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Posted: 10/30/09 12:33pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Don't know for sure but I'll venture a guess. Could it be a thermostat to trigger the water heater to fire up as the water cools??


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What is on the other side of tub wall, cut hole in wall.


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Get the same color LEDs as the cover lens is. The shellac is a trick we learned building stick houses. Even a small amount of water would swell the underlayment during construction and the shellac saved alot of rework. Untill you mentioned it (dyslexic), I didn't notice, go figure. The plumbing has to have been install somehow. Just figuring out how it was installed is the big question. The carpet is not installed using gripper strips, as in a house. It is stapled down and trimmed. I don't know if you have slides or not, but if you do, it makes the job much harder, and I have no advice on how to do this. Please keep us posted on progress.


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After studing the pictures, Dave may be right. The tub/shower was probably installed before the vanity was put in.

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Posted: 10/30/09 10:04pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Awesome job. Keep up the good work, and keep the pictures coming.


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I will suggest you NOT use the "shark" fitting. Yes they are easy however they concentrate too much pressure on too small of an area and this could lead to fatifue of the tubing. Even the PVC and CPVC manufacturers are concerned due to this issue.


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Posted: 11/01/09 12:02am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Just as a side note - my wife installed Allure flooring in the FMC after I removed the old carpet. Looks great and is completely waterproof. We had used it in the house before. My sister thought it was hardwood.


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Hey Steve -
Fist saw your posts over on irv2 - good to see you are progressing. A couple of things - the water piping you have, I believe, is polybutylene, that is the same thing we have in our '87 Marquis - PEX was the product that replaced the polybutyl after many complaints of failure.
The silver thing you are asking about looks very much like the level sensor we have for the HWH leveler jack system - ours is located up front - would make sense to place it back near the middle of the coach. If it does go to the water heater then that is weird and I have no idea

It is good to see the old girl coming back - IMHO the old ones are well worth the effort!

Good luck - will be lurking around and marveling at your work!!

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My big question is what are you going to do with your self once its all done. Your going like gang busters, you have tons of momentum - that momentum has got to be released somewhere, once everything is fixed.


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I am really enjoying your thread. Thank you for sharing with us!


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