From April 2016 Motor Home magazine.
“In regard to the October 2015 letter “Cold Showers Build Character,” there is a solution. The problem is caused because the cold-water pressure is slightly higher than the hot-water pressure at the showerhead. When the water is stopped at the showerhead, because the cold-water pressure is higher, it backflows cold water into the hot-water side. A simple solution is to install a check valve in the hot-water line ahead of the shower-mixing valve.”
Last week I installed this back flow valve in our motor home.
Shower valve access panel is in the bedroom wall behind the sliding bedroom door.
I used this Harbor Freight Multi-Tool I purchased on a discount coupon over a year ago. I think it was like $12.00. This saw edge is thin which will create a very small cut in the wall.
Here is the wall opened up.
My motorhome is plumbed with PEX and the Quick Connects comes with a plug to stiffen for the cut end of the tubing and a lock clip.
Check valve plumbed in, if I do another one of these I would move the valve closer to the end of the tubing.
Here is the final project with the access panels put back in.
Parts List from Amazon:
Homewerks VCK-P40-B3B In-Line Check Valve, Female Thread x Female Thread, PVC Schedule 40, 1/2-Inch
2 of Watts P-610 Quick Connect Male Adapter, 1/2-Inch CTS x 1/2-Inch MPT
These two windows are kind of heavy and very expensive to replace if they are dropped.
To ensure they didn’t get dropped and broken I built a support to assist in getting them out and back in.
The windows have a set of 25 screws which hold them in place along with a lot of sealant/glue around the outside of the frame. This sealant usually comes loose all of sudden so it is really helpful to have a place for the window to drop onto.
I ran my finger through the film so it can be seen.
First you take off this end bracket, remember it is also GLUED in place.
Then the two screws which hold the center bar in place.
Spread the window frame and take the dual panes of glass out of the frame.
Next the panes of glass are cut apart and cleaned. The window which slides open has a metal bracket which must come off the window. This is quite the job.
I soaked the window for several hours before starting the hard part.
It took me five hours of cutting between the metal and glass, then beating on the frame with a piece of oak and a hammer to get this one off.
After the two panes of glass are resealed together the metal lock frame is glued back onto the glass.
I used this spacer to ensure I had the frame is centered from top to bottom.
one of the two panes broke.
Jack was born at 12:22 July 6, 2016
Here he is at three weeks.
Grandpa providing Jack with his favorite thing.
I poured two additional footings so the weight of the stairs would have a good foundation to set against. I also additional concrete at the bottom of the stair runners so the runners were setting on concrete and would not touch any dirt. The bottom/base of the stair runners were mostly setting on the basement floor however about an inch was touching the dirt. This was enough to draw moisture and over the years cause the bottom couple of inches to start to rot. My guess is these where put in during the 1935 remodel or before.
I don’t think these are going to go anywhere soon.
Steps are 2 X 10’s.
Not bad, took the tiles off the original steps with a couple we had left from the 2004 remodel. When I was done it looked like I hadn’t done a thing.
They grew up fast and before long they were gone. I think we will leave the nest and see what happens next year.
This is the largest lowland’s lake trout I have ever caught – 17 inches, 1.5 pounds. I have this picture thanks to Jeremy and Steven who came with me on Monday. I got a BIG fish however fishing was slow.
Here are the two fish I caught Monday June 13, 2016.
Here are the fish from today (Wednesday June 15, 2016). When the fish are biting it’s easy, I was off the lake at 9:30. The one on the left is 15 inches and weighed 1 1/4 pounds.
Here is why I have thermometer inside my refrigerator.
Today’s travels.
The May – June leg of our Spring trip.
We are in site RV13 on a warm day, 94. Will be here one night, not a bad place when nobody is here. The rock parking spots are 13 feet apart. Our large slide is taking up 2 feet of our neighbor’s 13 feet.
Today’s drive
Campground location
Aerial of campground