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09-17-2019, 09:42 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 35SK
State: Arizona
Posts: 71
THOR #14346
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Faucet upgrade woes
I have been wanting to upgrade the galley faucet on my 2016 Four Winds 35SK for a while now. We have touch faucets in the house, so I thought I would convert in the RV. Well I got the faucet, went and picked up the RV.. and low and behold, it appears there is no way from the outside or the inside to do the plumbing without some surgery. To add to the pics, the sink is a drop in under countertop, and the width between the bowls is smaller than my hand and butted right up against the inner wall. Also, looks like it could do silent damage if anything started leaking down there.
Im not gonna have one of my "Thor what were you thinking?" moments yet but...hopefully someone has solved this without a saw.
Any thoughts or ideas?
Thanks
Rick
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09-17-2019, 09:50 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Sometimes an upgrade that sounds great: doesn't look so good in the harsh light of reality...
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Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-17-2019, 09:58 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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One of my favorite sayings...."you can't make chicken salad out of chicken poop" If it ain't leaking, say a short prayer and pick another project. Have your wife turn the water on when you touch it.
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Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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09-17-2019, 10:20 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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How about a new shower head?
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-18-2019, 12:22 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Texas
Posts: 2,672
THOR #11781
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The most 'challenging' repair I ever did on a motor home was replacing the kitchen faucet in my last coach. Lucky for me, there was a lot of plastic involved in the construction of the factory faucet.
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Lt Keefer
2018 Hurricane 29M
CHF, Saf-T-Plus, SumoSprings
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09-18-2019, 03:10 AM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Windsport 29M
State: Nevada
Posts: 70
THOR #11264
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Sometimes an upgrade that sounds great: doesn't look so good in the harsh light of reality...
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Sometimes your just sorry you even looked [emoji50]
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09-18-2019, 08:16 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2019 Aria 4000
State: Utah
Posts: 336
THOR #15943
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The dealer gets to fix our sink plumbing that fell off on our last road trip, although I'm tempted to do it myself.
GVP
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09-18-2019, 12:53 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2015 Vegas 24.1
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,468
THOR #2601
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My kitchen faucet quit working this past summer -- neither hot or cold water would come out. Could not find where it was obstructed. Decided that I should replace the faucet. When I looked at how the original was mounted, the amount of space to work in under the sink, and how obstructed the access was I decided the aggravation was not worth the cost of having an expert do the work.
I had to take the RV to my service guy for some A/C work so I had him change the faucet. He went to Lowes and found a Moen suitable substitute for $129. His labor amounted to $60 for the faucet replacement. So for that $60 labor I saved a heap or aggravation and cursing.
Faucet is working great and the curved neck worked way better than the original. He took the original apart and fount an internal part (that was not replaceable ) was completely blocked with sediment.
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Ed & Bev Felker
Retired USAF Col and retired Nurse
Traveling with Lily & Bella ('Teddy Bear' breed)
2015 Vegas 24.1 (E-350)
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09-18-2019, 01:58 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Your story is a great illustration of how the savings in aggravation can often outweigh the cost of paying someone to do the work...
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-18-2019, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2013 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,181
THOR #908
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can you get to the clips holding the sink in place?
maybe pull the whole sink and do the work on the bench...
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09-18-2019, 04:15 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blw2
can you get to the clips holding the sink in place?
maybe pull the whole sink and do the work on the bench...
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That looked like a really tight place to work: even if you had it upside down!
But I am often wrong about these things...
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-18-2019, 04:59 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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I think most "under the counter top" sinks are glued in place...not sure about MH's though...most brick and mortar logic does not apply to MH's.
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Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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09-18-2019, 06:00 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 30.1
State: Ohio
Posts: 176
THOR #14952
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton
I think most "under the counter top" sinks are glued in place...not sure about MH's though...most brick and mortar logic does not apply to MH's.
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You got that right!
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09-18-2019, 06:20 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2015 Vegas 24.1
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,468
THOR #2601
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Gritz got it right -- my sink had two clips; however, it was completely siliconed around the entire periphery. Didn't want to risk damaging the fiberglass sink cutting away the silicone.
The faucet mount was behind the sink drains. If I put my hands together like I was praying I could get them through the limited space between the counter edge and the top of the first shelf's bottom under the sink and wedged behind the sink drain plumbing and water lines. But once having wedged my hands into that tiny space I couldn't move them at all (except to give one of my middle fingers priority in extending).
Decided changing a faucet did not justify dismantling the entire sink, drains and water lines. Turned it over to the experts who accomplished it for 60 bucks.
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Ed & Bev Felker
Retired USAF Col and retired Nurse
Traveling with Lily & Bella ('Teddy Bear' breed)
2015 Vegas 24.1 (E-350)
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09-18-2019, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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..."If I put my hands together like I was praying"...
Interesting how common this action is every time we approach our coaches with tools...maybe there's a silver lining here somewhere.....Owning a MH and keeping your wits and humor about you moves you up a few slots in line at The Gate!! When you get there, just tell St. Peter..."I owned a motorhome...and didn't commit suicide or kill anyone else"!
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Now an SOB
Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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09-18-2019, 07:48 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton
[I].. When you get there, just tell St. Peter..."I owned a motorhome...and didn't commit suicide or kill anyone else"!
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We need some Tee-Shirts made up: with that printed on them!
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-18-2019, 07:51 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2013 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,181
THOR #908
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or a basin wrench?
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09-18-2019, 08:34 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Denman
We need some Tee-Shirts made up: with that printed on them!
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Great idea, Bob!! That would cover another day of the week...only five more to go and we'll have a new wardrobe!! Got Friday covered!!
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Now an SOB
Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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09-18-2019, 09:56 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-18-2019, 09:59 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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