I'm at an agility trial this weekend in my RV and I'm praying that I don't have any more RV plumbing issues!
When I got home from USDAA nationals I was planning on taking my RV in to get fixed before this trial but I just wanted to see what had happened to the fix that "Jim the [sucky] RV man" did.
I took the toilet off and removed the wall behind it to see that the PVC pipe had burst behind the fix that he had put in place. So I guess it wasn't "Jim the [nice] RV man's" fault after all. It's really WINNEBAGO'S fault for using chincy piping (This was a word I learned from "Jim the [verbose] RV man".)
Since I already had the toilet and part of the wall off I decided to go one step further and open up the wall under the shower stall. Low and behold I found the connection point for the pipe that broke!
So I was able to fix the RV piping myself, but not without a bit of effort. I made a trip to Home Depot where used a trick that I learned a year ago when a pipe in my RV broke in Scottsdale (yeah, I know). All you have to do it walk around holding a broken pipe and looking clueless, and the guys there will flock to you and help you out. A nice guy did help me out and I left with $12 worth of materials to fix my RV!
The hardest part was getting my arms into the wall to reconnect the pipe. The hole is small and I have pretty big arms/hands. It would have been much easier if "Jim the [petite] RV man" would have just taken off that other piece of wall and fixed the whole thing himself. I'm sure HIS arms could have gotten in the hole. But I managed to do it and I HOPE I tightened the connection enough. I guess I'll find out this weekend!
On a side note, I saw a really nice china RV toilet that I would love to upgrade to in my RV. I was putting it off because I didn't want to have to take it somewhere to have it installed. But after what I went through, replacing a toilet would be a walk in the park!
On another side note, Rampage is weaving 6 poles now. His footwork is atrocious and he's pretty slow but it's cute how you can see him thinking as he gets his entry and goes through. One thing I like about the channel method over 2x2 is that it encourages single stepping from the start.
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maybe now that Rampage has been taught the 2s2 for learning entries, you can switch to channel and integrate both methods
ReplyDeleteYes, I that's what I plan :). Especially since I have a set of channel poles that I won in a raffle last year that have never been used. I think Susan's step in the 2x2 method of Fancy Footwork would be easier to set up with just a set of channels. There's less weave pole staking involved ;)
ReplyDeleteRiff and I will be going to a friend's house Monday afternoon to work with 2x2, I'll try to remember to bring my video camera.
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We've also played with channel weaves. I like them! And LP is a big fan of integrating the two methods.
Where are you? I wish we were there...
:-(
PS. love the RV story!
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