Bathroom Sink Installation
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Topic: Bathroom Sink Installation
Posted By: Sleepless
Subject: Bathroom Sink Installation
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2013 at 10:40am
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This photo was in a local CraigsList ad for an R-Pod. I thought some of you might be interested in how a shower sink can be installed. Not very pretty, but to each his own. Bob
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------------- 2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD) 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche |
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Posted By: P&M
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 6:45am
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I'm confused ... were there Pods built without a sink in the wet bath? ------------- P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 8:28am
Yes. TT |
Posted By: Sleepless
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 8:41am
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Sinks were not available in the earlier pods, including mine. There have been severaal posts from owners that have sinks and wish they didn't because they do take up valuable space in an already small shower area. Just a matter of personal preference. They are a standard feature of all the newer pods. Bob ------------- 2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD) 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche |
Posted By: asreichler
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 11:23am
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The faucet in my sink has the shower connection facing down into the sink. This is terrible. Any one exchange it for a diverter with the connection at the top? Where did you get it? What was its part number, and did you have to make mods to make it fit? Allen ------------- 2014 178 TV 2004 Dodge 2500 deisel |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 1:20pm
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The sink wasn't added until the 2011 models I believe. My 2010 (built in 2009) doesn't have it and I'm happy about that. If I bought a new pod that would be one of my very first podmods, pulling it out. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: asreichler
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 2:09pm
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If you took it out what material would you use to fill in the holes? Allen ------------- 2014 178 TV 2004 Dodge 2500 deisel |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 4:13pm
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I'd use caulk. Either white or clear depending on which would blend in better. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 5:13pm
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We like the sink and prefer not to wash hands in the kitchen sink. Just a matter of preference. It really doesn't take up that much space. And the faucet in ours works fine even with the shower coming out of the bottom. I did look under the sink, and the hole is quite large. From the "free-style" cut and the jagged edges it looks to me like an assembler took a sawzall and chopped most of the paneling away under the sink to make room for the trap and other plumbing. It would take a chunk of something to patch over the top of the paneling and then be calked over. Not impossible but some care would have to be taken to make it look good. ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 7:39pm
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Nice job...looks good! Have never had to use my sink. ------------- |
Posted By: Sleepless
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 8:08pm
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I don't have a bathroom sink, but if I did and wanted to remove it, I think I would find it best to just cover the entire wall with a sheet of new laminate. I didn't intend for that photo to be taken seriously, but I am amused by it. Bob ------------- 2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD) 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 9:29pm
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Yeah, that first pic is very Frankenstein. Functional, but not a thing of beauty.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Esca-Pod
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2013 at 7:47am
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We removed the bathroom sink in our new 172. It was the first mod we did. Just covered up the hole with some vinyl flooring squares. Not pretty but good for now. Also have a new faucet coming that is just a shower faucet with no diverter. We will probably resurface all the bathroom walls with some lightweight panels in the future. JJ ------------- Kevin & Joyce |
Posted By: asreichler
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2013 at 12:00am
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I cut my shower hose about 2in. Below the faucet and reconnected it with a right angle plastic 3/8 in fitting. The hose is out of the sink and passes directly to the right and up to the shower head. If some body will tell me how to post a picture I will show what it looks like. Allen ------------- 2014 178 TV 2004 Dodge 2500 deisel |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2013 at 7:12am
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Look for the Post Reply button on the left side below the last post, or look for the little arrow pointing up-right just above the Quick Reply box. Once you are in the "full edit" mode look for the little picture of the tree to add a picture. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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