Bathroom sink faucet

[Centex]

Originally Posted by Crows Nest

How do you adapt household plumbing to RV use? I thought the threads were different

Many residences and commercial buildings use the same PEX pipe systems found in Escape and other RVs.

As evidenced in this forum thread there are fittings and adaptors available to mate virtually any imaginable plumbing fixture / thread / pipe material to PEX.

Here's another example where a decidedly 'residential' single-lever shower control valve was installed in a trailer using a simple elbow fitting that mated to the valve inlet threads on one end and directly to PEX on the other end.

Choose 'residential' fixtures for your RV if you like (they're often higher quality, more robust, with commonly available repair parts), no worries!

[CharlesinGA]

Originally Posted by Selkirk

Here's what you need:

https://ambassadormarine.com/trinidad/134-0268-CW

This particular model allows you to select either momentary or continuous water flow at the head.

And they have a wall mount for the shower head, complete with matching splines that prevent it from rotating due to twist in the hose. Great idea. Apply with 3M VHB tape.

https://ambassadormarine.com/head-fa...es/131-0212-CP

Charles

[CharlesinGA]

Originally Posted by brroberts

Definitely better quality. Would need plugs for the two hole faucet, and have to drill for the single hole, and figure out what to do with the 10’ hose under the sink. Everything has pluses and minuses.

Put a plug in one hole, set the faucet off center slightly.

Charles

[John in Santa Cruz]

Originally Posted by brroberts

I don’t have 3D printing, but I’ve thought about some kind of faucet riser, then any stock diverter faucet could work.

Inexpensive consumer 3d printing tends to be porous and quite brittle. Probably not suitable for plumbing fixtures.

[brroberts]

Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz

Inexpensive consumer 3d printing tends to be porous and quite brittle. Probably not suitable for plumbing fixtures.

Well I can’t print, so that’s okay, but I can fab and do have a milling machine, I’ll think about that sometime.

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by brroberts

Well I can’t print, so that’s okay, but I can fab and do have a milling machine,

Yup, wouldn't trade my milling machine for a 3D printer.

Sometimes it seems that shiny new engineers aren't even aware of what a milling machine can do. Many times they automatically default to 3D printing for things that I know I could knock off far faster.

Ron

[brroberts]

Don’t use it much, so wouldn’t call myself skilled, but sometimes it’s much easier to get what you want by just doing it yourself even if it’s a DIY level of skill. Every tool I have has eventually paid for itself, and I have a bunch of tools.

[Selkirk]

Originally Posted by brroberts

Definitely better quality. Would need plugs for the two hole faucet, and have to drill for the single hole, and figure out what to do with the 10’ hose under the sink. Everything has pluses and minuses.

There are decorative chrome base plates available that are designed to convert bathroom sinks for use with single-hole faucets. If it fits the ETI sink, something like this should match that Ambassador Marine faucet quite nicely.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/sty...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Crows Nest]

Faucet (and sink) replaced. Faucet pulls out and doubles as shower head. If you’re interested in this modification I can share how I did it. Found it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/p...sin=B09K3WFWV9

[Ron in BC]

I like it. Don't like my hose that's in the way and I'd rather have a single lever for easier temperature control.

Haven't seen that unit before. Couldn't locate it by searching or following the link.

Ron

[Donna D.]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

Haven't seen that unit before. Couldn't locate it by searching or following the link.

Ron

His link is directing us to his orders, rather than to an Amazon page. Hopefully he'll see this and post again.

[Crows Nest]

Sorry about that. The item has disappeared from Amazon. I found it on eBay but it’s noted as out of stock. You might follow it on eBay to see if they become available again:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16668484649...mis&media=COPY

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by Crows Nest

The item has disappeared from Amazon. I found it on eBay but it’s noted as out of stock.

Thanks for posting the ebay link. At least I know what I looking for.

That's a disappointment. I liked it as soon as I saw it, showed it to my wife and she said "order it." Such an improvement over the factory unit.

I'll look at some other RV parts places etc. and hopefully find one.

Ron

[Centex]

Just FYI, google search bath sink faucet with pull out wand reveals a number of options such as this at Home Depot for $60USD:

Single-Handle Single-Hole Pull Out Sprayer Bathroom Faucet with Deckplate and Supply Lines Included in Brushed Nickel

Happy hunting!

[Ron in BC]

Thanks Alan, that'd do just fine. I'm busy mounting solar panels and finishing a friend's camper so I wouldn't have had time for a few days to search. Might not have found that one anyway.

The sink is readily available so that project goes to the top of my to-do list.

Ron

[Eggscape]

There are a bunch on Amazon.ca etc…you just have to find one that has a longish hose and that may clip into a wall holder if that is important to you.