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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Today: Plumbing the bathroom.
I've already posted the latest in Bathroom, but wanted to add a bit here in the Fresh Water Chapter,
After cutting and fitting and sweating and leak testing and polishing, I ended up with these two bathroom plumbing "camper parts".
Note on this end, the sweated brass fittings for the faucet attachment. Beyond the pipes is the faucet, and the dispenser plungers.
Then from the other direction.
Here's the faucet. We liked this one from Central Brass - and through Amazon - better than the very similar priced, but a bit lesser quality looking faucets found at two local home centers.
We like the old time look and feel.
But we didn't want the "Taiwan" tag on this "American made" faucet (Central Brass calls themselves a "national company" on their web site "about") to be front and center, so we flipped the faucet backwards, which after drilling two more holes (where the screws are) are fastened securely to the bathroom back wall.
See Bathroom for installation.
I've already posted the latest in Bathroom, but wanted to add a bit here in the Fresh Water Chapter,
After cutting and fitting and sweating and leak testing and polishing, I ended up with these two bathroom plumbing "camper parts".
Note on this end, the sweated brass fittings for the faucet attachment. Beyond the pipes is the faucet, and the dispenser plungers.
Then from the other direction.
Here's the faucet. We liked this one from Central Brass - and through Amazon - better than the very similar priced, but a bit lesser quality looking faucets found at two local home centers.
We like the old time look and feel.
But we didn't want the "Taiwan" tag on this "American made" faucet (Central Brass calls themselves a "national company" on their web site "about") to be front and center, so we flipped the faucet backwards, which after drilling two more holes (where the screws are) are fastened securely to the bathroom back wall.
See Bathroom for installation.