Bathroom

This week, while checking the "springy" bathroom floor, Dad found that the pipes going to the black water tank seemed somewhat loose. So he decided to look into this and he took the tank out, and as you may guess, a few surprises were awaiting him..

Travcos don't have grey water tanks. There is only a single black water tank. This tank is located right under the bathroom floor (the toilet is just above it). There are 4 different pipes going into this tank. There are cracks on the tank where all those pipes enter the tank. This explains why the pipes felt "loose". The previous owners had apparently tried to fix it a few times, with various sealants or glues.




Dad first removed the old sealants and glues. The top of the tank, where the toilet fitting is attached, was reinforced with a sheet of metal, and the rest was fixed with fiberglass putty. Some metal bracket were added to secure and prevent any movement of the pipes.




Most RVs have a plastic toilet. I guess plastic toilets were not invented yet in 1975 because the Travco toilet is made of ceramic, just like a real home toilet. It has an "old" style to it, being smaller and round instead of oval. The toilet is mounted on a rather narrow plastic base, considering the shape and the weight of the toilet. The plastic base, wich contains the flush valve, is cracked. Dad tought about simply buying a new modern RV plastic toilet and replace the whole thing, but he finally decided to try to fix it. He figured this vintage toilet is part of the "Travco Experience", and deserved restoration like the rest of the motorhome!

Dad usually not only fix things, but improves them as well. The improvement is usually to eliminate the initial cause of the failure so the thing won't break again. The same goes for the toilet: the narrow plastic base has been mounted on a wider plywood base, wich has been covered with fiberglass. A stainless steel brace will be added the back to help stabilize the toilet and relief stess on the plastic base so it won't break again.




As for the bathroom floor itself, the plywood floor is slightly out of shape wich causes the springy feeling, but otherwise is in good condition. Dad simply put a new layer of plywood on top if it.



The front end floor also got its new plywood.



And for those intererested, the Class C has officially been put up for sale:
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