Dave, the valve on the head probably unscrews for removal.
You should be able to get a turn valve from a vendor in the Marketplace at the rally in Goshen.
Peace
Dave
What did you do to your camper today?
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You should be able to get a turn valve from a vendor in the Marketplace at the rally in Goshen.
Peace
Dave
Bones
Well-known member
Thanks Dave. I'll look there if I don't find anything around here. That trip is just around the corner.
From Dave
farside291
Well-known member
Cut down the king frame and replaced king mattress with a Queen Grand Cloud Tempur pedic. WOW! What a difference, second week on it and no more back pains. Threw the old king in the trash.
Oregon_Camper
Well-known member
Now we've all heard the saying...."everything is bigger in Texas", but come on....even your garbage cans are big enough to hold a King Mattress.
LOL
Chippendale
Well-known member
Removed the electric fireplace, took it into the house and used the kitchen island as a work bench. Replaced the blower motor and heating element, but of course it took a couple of trips to the hardware store for parts the fireplace company did not send me. Tested it out on the back patio with a garden hose ready just in case, but it was not needed as the new blower and heater seemed to work perfectly and the dog seems amazed that I did not burn the house down. Will probably get it reinstalled on Thursday or Friday and be ready for summer weather.
Bones
Well-known member
Nice work. Your install looks good
JWalker
Northeast Region Director-Retired
TravelTiger
Founding Texas-West Chapter Leaders-Retired
Awesome job on the combo add! Did you have to run water and sewer to it? How so?
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johnpsz
Well-known member
We had a leak in the rear corner and had to pull out some cabinetry and it messed up the counter in the outdoor kitchen, so in "replacing" the messed up cabinetry/counter space we used that area for the back of the washer/dryer combo. The washer dryer is hooked up running and already took an hour and a half cruise from my father-in-laws place back to ours and nothing shifted, and all hose connections stayed intact. We test ran it just after install, then again when we got it home, and love having the ability to wash clothes on out longer trips. We are still working to "finish" the work in the outdoor kitchen, but there was water and grey tank drain right there so that was the other reason for this location. Here are some of the "unfinished" pics of the outdoor kitchen.
Just after cutting the counter top:
With the W/D combo hooked up, new wall and shorter counter in outdoor camp kitchen:
We have a "removable wall" on the back side of the W/D, accessible from the camp kitchen, but it is just rough OSB right now. We are going to work on it some this weekend and I can post more pics then.
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We also may paint the dryer vent at some later time, the only options were White and Brown, and we figured the Brown was better than the White in that location, lol.
Just after cutting the counter top:
With the W/D combo hooked up, new wall and shorter counter in outdoor camp kitchen:
We have a "removable wall" on the back side of the W/D, accessible from the camp kitchen, but it is just rough OSB right now. We are going to work on it some this weekend and I can post more pics then.
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We also may paint the dryer vent at some later time, the only options were White and Brown, and we figured the Brown was better than the White in that location, lol.
JohnDar
Prolifically Gabby Member
Nice work! But did you put a drain pan under it? It would help prevent damage should a leak occur inside the machine. And yes, things inside can come loose or break.
johnpsz
Well-known member
JohnDar -- No we didn't put a pan in, there is no real way to do a floor drain, and in my research 90% of the RV units don't have pans. I wasn't able to find a pan to fit it, and anything I calculated wouldn't hold more than .5 gal so it would still overload the shallow pan. I did put water shutoff valves in the bathroom adjacent to the bunkhouse so if there was a leak it could quickly be shutdown. I may, if time permits, "build" my own catch pan since I cannot find one that fits the space, I am pretty good at building fiberglass enclosures, but again it would just be a small basin and no way to "drop" the accumulated overflow water based on the location of the W/D unit.
danemayer
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De-winterized today.
Double-checked the water heater anode rod (replaced when winterizing last fall)
Added bleach solution to the fresh tank.
Towed the rig about 7 miles to slosh the bleach around the tank and seat new lug nuts.
Tightened the lug nuts.
Started up the fridge on electric and tested LP operation while towing.
Put rust reformer on the frame on both sides.
Changed batteries in the RVLock.
Checked air pressure in tires.
We'll spend a couple of days in Ouray, CO next week and then the Alto, NM Rally the week after.
Double-checked the water heater anode rod (replaced when winterizing last fall)
Added bleach solution to the fresh tank.
Towed the rig about 7 miles to slosh the bleach around the tank and seat new lug nuts.
Tightened the lug nuts.
Started up the fridge on electric and tested LP operation while towing.
Put rust reformer on the frame on both sides.
Changed batteries in the RVLock.
Checked air pressure in tires.
We'll spend a couple of days in Ouray, CO next week and then the Alto, NM Rally the week after.
porthole
Retired
John, our pole mount has a tension knob on the oposite end of the shower socket. Looks decorative, but tightens up the mount.
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You take showers in the camper ?
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6 that I know of - 2 styles and 3 finishes each
Bones
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John, our pole mount has a tension knob on the oposite end of the shower socket. Looks decorative, but tightens up the mount.
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You take showers in the camper ?
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6 that I know of - 2 styles and 3 finishes each
Duane,
Yes we use the shower all the time and the bathtub on occasion for the kiddos.
Dave
JohnDar
Prolifically Gabby Member
John, our pole mount has a tension knob on the oposite end of the shower socket. Looks decorative, but tightens up the mount.
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6 that I know of - 2 styles and 3 finishes each
Duane, I know about the tension knob. It still slid down and the nozzle would not stay upright. It does work very well in our home shower stall, though.
tessa
Active Member
installed my 50 amp EMS-LCHW50 surge protector, vent covers on both fantastic fans and vacuumed out the basement area where all the wires and plumbing is. isolated all the water lines that vibrated. still need to do something to the water pump. been wanting to get these projects done for a while now. good to be able to stay at my MIL's where I can get this done
