Toilet Water Inlet

[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

O.

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So the water inlet behind the toilet picked NOW to start spewing?!?!?  Saturday night???

I cut the water off, pulled the hose and raced to Walmart.  I need 1/2 inch to 1/2 inch and the only thing they have is a 1/2 inch to 7/8. 

Ace is closed tomorrow, so if I wanna fix it, I have to go to Lubbock Lowe’s is 45 miles away. Bummer.

Seems I am the Queen of Water Works…..

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

[Ray Keymaster Vancouver Island Cheers: 7 247]

I always carry something called rescue tape in the rig for plumbing emergencies.  Works pretty good as a stop gap.

Rescue Tape Self-Fusing Silicone Tape, 12′ Length x 1″ Width, Black

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[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

Didn’t know such a thing existed!  Great to have on hand.  I’m getting some!!!

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

Well after fixing the hose with the silicone tape (thanks, Ray!)  it is now obvious that I need a new valve.  Old one just can’t take the pressure anymore, lol!

That and a new blade seal and then…keep your fingers crossed for me yet again.

I LOVE old RVs…

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

[Melody Twigg Participant kansas Cheers: 273]

I hope all is well Norma, did you get the valve fixed?

 

[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

  No, Melody.  It won’t be here until Wednesday.  It’s back to the toilet bucket for me!  (that’s a bucket for water to flush with,  not to go in!)

I’ll be getting spares of everything!  Gonna need a trailer to haul all my parts and tools, lol!

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

[Bob and Nancy Participant Connecticut Cheers: 3 232]

Do we sense a note of SARCASM? about loving old RV”s 

[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

LOL!  All you NEW RV owners laugh it up!  Yours will be old(er) one day and you’ll be looking all my old posts up… 

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

[Bob and Nancy Participant Connecticut Cheers: 3 232]

We shouldn’t laugh it up !  Our’s has been down for a month! – Nancy  

[James Participant El Paso, Texas Cheers: 1 072]

I m laughing it up. Laughing so hard cause I was thinking NOrma was going to go potty in the bucket, The polish in me didn’t think duh use the bucket to flush to the toilet

[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

Bob/Nancy, in a few weeks, I’ll be by to work on your rig.  My rates are reasonable, but I am freakin slow….

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

James those were Polish parenthesis.

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

All righty, here’s the plan.  I’m going by the hardware store at lunch for a cutoff for the fresh water line to toilet.  That way I can still have running water in the rest of the rig while we wait for WEDNESDAY and the new valve.  That stupid toilet can kiss my butt!  hmmm…I think it does all the time…not a good threat, I guess….

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

[Ray Keymaster Vancouver Island Cheers: 7 247]

 

 haha, gotta love plumbing. NOT. I prefer doing electrical. I’ll take the shocks over the leaky mess I usually create.

That’s why I know all about rescue tape.  

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[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 919]

LOL!  Well at least with electricity, you know right away if it’s fixed or not!

1996 Honorbuilt Eldorado C320 "Lurch" | Chewbacca is my co-pilot

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