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lostagain
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Topic: Removing shower head Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 8:39am |
WoodR. - Here's the foto. I got the funnel through an internet restaurant supply after I couldn't find a suitable small sink. The drain is just stuff from the HD. The wood slats on the floor are from Cost+World Market; a wood shower mat that I cut to fit. The little clip that holds the hose at the bottom is the old shower hose holder for the wall. The sink doesn't interfere with the use of the shower or the head, but the bad thing is the drain empties onto the floor. I didn't want to have to mess with the plumbing under the shower pan as it's horribly inaccessible, but with the wood mat it doesn't make any difference that the drain empties onto the floor.
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Wood River Pod
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Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 7:52am |
Would you please provide pics of the sink/funnel. That would be helpful. Thanks
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lostagain
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Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 8:44pm |
Here's the foto. Split shackles are sister clips that quickly connect and un-connect. A snap shackle would also work but I didn't have any and they're a little pricey to buy. I'm just repurposing old sailing hardware that I happened to hang onto when I sold my sailboat. Hope it helps.
I should also mention that I added a homemade sink made from a stainless steel funnel. It doesn't take up nearly as much room as the stock sink FR started putting in. I used the old shower hose holder to fasten the sink drain line to the wall (1" plastic hose). I added a second shower head bracket that holds the shower head to squirt into the sink. Now we can wash our hands in the head after taking care of business, instead of where food is prepared. The metal hoses is well out of the way, snugly up against the wall.
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Wood River Pod
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Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 8:28pm |
Yes please. Picture please. Weighing all options before I decide to remove the bathroom sink, but keep the shower. Thanks
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Mesa Verde
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Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 6:37pm |
That would be helpful lostagain.
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lostagain
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Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 5:07pm |
Mesa, if you want, I'll take a foto to show how it's now attached.
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Mesa Verde
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Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 2:07pm |
Thanks for all the comments, and to lostagain for the helpful tip on switching out the mechanism.
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lostagain
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Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 9:08am |
Mesa, we replaced our shower head and hose with a metal armored hose and it lies flat against the wall. We rarely use the shower, but it is available if needed. Those plastic shower hoses are awful no matter where you are. We also modified the way the hose is held to the wall using sailboat hardware so we can easily disconnect the hose from hose holder in the wall and it can reach anywhere in the head. Comes in handy for cleaning.
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Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 10:11am |
Originally posted by Tars Tarkas
I still have strong memories of my tent camping days when I'd be going crazy for lack of a shower on about day 3.
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But at least everyone in the group is about the same ripeness.
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Tars Tarkas
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Posted: 24 Apr 2018 at 7:38am |
Yeah, but for me it's not as much about germs as just having a shower. I guess a lot of people only camp in full service campgrounds with showers, and cable TV, etc., etc., but we stay a lot of places with no hookups. One of those places does have cold showers, which would be better than no shower at all sometimes. I still have strong memories of my tent camping days when I'd be going crazy for lack of a shower on about day 3.
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