In the dry bath of the Compass 23TW there are some great features. But even with a curved shower curtain rod and a lip around the shower pan it was possible that a billowing shower curtain would drip water on the bathroom floor. The entry corner needed to stay open but the non-entry front corner could definitely be closed off. So I started to research possible mods. Photos of the installation are in a Thor album linked below.
We decided there were several mods to do. First was to replace the original shower head. It was a bit warped and leaked at the hose junction no matter how tight Jim could make it. We got a Oxygenics RV Fury shower head from Amazon. Using the original hose there was NO leaking! We removed the little circular hose capture but used the original hose. That way you can put the shower head down low if ever needed. And the Oxygenics shower head holder can be angled better. That’s a win in my book!
Next for the curtain. The original shower curtain was too large. It drug on the floor. I found a smaller quick dry shower stall version which still needed to be shortened. I did not want material lying on the shower pan where it wouldn’t dry very well. I made a tuck at the top of the curtain under the grommet holes. Depending on what hooks you choose this tuck could be from 1-3”. Our shower pan dipped at the entry so I needed the curtain to be a 1/2” longer in that area. Each rig will be a little different. I choose the free moving metal curtain hooks with rolling balls at the top.
Third was the curtain control. The non-entry corner needed a rigid water dam which I found at Home Depot. The tricky part was deciding what brand to use for the vertical capture of the curtain edge. I selected the Delamu CC03 cable raceway from Amazon since it had the best overlap and looked to be sturdy. It was! The rigid corner dam and the raceway both needed a flat surface for their double stick adhesive(s). There was enough room to share, hallelujah. We stuck 3 plastic clips on the entry side to secure the curtain during the shower.
Fourth was the shower pan. The lip on the shower pan needed to be taller if the curtain wasn’t going to drag on the floor. There we found a soft silicone water dam that could extend to the entry corner. Jim was able to carve a bit off the bottom so the silicone straddled both sides of the floor-end of the rigid corner water dam. Clear silicone bath caulking was applied on the inside of all these add-on mods.
Once we had verified that no water escaped when we showered I needed to create a custom rug. I dislike cold bathroom floors in the night. I used a neoprene rug from Target which was just big enough to cover the floor of the Compass 23TW. I made a template with paper and cut to fit. (Measure 5 times, cut once) For us there’s one seam which is held together on the bottom with Gorilla tape.
So the end result is a very comfortable shower with reasonable water useage which is water-tight. I’m a clean, happy camper!
Link to install photos in Thor album https://www.thorforums.com/forums/members/28284-albums432.html
We decided there were several mods to do. First was to replace the original shower head. It was a bit warped and leaked at the hose junction no matter how tight Jim could make it. We got a Oxygenics RV Fury shower head from Amazon. Using the original hose there was NO leaking! We removed the little circular hose capture but used the original hose. That way you can put the shower head down low if ever needed. And the Oxygenics shower head holder can be angled better. That’s a win in my book!
Next for the curtain. The original shower curtain was too large. It drug on the floor. I found a smaller quick dry shower stall version which still needed to be shortened. I did not want material lying on the shower pan where it wouldn’t dry very well. I made a tuck at the top of the curtain under the grommet holes. Depending on what hooks you choose this tuck could be from 1-3”. Our shower pan dipped at the entry so I needed the curtain to be a 1/2” longer in that area. Each rig will be a little different. I choose the free moving metal curtain hooks with rolling balls at the top.
Third was the curtain control. The non-entry corner needed a rigid water dam which I found at Home Depot. The tricky part was deciding what brand to use for the vertical capture of the curtain edge. I selected the Delamu CC03 cable raceway from Amazon since it had the best overlap and looked to be sturdy. It was! The rigid corner dam and the raceway both needed a flat surface for their double stick adhesive(s). There was enough room to share, hallelujah. We stuck 3 plastic clips on the entry side to secure the curtain during the shower.
Fourth was the shower pan. The lip on the shower pan needed to be taller if the curtain wasn’t going to drag on the floor. There we found a soft silicone water dam that could extend to the entry corner. Jim was able to carve a bit off the bottom so the silicone straddled both sides of the floor-end of the rigid corner water dam. Clear silicone bath caulking was applied on the inside of all these add-on mods.
Once we had verified that no water escaped when we showered I needed to create a custom rug. I dislike cold bathroom floors in the night. I used a neoprene rug from Target which was just big enough to cover the floor of the Compass 23TW. I made a template with paper and cut to fit. (Measure 5 times, cut once) For us there’s one seam which is held together on the bottom with Gorilla tape.
So the end result is a very comfortable shower with reasonable water useage which is water-tight. I’m a clean, happy camper!
Link to install photos in Thor album https://www.thorforums.com/forums/members/28284-albums432.html
