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VAL Digest V2 #21
VAL Digest Wednesday, September 29 2004 Volume 02 : Number 021
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[VAL] RE: VAL Digest V2 #20
RE: [VAL] Just a Little Wind
[VAL] Holding Tanks
[VAL] maxfan
Re: [VAL] Holding Tanks
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:30:18 -0400
From: "Aaron Whaley" <wahoonc1@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: [VAL] RE: VAL Digest V2 #20
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:39:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: BC <Bill.Costa@xxxxxxxxxx.unh.edu>
Subject: [VAL] Caulking guns....
Dr. J wrote...
> There is also a air hose driven caulking gun that doesn't require
> squeezing, but it costs more than $15 or 20 the last I looked.
Aaron followed up with...
> Another alternative, though pricey is a battery powered caulk gun from
> Milwaukee or AEG same gun different colors.
Anybody know if either type, air or electric, automatically back
off on the pressure when you release the trigger? Every manual
one I've ever used, including the 'skeleton' style, have to be
manually released or the tub will keep oozing after running a
bead. It's annoying when you forget and then have to clean the
tip before running the next bead.
...BC
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Bill,
The battery powered gun supposedly does (I have the AEG version) but
depending on the type of caulking sometimes it works and some times it
doesn't. I have used a high end manual gun for so long it just seems like
second nature.
RJ, you were commenting on the difficulties of sillycone removal...I have
found that IF you can get the worst of it scraped down MEK (methyl ethyl
keytone) does a decent job of cleaning it up. Also Dow Chemical makes a
silicone removal fluid...OS 12 IIRC, but not cheap.
Aaron
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:52:43 +0000
From: "H. A. K." <revdrmr@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: RE: [VAL] Just a Little Wind
Jim, having lost a house before, due to a landslide I feel fortunate to
have learned 2 things. First, my wife and I endured together through the
whole thing. Tragies usually do 1 of 2 things to a marraige either
strengthen or destroy ---- The good Lord blessed me with a wonderful
woman.
Secondly, we learned that all our material things are just stuff --- and
as long as we have each other --- that is all that matters.
You are in our prayers and hope that the Lord blesses you as you travel
through these uncertain times.
most humbly yours,
Kris and Donna Hylton
>Well here we go again I am sitting here at home in Tampa watching the
trees >bend ovet wind at about 60MPH The Silver Abaltross is sitting in
the front yard >where I hope the trees and limbs will not hit it We
dodged the bullet on the >other 3 just hope my luck holds. Amaized that I
still Have Power >Gusts are gitting stronger now. >Have fund. >Jim Smith
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:44:14 -0500
From: "Brian Jenkins" <jenkins1924@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] Holding Tanks
Hello All,
I have a '56 Caravanner and I thought I'd share some thoughts about
retrofitting holding tanks in Airstreams that didn't have them originally.
Several years ago I lived on a boat, and the holding and water tanks were
essentially on the same level as the head and the water outlets. The
significance, it seems to me, of this is that there is no need to install
the holding tank for either gray or black water beneath the floor in an
Airstream. It has simply always been done that way. I intend to install the
Caravanner's black water tank either beneath the bed or in the bottom of a
closet. A 12-volt marine toilet uses a macerating pump to push the waste out
when it is flushed. (And as a bonus macerates it.) There is no reason why it
would have a problem pushing it through a pipe along the baseboard and into
a tank on the same level. The hand pump on my boat's head pushed waste over
20 feet to the holding tank effortlessly. I know that there are weight
distribution issues, but on the plus side the tanks can be situated over the
axles beneath cabinets. With the present flurry of questions about
retrofitting black water tanks, I thought I'd share my observations.
Brian Jenkins
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:28:58 -0400
From: Bob Patterson <bpatt@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] maxfan
Here's a new fan from Maxair that looks like it would work well in a
vintage A/S. The smoked model appears to offer the least noticeable outside
presence.
http://www.campingworld.com/browse/products/index.cfm?prodID=4568&affiliateid=702
Bob
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:30:01 -0500
From: Jim Clark <jec1938@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Holding Tanks
Brian:
One difference with boats is that the tank has to be inside... With the
Airstream, the inside space is very valuable to most and hiding the tanks
below the floor allows for a gravity shower drain and a maximum of space
inside...Elevating the black tank would mean elevating the standard toilet
which could be fine since some of them are pretty low as is....Pumping the
waste could be an answer, but the check valves better hold...
In general carrying the weight of the tanks as low as practical is a good
idea for stability.. but having a grey tank on the floor instead of under
it should not tip the apple cart especially if it's low and not standing up
in a closet or something...
I for one would like to see even more storage in an Airstream... I am
working on under the bed now....
We have a three door closet, but would fill another three doors in a couple
of minutes...even if we took no additional clothes, it would be a place for
sweepers, pool cues, books, carving tools, pots and pans, etc..Maybe some
dedicated travel storage for coffee pots, toasters etc.....I really do
admire those that can live in one on the road and not have to trip over all
the chairs, tables, pot stands, signs, and other stuff that goes outside
when we park for a longer stay... We are getting better, but have a long
way to go...One year Mary planted 100 flower bulbs and when we were packing
up to go home all the flowers had to go too....and the string trimmer and
the lawn mower have to stay home as well....
have fun...
Jim
At 08:44 PM 9/28/2004, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I have a '56 Caravanner and I thought I'd share some thoughts about
>retrofitting holding tanks in Airstreams that didn't have them originally.
>Several years ago I lived on a boat, and the holding and water tanks were
>essentially on the same level as the head and the water outlets. The
>significance, it seems to me, of this is that there is no need to install
>the holding tank for either gray or black water beneath the floor in an
>Airstream. It has simply always been done that way. I intend to install
>the Caravanner's black water tank either beneath the bed or in the bottom
>of a closet. A 12-volt marine toilet uses a macerating pump to push the
>waste out when it is flushed. (And as a bonus macerates it.) There is no
>reason why it would have a problem pushing it through a pipe along the
>baseboard and into a tank on the same level. The hand pump on my boat's
>head pushed waste over 20 feet to the holding tank effortlessly. I know
>that there are weight distribution issues, but on the plus side the tanks
>can be situated over the axles beneath cabinets. With the present flurry
>of questions about retrofitting black water tanks, I thought I'd share my
>observations.
>
>Brian Jenkins
>
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