WATER PEDESTAL

A water pedestal for supplying water to a recreational vehicle. The water pedestal includes a housing having a tubular wall, an open lower end and an open upper end. A flexible conduit is located substantially within the housing, the flexible conduit having a lower end extending below said open lower end of said housing and adapted to be attached to an underground water main. The flexible conduit has an upper end attached to a ball valve. The flexible conduit is formed into a loop between the upper and lower ends thereof. Rigid conduit means communicate the ball valve with an anti-syphon hose bib. The hose bib includes a rigid pipe and a faucet attached to the outer end of the rigid pipe, the rigid pipe extending through the wall of the water pedestal housing adjacent the upper end of the housing. A tubular slip sleeve is located within the housing and attached to the tubular wall of the housing at a mid-portion thereof. The tubular slip sleeve is positioned around the loop of flexible conduit and holds it in place within the housing. A cap is removably attached to the open upper end of the housing. In use the lower end of the housing is surrounded by a non-packing filler material. If the water pedestal is struck at a low speed by a recreational vehicle, the housing will tilt in the non-packing filler material and the flexible conduit will pull excess length from the loop without rupturing at the connection between the flexible conduit and the water main.