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08-25-2017, 02:27 PM
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New Member
1969 27' Overlander
SA
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3
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Airstream Community in Texas Rio Grande Valley
Hello to all, I am looking for other Airstreams enthusiasts in my new neighborhood and in particular someone to solder a copper water pipe so I may have running water. Any leads or suggestions? Mine is a '69 OverLander.
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08-25-2017, 02:58 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2005 30' Safari
Montgomery
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 385
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I think you've got a pretty active WBCCI unit in your area, that's a great place to start. I know there's quite a few from central Texas here as well. A good plumber should be able to take care of that water line for you if you don't get any takers in a reasonable timeframe. Welcome to active posting (saw you joined in 2013), and stay dry over there!
Dave
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08-25-2017, 03:10 PM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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If your location information "SA, Texas" means San Antonio, then the Texas Alamo Unit of WBCCI/WBAC is closest.
http://wbcci.org/regions-and-units/r...-9/texas-alamo
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08-25-2017, 03:49 PM
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New Member
1969 27' Overlander
SA
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3
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Thank you! Yes, Hurricane Harvey about to hit.
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08-25-2017, 04:24 PM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tzoldance
Thank you! Yes, Hurricane Harvey about to hit.
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So I guess the hurricane is a "Harvey Wallbanger"?
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08-25-2017, 04:35 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tzoldance
Hello to all, I am looking for other Airstreams enthusiasts in my new neighborhood and in particular someone to solder a copper water pipe so I may have running water. Any leads or suggestions? Mine is a '69 OverLander.
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Have you tried a local licensed plumber? They do this simple job on a daily basis.
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08-25-2017, 08:22 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 22' Safari
1955 22' Flying Cloud
Fredericksburg
, Texas
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 2,955
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tzoldance
Hello to all, I am looking for other Airstreams enthusiasts in my new neighborhood and in particular someone to solder a copper water pipe so I may have running water. Any leads or suggestions? Mine is a '69 OverLander.
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If SA is San Antonio, I know several people around who would be more than happy to solder some copper. Let us know.
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08-26-2017, 01:00 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1977 Argosy 28
Euless
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 338
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Just a note on the copper pipe used in some older Airstreams. It may be copper refrigeration pipe not plumbing pipe. The diameters are different. My 77 has refrigeration pipe and came with a broken pipe. Nothing at the hardware stores was the right size, but, I was able to find the appropriate splice at a refrigeration supply house. Once you find the right parts, they all solder together the same way.
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08-26-2017, 01:17 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Middletown
, California
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 424
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One thing to be aware of is that if the pipe needing solder was ever frozen new fittings might not fit onto it because it got expanded.
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12-22-2018, 08:51 PM
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bhooves
2013 27' Flying Cloud
Livingston
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 29
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Winter Texans & Airstreamers Rio Grande Valley
Is there an informal Airstream Group that meets once in a while in the Rio Grande Valley? We're Airstreamers here for the winter and would like to meet them.
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