Water manifold and basement remodel. (Long and lots of pictures)

[Ray LeTourneau]

Very nice Jeff! Can't wait to see the "after" pictures of the rest of the project.

 

[jejinks]

Very awesome thread guys! I don't know much about plumbing,..what is the advantage of the manifold vs. the way they come from the factory?

I basically did it to clean up the endless/uncoordinated pipe and wiring runs. I admit that it is not as "cleaned-up " as I had first invisioned but it is definately more organized. I guess you can call me a neat freak.

I also did the wiring portion to remove the convertor from directly under the water closet and get it up higher in case I had another water leak. I mounted mine on a 2 x 6 so water can't run directly into it and short out (which has happened to me twice).

 

[scottyb]

That is excellent work. I really want to do the same but it is a bold and intimidating project in a very tight workspace. I know it is hidden from sight, but I can't stand the thought of such disorganization. Also, I can tell you from someone who installs utility pipelines, being able to isolate a leak is huge. Thanks for sharing. If and when I decide to clean mine up, I will no doubt be taking notes from this thread.

 

[jejinks]

I have finished. As I mentioned in previous post, it's not as "cleaned-up" as I had wanted but it is much better than when I started. In order to clean up completly, one would have to pull a lot of home runs in wiring (I did pull in plumbing piping). May be hard to tell from these photo's but see me at a rally and I can prove it to you.

Here's behind the curtain photo's




The following area probably could have had more work done, which I planned to do but after more thought deceided to leave the flex hoses in lieu of hard piping for future considerations.



And when the curtain is closed

 

[JohnDar]

Nice work, Jeff. My only concern is your surge suppressor and the water lines w/elbows right next to the opening for the cable. I didn't do the extensive plumbing work that you've done, but I did remount my suppressor and converter to the side of the stair framing, where there are no water lines close enough to get to them.

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[dave10a]

I also cleaned up the basement area to include extra batteries, water filter and softener. I also rerouted and secured the plumbing to minimize road vibration as well. I have prepared the trailer for a trip to Alaska from its stock form from Heartland, I simply didn't think to make the trip without worry about the trailer making it without incident. I guess Heartland does not think people will actually travel a lot especially on poor roads.

 

[jejinks]

Nice work, Jeff. My only concern is your surge suppressor and the water lines w/elbows right next to the opening for the cable. I didn't do the extensive plumbing work that you've done, but I did remount my suppressor and converter to the side of the stair framing, where there are no water lines close enough to get to them.

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Good point. I have left enough slack that I may move that more away from the water lines. probably not right away however.