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Post by brian1313 on Apr 14, 2019 11:46:06 GMT -8
I have a a 68 globestar and the bathroom is a wetbath. The original toliet and black water tank was missing so I am just putting a porta potty in. Is there a good way to fill the toliet hole?. Also any way to easily fill a hole in the shower surround? It has a sink in there as well and no need as the kitchen sink is right outsode the bathroom door so I want to remove it but need to patch the hole it will leave?
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Post by jeremiah on Apr 14, 2019 15:17:50 GMT -8
How about put a floor safe where the toilet was and put the porta potty over it. As far as the wall hole in the wall, just put a picture over it. "Your aim is appreciated" "welcome to our camper" "a picture of you and grandma fishing " that should do it.
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Post by Hamlet on Apr 14, 2019 21:16:44 GMT -8
If it’s a wet bath, you may need to do some more work. Can you use the existing shower pan? If so, It may be possible to replace the surround, which would allow you to yank the sink. If you can’t use the existing pan, look for one on line that has a raised area for a porta pot and a “well” for the shower pan.
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Post by bigbill on Apr 15, 2019 15:39:21 GMT -8
Are you wanting to keep the shower usable or not? Also you want to plug holes to look nice, but also they need to be closed tight to keep bugs, rodents, and snakes out. This includes the holes through the floor.
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Post by Ten on Apr 15, 2019 21:26:38 GMT -8
I'll tell you what I did with mine, and why.
I have a 1970 Shasta, and since the years are so close between yours and mine, I would guess that the construction may be a bit similar. This is a photo of the original wet-bath toilet.
When I transported mine home on my car hauler, the tank was damaged underneath. I think it happened loading it, the tank was pushed from underneath and the inlet was broken. It took me a while to figure out that the tube leading from the floor flange into the tank was actually a 3" ABS plastic nipple. There was no "give" in between when it was pushed upwards and tore the top of the tank open.
I had wanted to get the tank repaired and remount the original toilet in place again, but wanted the camper ready to travel in the late part of that waning summer. We decided to go with the porta-potty idea to get her rolling. With the tank out, I replaced the flange in the floor pan, then threaded the nipple back in place. This allowed room enough to cover the bottom of the camper where the tank had been with plywood. I purchased a 3" threaded cap to close off the flange. I also purchased an adapter to allow for direct hookup with a sewer hose. The underneath is closed off and covered. I then cut two pieces of plywood to match the shape of the toilet base portion of the floor pan. I cut a hole in the one large enough to allow the flange to be protected.
When they are in place, look like this:
Now put the cherry on top of the sundae....
The plywood gives a solid base for the pot to sit on, without rocking or damaging the floor flange. This leaves me three options open... 1) Use the portapotty as pictured. 2) Remount the toilet and either repair the original tank and reinstall, or, run directly to a portable tank. The end result is the same either way, as all the original is a larger version of a portapotty that is harder to empty... To date, I have put a few hundred miles of travel in the camper like this, and have never tied the potty down, and never had the plywood slip apart while in transit. Granted there is nothing but gravity and friction holding it all in place, so a strap of some sort might be a good idea. I've also never used the shower with this setup, and would probably be faced with taking it all up to dry out the plywood. As far as having a potty onboard though, it works well.
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Post by brian1313 on Apr 17, 2019 9:30:32 GMT -8
Thanks for the replys. The shower pan and everything are in good condition just have this large hole on the floor where the toilet use to be. I would add a picture but not sure how? I want to keep it usable but just as a shower and toilet area no sink. Does anyone know where to find shower panels and shower pan for old campers. It may be just me but I cant seem to find panels that fit the dimensions.
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Post by brian1313 on Apr 17, 2019 9:35:20 GMT -8
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Post by Hamlet on Apr 17, 2019 10:11:23 GMT -8
Thanks for the replys. The shower pan and everything are in good condition just have this large hole on the floor where the toilet use to be. I would add a picture but not sure how? I want to keep it usable but just as a shower and toilet area no sink. Does anyone know where to find shower panels and shower pan for old campers. It may be just me but I cant seem to find panels that fit the dimensions. When we turned Hamlet’s (ham style Compact) large closet into a wet bath (porta potty and shower, no sink) we didn’t get special walls. We used the paneling that we installed in the rest of the trailer and gave it three coats of marine spar varnish. We purchased a shower pan/porta potty holder that fit the closet exactly and sealed the junction between the two with a very flexible sealer to accommodate the jostling of a moving trailer. We cut down an inexpensive shower curtain that hangs across the door when we use the shower. The whole thing works quite well and has done for going on ten years.
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Post by brian1313 on Apr 25, 2019 9:55:59 GMT -8
So i have figured out most of the wet bath but one issue. Hoping someone has an easy solution. The old toilet hole has a metal ring around it but it is stuck on there good. Any suggested on how to get it off without tearing up the shower pan. I tried to chisel but to no avail
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