankREPLACEABLE PARTS: Valterra repair kit RP320 available for making quick and easy repairs
In 2014 I set up a very crude, portable cask system/beer engine using a picnic cooler, some of those camping water cubes, a hand potable water-pump designed for an RV, and some 3/8" food grade tubing. Got some photos of it here: https://imgur.com/a/YbAExO2
It worked pretty well as a makeshift draft system until I upgraded to a proper kegerator. I even conditioned the beer in the cubes a few times since I was going for low carbonation British style ales and only wanted for 1.5 volumes of Co2. It was a hoot to (literally) roll it to a party.
Most of the bits and bobs are easy to find, but the water pump is here if you want to give it a shot. : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BGM2XG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'm not sure about what /u/JHCain is running, but you might be interested in one of the poor mans beer engines that I've seen.
Basically you use a corny keg for the cask, just keg condition it with low priming sugar for the low volumes CO2, then you use an RV water hand pump and just connect it with beer line that fits, and then you use a low pressure propane regulator on a low pressure CO2 line as a breather. Without the air exposure, you can get longer shelf life out of the beer. I keep toying with the idea of doing this, but have never gotten around to it.
I think there's a BYO article on it somehwere. and I think the guy built a DIY type sparkler for the end of the RV pump spout.
I was looking to make a wooden box to conceal a mini-keg and support a hand-pump. Then I thought a cooler with a thermo-electric chill plate might be better for maintaining the appropriate serving temperature. It took way too long to realize that I had one already sitting in the basement. My old mini kegerator was already well-suited to the 5-liter format, and has a built in temperature control. So, the Edgestar Beer Engine was born. I built a custom box to fit on top of the unit, and fitted it with the Valterra RP800 Chrome Rocket Hand Pump.
Are you trying to make a cask ale? I'd recommend just buying a beer engine or at minimum this hand pump
https://www.amazon.com/Valterra-Silver-RP800-Rocket-Pump-Chrome/dp/B000BGM2XG/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=Trailer+hand+pump&qid=1568143028&s=gateway&sr=8-6
Then you would need to clean it after every use. Your beer will also go bad after about a week from oxygen contamination, but you can switch to using 1 gallon glass apple juice juhs