gary350
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Post by gary350 on Nov 17, 2015 8:43:06 GMT -8
When I bought this camper it was gutted. I restored it but my water hook up is not correct. I attached a 3 ft washing machine hose to the kitchen sink it hangs out the bottom of the camper. At the camp ground I screw on the garden hose and run it from the camp ground water to the hose under the trailer. The hose under the trailer leaks about 15 gallons of water every day so this creates a mud hole at the camp site. I tried a different hose, new gaskets, plyers, it still leaks. I think the 3 foot long washing machine hose needs to be replaced with something different but I don't know what???
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Post by SusieQ on Nov 17, 2015 9:33:06 GMT -8
Perhaps you could plumb it with pex pipe or pvc and then add a standard connection. Below is the short version of my story, but all is good now. you could probably buy a sink hose long enough to connect to the standard fitting.  I end up doing everything twice. I plumbed mine with pex pipe and the twist type fittings when I had the front off of it. All was good. I re-did my counter top after I put it together and had to remove my faucet. I had a small problem getting my faucet out but a HUGE problem getting it hooked backed up because of the space constraints. I spent hours on it and ended up buying a 12" sink hose at Lowe's and connecting that to my pex pipe. My pex pipe runs to a standard connection on the outside of the trailer. |
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Post by bigbill on Nov 17, 2015 9:39:31 GMT -8
Many trailers had a water tank that could be pressurized with air to create flow or a hose could be screwed into the tank cap. Some trailers had a hose fixture on the outside that allowed you to fasten a hose directly to a second faucet separate from the hand pump faucet. Then some early trailers had a container that sat in an upper cabinet with a small faucet in the side where you could drain water out as needed. These are crude descriptions but you get the idea. As trailers developed so did their water systems. If you was moving from a tent and a Jerry can any thing seemed nicer, then when you moved on up to toilets and shower the water system had to improve.
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Post by Ten on Nov 17, 2015 9:58:46 GMT -8
The "correct" way would probably be to have a hard-plumbed setup inside, leading to the faucet, either iron pipe and copper, or PVC, or some combination. The hard plumbing would lead outside to a hookup point. But you still have a hose-thread connection either way.
Here is a crazy idea...how about replacing the washing machine hose with a 25' fresh-water hose, and add a couple hangers underneath? Coil the hose up and hang it to transport, and hook up at the faucet, or at least away from the trailer, at the campgrounds? No more mud hole....
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Post by vikx on Nov 17, 2015 22:27:15 GMT -8
I plumb my sink faucet this way: The faucet is 1/2 pipe, so I connect a standard faucet hose, 1/2" IP x 1/2" IP. That can go to the inlet pictured above and makes for easy connections if repairs are needed. Here's the side inlet:  Here is an example of the inside inlet connection:  And the hose dangling from the faucet:  This faucet connector has been reduced to 1/4" compression (filter faucet) but gives you a general idea:  |
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Post by SusieQ on Nov 18, 2015 4:35:00 GMT -8
Good pics, vikx. Sounds like that's basically what you've done, Gary with the washing machine hose. If you swap it out for the sink hose and add the inlet, you should be good. If it still leaks, try a different water hose. And there's always teflon tape to help seal the connection, but you shouldn't need it with a good hose connection. |
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Post by vikx on Nov 18, 2015 11:34:49 GMT -8
Inlets come with a check valve or not. The check valve is handy if you decide to go with a 12 volt water pump later. It prevents the pump from spewing water from the inlet... Above, the dark grey connection on the inside is a check valve. If you never want a pump, it's easier to winterize with a free flowing inlet.
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Post by turbodaddy on Nov 23, 2015 18:21:10 GMT -8
I think the whole idea of having to be connected to "city water" is over-rated. We just have a handpump, a 15 gallon water tank, a 12 gallon gray water tank, and a Thetford "Curve" porta-potty. We can go for about 3-5 days without running out of water or having to dump the gray water or porta potty. Simple and worry free. We use showers when available and so far no one seems to comment negativley on whether we smell good or not. Atlanta today...trying to get to Maine by Thursday.
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