Padawan’s Life

[brjohnso]

Originally Posted by brroberts

Some people like the bath sink, and some don’t. We are squarely in the, “we like the bath sink,” camp. Some have tried various faucet and shower ideas, but I like my Oxygenics shower with the complete shut off valve for no dripping water.

I wanted more room under the faucet. The tailpieces are long enough to raise the faucet 3/4” and still have plenty of thread. Therefore, I took a piece of plastic wood and made a faucet riser. It’s not perfectly shaped, but close enough and it really makes a big difference in under faucet space. I used Rustoleum Ivory Bisque plastic paint as the closest color I had on hand to match the white plastic to the faucet.

I made my own version of this by modeling the spacer and fabricating it with my 3-d printer. If anyone else wants one, I put it on my Etsy store here. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1769657..._home_active_1

[brroberts]

We leave soon on another trip. Forgot I had some things to do for Padawan. Replaced the two kitchen backstabbers since one broke. Used brjohnso’s new version. They seem to work well. Installed the pop up outlet ETI uses. It fit behind the Dickinson cooktop and the micro / convection oven. I wired it to an outlet in the bed side of the kitchen / bed wall. I’ve grown tired of working on and replacing the cabinet catches used by ETI. I used what seems to be popular in the Airstream world and replaced all of them. They are plastic, but seem solid.

I’ve checked all systems except plumbing. I did replace the water heater anode. I adjusted brakes and added a little air to the tires. Fridge is doing its initial cool down now. Truck is loaded. We’ll load the trailer tomorrow. I’ll hook up water tomorrow.

[brjohnso]

When it comes to cabinet door latches for regular use, these ones from Amazon have worked great for me and many others. They're metal, and I think you can even adjust the strength a little but. They have two sizes, but the 50mm ones worked well for me. They can be tricky to install because the fit needs to be quite precise. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VVBKFHQ...ding=UTF8&th=1

[brroberts]

Forgot to add that 3 of the 4 screws holding the convection micro were out of the frame, so it was good to pull that out anyway.

[MrLynn]

What are the "kitchen backstabbers"?

[brjohnso]

Originally Posted by MrLynn

What are the "kitchen backstabbers"?

If you look at the interior bottom corner of your window you will see a sheet metal "wing" with a clear plastic spool. This spool is about 1 inch long and secures a string from the pull-down shade. These maintain tension and determine how much friction there is when moving the shade up and down. People call these spools "backstabbers" because they are often found at the head of the bed and around the dinette. I made a new retainer for the shade cords that eliminates the issue. You can see them here https://3dmyrv.etsy.com/listing/1756...ith-shade-cord

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Bruce Johnson
rvmodmaster.com
https://3dmyrv.etsy.com

[MrLynn]

Originally Posted by brjohnso

If you look at the interior bottom corner of your window you will see a sheet metal "wing" with a clear plastic spool. This spool is about 1 inch long and secures a string from the pull-down shade. These maintain tension and determine how much friction there is when moving the shade up and down. People call these spools "backstabbers" because they are often found at the head of the bed and around the dinette. I made a new retainer for the shade cords that eliminates the issue. You can see them here https://3dmyrv.etsy.com/listing/1756...ith-shade-cord

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Bruce Johnson
rvmodmaster.com
https://3dmyrv.etsy.com

Interesting! We have the original spools in our 21C, and never even noticed them. Never tried leaning on them, I guess!