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Silver Streak Digest     Friday, February 4 2005     Volume 01 : Number 134




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Re: [SilverStreak] Silver Streak inquiry
Re: [SilverStreak] Silver Streak inquiry
Re: [SilverStreak] Silver Streak inquiry

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:25:40 EST
From: MSC06USNret@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Silver Streak inquiry

Hello and thanks for your thoughts.  The belly pan is already open  under the 
rear area where i might fit a combination grey/black holding tank but  am not 
sure how it would fit nor the manner that it would be hung.  The  shower 
drain could come down to the trap and then into the end of a tank with  the rest 
of the connections tying to the side of the toilet drain (as it was  with the 
metal piping) which, i guess, could then drop right into the top of the  tank.  
However i'm not sure how to control the odors that might then come  directly 
up into the toilet when flushing.  any thought would be  appreciated. thank 
you, jim -)

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:23:26 -0600
From: "Jim  and Dorothy Dupree" <dottiedup@ev1.net>
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Silver Streak inquiry

As in most RV's the toilet will flush directly into the black water tank. 
The seal is made by the slide valve and in my case, I always leave a couple 
of inches of water in the bowl. It does allow some odor to come up through 
the toilet, but just for the second when flushing and is normally not a 
problem.
 The shower and sink really need a p-joint to keep the odors from coming 
out. You should already have a roof vent but I am not sure if it would vent 
the new holding tank. The holding tanks are held up by metal channel that is 
placed across the frame members, usually one on each end and one in the 
middle. This is not an easy upgrade and it really takes two people. A 
transmission jack or something similar is helpful to hold the new tank in 
place while working on it. I have replaced old tanks but have never started 
from scratch with a new one.

Jim
"85 SS Mod 3411"


From: <MSC06USNret@xxxxxxxxxx.com>

Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Silver Streak inquiry
> However i'm not sure how to control the odors that might then come 
> directly
> up into the toilet when flushing.  any thought would be  appreciated. 
> thank
> you, jim -)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 20:52:48 EST
From: MSC06USNret@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Silver Streak inquiry

Hi Jim, thanks for the encouragement.  i bought this trailer about a  year 
ago - it was totally painted white on the outside so i spent the first  seven 
months taking the paint off.  then started taking everything out from  the 
inside, exchanging the hydrolic (sp) brake axle for one with electric  brakes, 
tracing the entire 110v and 12v system and adding a new breaker box and  pulled a 
dedicated 110v/20amp line for the front roof opening for a scheduled  new air 
conditioner.  i've now reframed both front benches, build a fold  down table 
that will make into a bed, framed both mid benches and added swing  out pieces 
so they also will each make into beds.  will be adding a 42  gallon fresh 
water tank with on demand pump and have added a hot h2o heater  through the 
outside skin.  o' i'm also about 90% done with stripping all  the green paint since 
it was peeling so bad - the rear pink is in good shape and  will leave it as 
is.  and will probably leave the rest of the interior  unpainted.  
 
but back to your comments.  i really appreciate words from others that  have 
"BEEN THERE".  This thing is low to the ground but i'll take a  look-see and 
measure what it would take to add any kind of a holding tank.   can they be 
ordered to fit?  thanks very much again, jim  -)

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