PT
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Post by PT on Mar 5, 2019 13:53:45 GMT -8
I see lots of trailers have a raised bathroom floor under the toilet and/or shower. Was a holding tank ever placed in this space or was it just raised up to provide space for the plumbing? I had heard that my 1962 Holiday House was converted at some point to "straight thru" for the bathroom - but after removing everything I don't believe there was a tank in this space - nor do I see evidence that one was attached under the trailer to the frame but maybe I'm missing something? It had a 19 gallon pressurized water tank, electric water heater, toilet, shower - but seems it had to be hooked up to sewer at a campground. Were other trailers configured this way with some regularity? - Thanks all Here's what it looks like... all that iron pipe and copper water lines under the bathroom floor seem original but maybe not? 040 by A W, on Flickr 016 by A W, on Flickr 038 by A W, on Flickr
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Post by vikx on Mar 5, 2019 22:12:49 GMT -8
A lot of trailers do have a tank under the toilet/raised floor. Some had the tank underneath. You might be able to tell by looking underneath the trailer as well.
Straight thru plumbing was directly connected to a sewer and the PO may have removed the tank. Of course the existing toilet won't work as an RV unit. Also, the straight thru could have been ordered from the factory.
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Post by PT on Mar 6, 2019 13:14:32 GMT -8
Thanks Vikx -
I'll take a closer look under the trailer and see if there are remnants of any mounting brackets for an exterior tank. My quick previous looks didn't show any signs. It would be nice to figure out how it was originally configured.
I'm hoping to lower the bathroom floor so my head doesn't bang into the ceiling :-). I think I can do it and still keep the shower but time will tell.
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Post by vikx on Mar 6, 2019 21:07:00 GMT -8
Tanks were usually mounted using the flange and then metal straps anchored to the frame. I believe they could 'tip' the tank to get the flange to clear. So you might not see much...
Also study some newer RVs; might give you some ideas.
Good luck!
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