Hot and Cold Water to spray port

[03Griz]

Pex is ran into the basement but not connected as we brace for another winter storm here. Will be replacing the soft hose with Pex right to the nautalis panel as a start of changing it all over. Trailer is still winterized so it will be a week or more before I can pressure test so the interior panel is still off, however I have since glued the trim onto the panel and will now attach the panel with screws so it can be accessed fairly easily incase of anything. Plan is to have a 20 litre pail (5gallon) under the spout to catch the water so it doesn't wet the campsite rug. Very simialar to my last trailer that had a sink that you had to spill out. Had to have the spout on a 90 because of clearance to the door. This is on a 31MB and once the fridge is back in it's spot you can't really see the valves. I also plan to put pipe insulation on both lines were they go through the back wall not so much for condensation but more due to all the wires that are in the wall and having hot water pipe right beside wire. They are not touching now but just to give me that happy feeling.

[Cate&Rob]

Hi 03Griz

Welcome to our owners technical forum. Posting details on mods like yours is what we are all about. Others may not copy your installation exactly but might apply your ideas to their application. See our Welcome post for how to populate your signature and navigate the forum. https://gdrvowners.com/forum/main-fo...to-new-members

Rob

[JBill9694]

Not trying to be a killjoy, 03Griz, but it looks like you notched one of the vertical supports for your interior steps. Any way to sister a support on the backside of the existing to restore the structural integrity?

[03Griz]

Hi 03Griz

Welcome to our owners technical forum. Posting details on mods like yours is what we are all about. Others may not copy your installation exactly but might apply your ideas to their application. See our Welcome post for how to populate your signature and navigate the forum. https://gdrvowners.com/forum/main-fo...to-new-members

Rob

Thank you and all updated. Have lots of MODS on the go so lot's to share.

[03Griz]

Not trying to be a killjoy, 03Griz, but it looks like you notched one of the vertical supports for your interior steps. Any way to sister a support on the backside of the existing to restore the structural integrity?

That was an added support that I put in, it did not exist before so not needed. It is there to get the pex to hold that bend. Not for any structure.

[howson]

Pex is ran into the basement but not connected as we brace for another winter storm here. Will be replacing the soft hose with Pex right to the nautalis panel as a start of changing it all over. Trailer is still winterized so it will be a week or more before I can pressure test so the interior panel is still off, however I have since glued the trim onto the panel and will now attach the panel with screws so it can be accessed fairly easily incase of anything. Plan is to have a 20 litre pail (5gallon) under the spout to catch the water so it doesn't wet the campsite rug. Very simialar to my last trailer that had a sink that you had to spill out. Had to have the spout on a 90 because of clearance to the door. This is on a 31MB and once the fridge is back in it's spot you can't really see the valves. I also plan to put pipe insulation on both lines were they go through the back wall not so much for condensation but more due to all the wires that are in the wall and having hot water pipe right beside wire. They are not touching now but just to give me that happy feeling.

Interesting and to my knowledge a unique mod here on this forum. I added the modification tag to your post to make it easier for those looking it in the future.

[Sandridge4]

03Griz was just at the hardware store yesterday getting parts to add a shutoff valve to my door side spray port….. will be going back tomorrow to get parts to add a hot line now!! Great idea thanks for sharing!!

[JBill9694]

That was an added support that I put in, it did not exist before so not needed. It is there to get the pex to hold that bend. Not for any structure.

Excellent. Another late thought would be to put a protective plate over the lines to keep Murphy from putting a nail or screw through them some time in the future.

[03Griz]

Excellent. Another late thought would be to put a protective plate over the lines to keep Murphy from putting a nail or screw through them some time in the future.

Great idea, hard to imagine putting a nail through as the fridge is on that side but why not, I have lot's of protector plates for electrical. I have also decided to either use a small piece of the old soft hose split open to act as a protector for the lines where they are rubbing up against the factory 2 x 2 or I will use 3/4 pex piece over the 1/2". That way it can never wear through. Will decide tommorrow once the weather get's a little better and I try both.

[03Griz]

03Griz was just at the hardware store yesterday getting parts to add a shutoff valve to my door side spray port….. will be going back tomorrow to get parts to add a hot line now!! Great idea thanks for sharing!!

After it was mentioned that the freeze point is now 4" inside the wall I have been thinking that for the 31MB you could also put shut off's in the basement, just have to pull out the drawer in the bunk to turn them off. If I was someone who full timed into the real cold months I would do that. I can always do it later.........

[BWSTGDS]

03Griz Very nice modification. I would like to do this on my 377MBS, at least to have a cold water valve, and connect that flexible spout. Would be useful for filling a pot or kettle when cooking outside. Gotta get a minifridge out there in the basement as well.

Would this Dura Faucet spout do the job? I see one amazon reviewer put a valve inline with this spout, so one would not be needed inside the RV basement.

Dura Faucet DFSA183BK exterior shower