1968 Travel Queen Resto Mod - 8. Fresh Water
This Part 8. Fresh Water, begins at a stage in our game of rebuilding the left sidewall of the camper. It is here on that side where we run into the utility connections, much of which are fresh water ...
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I had been working over in Chapter 9. Electrical. Was going to actually start installing light fixtures too, but just as I was about to get started, UPS brought me my battery box. Oh! Then I can move forward on that, and on the vehicle umbilical. Cool.
So I did. And I got a lot done too, but not completed. There were some other things going on, and a couple trips into town. One of which was for a hole saw, for the camper wall, for a size I didn't have, but now needed for the battery vent.
And while I was at the home center for the tool, I browsed the aisles for a solution on my fresh water drain where it exits the camper. This is how it looked and what I had put it to in the past.
I wanted this hose end fastened, and as flush as possible to the wall, because this is the left front of the camper, and has a potential to drag on the truck fender upon loading and unloading.
The valve is inside, so it just needs a flange or something here, just to seal the draining water from reentering the camper through the hole, or any rain water, etc.
After a few aisles I came across the "evaporative coolers" accessories display and found this overflow pipe kit. For those who don't know swamp coolers, it lets the reservoir of water in the bottom of the big cube hanging on your window, to flow outside should the float fail. The little tube is adjusted to proper height and fits the larger black plastic fitting in a tapered, tight fit. The tube's outside diameter just happened to be the exact same size as my drain tubing. Perfect!
I removed the tubing stub from the camper, cut it to proper length and assembled the new purposed "flange kit".
Then while I was cutting holes in the camper for the battery vent and umbilical connection, I also enlarged the hole for the water drain flange.
Of course I put primer on the fresh wood edge. But that doesn't mean I have to let it fully dry before moving forward!
Yeah. I think this works.
So I did. And I got a lot done too, but not completed. There were some other things going on, and a couple trips into town. One of which was for a hole saw, for the camper wall, for a size I didn't have, but now needed for the battery vent.
And while I was at the home center for the tool, I browsed the aisles for a solution on my fresh water drain where it exits the camper. This is how it looked and what I had put it to in the past.
I wanted this hose end fastened, and as flush as possible to the wall, because this is the left front of the camper, and has a potential to drag on the truck fender upon loading and unloading.
The valve is inside, so it just needs a flange or something here, just to seal the draining water from reentering the camper through the hole, or any rain water, etc.
After a few aisles I came across the "evaporative coolers" accessories display and found this overflow pipe kit. For those who don't know swamp coolers, it lets the reservoir of water in the bottom of the big cube hanging on your window, to flow outside should the float fail. The little tube is adjusted to proper height and fits the larger black plastic fitting in a tapered, tight fit. The tube's outside diameter just happened to be the exact same size as my drain tubing. Perfect!
I removed the tubing stub from the camper, cut it to proper length and assembled the new purposed "flange kit".
Then while I was cutting holes in the camper for the battery vent and umbilical connection, I also enlarged the hole for the water drain flange.
Of course I put primer on the fresh wood edge. But that doesn't mean I have to let it fully dry before moving forward!
Yeah. I think this works.