Old fresh water tank spout replacement help
Hi I’m new here but hoping to get a little help on an issue.
I’m a new rv owner. I bought an old 1970s holiday rambler 25’ trailer for dirt cheap and am restoring it.
Not having much experience with water/plumbing systems and the like, I’m coming here for advice.
The freshwater tank is a large metal cylinder style tank that fits under the bed with a pvc pipe fitting to the outside as a spout. My understanding is that the water pump is actually an air pump that pressurizes the tank for water pressure as opposed to pumping actual water. (?) there is also a copper tube to the outside next to the full spout with a little valve im guessing to release air pressure from the tank before filling it.
Needless to say the pvc spout/cap of the tank are completely shot from 40+ years exposure to elements. I need to replace it but of course no one makes anything like this anymore to my understanding. It’s a combination city water spout with a place to screw in a hose in addition to a regular fill spout. Tried glueing in an attempt to seal cracks in the pvc but the city water joint (that lets water in but shouldn’t let air out) is leaky even when simply holding water. I’m guessing that if the tank needs to be pressurized to work, I really need a solid seal on this.
I’m under a strict time and budget constraint so would REALLY love to not have to replace the entire tank/pump set up.
Does anyone have any ideas/advice/resources on how I could get some kind of replacement for this spout? Is it worth trying to mess with adapting new spouts to fit on to the 2” pvc pipe going into my tank? Would modern spouts even work under pressure? I would be incredibly grateful for anyone’s advice!
I’m a new rv owner. I bought an old 1970s holiday rambler 25’ trailer for dirt cheap and am restoring it.
Not having much experience with water/plumbing systems and the like, I’m coming here for advice.
The freshwater tank is a large metal cylinder style tank that fits under the bed with a pvc pipe fitting to the outside as a spout. My understanding is that the water pump is actually an air pump that pressurizes the tank for water pressure as opposed to pumping actual water. (?) there is also a copper tube to the outside next to the full spout with a little valve im guessing to release air pressure from the tank before filling it.
Needless to say the pvc spout/cap of the tank are completely shot from 40+ years exposure to elements. I need to replace it but of course no one makes anything like this anymore to my understanding. It’s a combination city water spout with a place to screw in a hose in addition to a regular fill spout. Tried glueing in an attempt to seal cracks in the pvc but the city water joint (that lets water in but shouldn’t let air out) is leaky even when simply holding water. I’m guessing that if the tank needs to be pressurized to work, I really need a solid seal on this.
I’m under a strict time and budget constraint so would REALLY love to not have to replace the entire tank/pump set up.
Does anyone have any ideas/advice/resources on how I could get some kind of replacement for this spout? Is it worth trying to mess with adapting new spouts to fit on to the 2” pvc pipe going into my tank? Would modern spouts even work under pressure? I would be incredibly grateful for anyone’s advice!
