OLDER MOTORHOME - Gets some new PLUMBING .

Our OLDER MOTORHOME needed a new bathroom faucet after 30 years. ...
SO; my husband thought he'd try his hand at plumbing and here is how things went  ...

I wanted gold/polished brass because that was what the RV originally came with,and the rest of the trim around the lights and mirror were in gold.... Also, I wanted a single handle faucet instead of the existing 2 handle one. ... Well; it turns out that gold faucets are not popular anymore ( Polished nickel is the rage).  The old faucet was 6 inches across, which is a standard size for house bathrooms, so I thought Lowes or Home Depot would have my new faucet ... NOT SO !!  Neither did a local plumbing supplier. ... So we bit the bullet and drove 30 miles up to  Camping World - RV & Camping Experts Since 1966 ...They  DID  have my beautiful gold, single handle faucet. (just one left) , and on sale too!  $62. ugh..  Plumbing fixtures are not cheap !! ...  The next day  my hubby set out  to install it (why pay an RV dealership $90. an hr when you can do the work yourself), and GUESS WHAT ??.. The fittings on the new faucet were too shallow for the fittings attached at the end of the water line in the RV. ... I went back to the plumbing supplier and we came up with an adaptor set up, by adding 2 couplings, but my hubby elected to cut off the copper tube that was sticking out too far on the existing RV water lines. .. He had to be careful because the only way to do it, was by hand with a little hacksaw. ... When he was finished cutting, the new faucet and old motorhome fittings came together just fine. ... Isn't it pretty !
 
                                                                                                                                                                      
After checking under the kitchen sink, a small leak was discovered. ... It seems that one of the plastic/PVC  "nuts"  in the drain pipe assembly had developed a crack.  Since the size was not household standard, and the drain assembly was all one piece, we had to order a whole new assembly  from the RV dealer.  The cost was only $11.00.  It arrived in 3 days, and  took my  hubby just 15 minutes to replace .

If you do it yourself, refitting  plumbing  in an older motorhome can be a bit of a challenge, but well worth the effort .  
Remember, " Where there's a will, there's a way " 
As for my husband, Doing the work himself gave him a sense of accomplishment and saved us lots of money. 

The next project is new carpet ... I got a "STEAL" at the local " Habitat for Humanity" store ... I found a  piece of commercial grade carpet that is 8'X30'  (that should be plenty for the RV). ... It only cost me  $15. !! ... It's a good thing I got it so cheap 'cause I'll bet getting it put down will cost 3 fortunes..lol.. Our "old girl" has the step up and dog house in front, so alot of work to lay carpet around everything. 
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    I saw this the last time we were out on the road with the RV and decided that I must have it.
                 I seem to always lose those clamps for the table and these are the only bench covers I have ever seen.
                                    I think a good value for ONLY : $6.99
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  • 4/29/2009 11:46 AM wrote:
    Wow that sounded like fun! Hope the carpet is easier are you having someone else install it or doing it yourselves? We are moved into our 2004 5th wheel now all except the last load, hope it all fits and isn't too heavy! Will start eliminating before we travel if I need to. Enjoyed your blog.
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  • 5/20/2009 4:09 PM Len-Guitar Lessons wrote:
    Hi Snowbird,
    just checking out your site again-looks great.
    On the road again would be nice, traveling and seeing the country!
    Happy RVing
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