Interstate wetbath shower/faucet

[tinbender]

The photo posted here is from a 2018 Interstate. I am hoping that one of you owners can maybe help me with info about the shower/faucet. I am trying to figure out who makes this, as I want to buy one for a trailer with a wetbath. Tried a search in this forum, no results...

I can't see any details on the photo I have, taken from a dealer's website, so a better photo taken from the front might reveal some markings, etc.
Also, if possible, would really appreciate a measurement of how far it is from the back of the faucet, where it comes thru the sink top, to the end of the shower wand. Basically looking for the extension length.

Thanks for any help.

[Tronadora]

I'm pretty sure it is Fontana brand. Search for Fontana RV Faucet. Pretty sure it is 36" hose length because....

My hose had failed by cracking at the joint where it attaches to the faucet handle. I found that getting a short hose was not easy. You don't want one with excess length as it will just get bound up in the narrow and shallow cavity you might be faced with using. You want the weight on the hose to fall freely and do its job so attach it at a point higher than the lower apex. The other tricky part is getting the right adapters and having the end be skinny enough to snake through the faucet body.

I ended up getting this universal replacement hose for my faucet at Home Depot and it worked great. Maybe if you find a faucet you like but the hose is too long you can swap out the hose. I think this is the one I got: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Partsmas...8405/300726576

[tinbender]

Thanks Tronadoa. I see that I wasn't clear about the extension measurement, I meant from the back of the faucet to the end of the head with hose NOT pulled out. Sorry about that....
thanks again.

[Tim A.]

Perhaps you can find the exact model, but there is really no reason to do so. In all likelihood, it is simply a single-lever, pull-out kitchen faucet. There are many models of such things available from hardware and big-box stores where you can measure them for yourself. Of course, there are also numerous internet sources.

Although such plumbing articles specifically for RVs are available, there is no reason to restrict yourself to those products. We have had a residential single-lever, pull-out faucet for the sink in our Airstream for many years and installation and subsequent use have been problem free.

Tim

[tinbender]

Tim A,

The main reason that I am curious about how far the head sticks out is that in the place I need to install it doesn't have much room and and can't accommodate one that is like the ones in the big box stores.

I recently ran into the same problem when shopping for a new kitchen sink faucet, with a pullout head, to install in my Bambi. The big box variety were much too long and stuck out past the front edge of the sink. Luckily, I have access to a real plumbing supply house who got me one that would work. All faucets are certainly not alike.... Little trailers mohos with wetbaths need smaller stuff, hence my first ever post on the Interstate forums.

Thanks

[wachuko]

This? Sticks out 10”.

[tinbender]

Thank you very much wachuko. Exactly what I was looking for!! Is that a blue and red inset on the front?? I think Delta uses that mark on faucets. That helps also, should be able to find that. Owe you a cold one. See ya down the road.....

[wachuko]

Originally Posted by tinbender

Thank you very much wachuko. Exactly what I was looking for!! Is that a blue and red inset on the front?? I think Delta uses that mark on faucets. That helps also, should be able to find that. Owe you a cold one. See ya down the road.....

Don't think this is some high-end brand... Initially I thought, Moen, but could not find it in their catalog...

Searching I found one that looks close, but not exactly like it...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mono...539689672.html

[wachuko]

This one looks to be the same

http://www.ultrafaucets.com/product/...pull-out-spray

[Tim A.]

I am aware of the space limitations in many trailers, since ours is a 19' Bambi and we have replaced both washbasin and sink faucets. Assuming the brand of the faucet from the Interstate remains hard to find (although Wachuko may have found it), similar smaller faucets are available.

For example: http://www.mfssupply.com/Single-Hand...category=65890 with these specifications: https://system.na1.netsuite.com/core...t=.pdf&whence= . Those specifications show a total back to front depth of slightly more than 10".

Shorter is this: https://www.defender.com/product3.js...223&id=2117489 which is only 8 1/4" deep.

This one: https://www.plumbingsupply.com/danze...e-kitchen.html is slightly less than 7" deep.

Tim

[nvestysly]

I was looking for a replacement too and was also considering ways to conserve on water use. If you’re interested in minimizing fresh water consumption (and associated filling of the gray water tank) take a look at the thread below. I’ve included a few pictures of the head I purchased. I don’t mind combining the white with chrome.

Interstate Shower Head / Faucet / Mixing Valve
http://www.airforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173656

[rowiebowie]

This is a slightly shorter version than most already shown. It is the model in my '2011 Avenue and apparently fits other year Interstate's and Grand Tours.

It measures 8-1/4" from the back of the swivel to the end of the faucet when measured diagonally (like wachuko's middle picture).

http://airstreamsupply.com/index.php...scription=true

[tinbender]

Lots of great leads here, really appreciate all of you chiming in. Surely I'll solve my dilemma with all this input.

The photo shows what I want to replace. It is the original faucet and still works but I want to get something that is not plastic...you can also see that I am very much space challenged for the install and choice of replacement.

I found a really nice one of all metal construction of this same style on a European manufacturer's website but they only make it in a 7" version and I need the 4" inch.

[Tim A.]

Perhaps mounting on the right corner (as in nvestysly's pictures) would be an option. Attached is a mockup to show what I mean.

Tim

[Alex AVI]

This is my AI bath with my preferred faucet and shower head. I never liked the original AI bath faucet. It's straight pullout always got in the way. Trying to wash just your face is virtually impossible without getting wet all over. The swing of the spout is limited. The on-off handle always gets hit when entering bath (maybe mine was installed too far outward towards door). But, my subsequent re-positioning confirmed it's the angle and swing of the lever that makes it prone to getting in the way.

Searched for many weeks and finally found what I wanted. It is the MOEN TORRANCE. It is a residential kitchen faucet. Most bath faucets have a short spout and usually meant for fixed install. Which meant I had to search kitchen faucets. This one is approx. 9.5” center-to-center (center of stem to center of drain). So, when spout is pulled over sink, aerator is almost dead center on drain. It also sits a bit higher than original spout but lower than the super tall kitchen faucets or vessel faucets. It’s shape also immediately curves upward from the stem, then gets a sharp return to a vertical aerator. This shape & having a skinny spout meant face washing did not involve hitting ones fingers and nose on the spout and getting one’s shirt all soaked. It is amazing what that curve in shape allows my right hand to tuck in under the spout nicely. It will swing 360 degrees (if not for the back walls). So it stores flush up against back wall and can even swing all the way past bath door. Also, the steeper angle of the on-off lever and fairly tight hot-to-cold swing mitigates the constant hitting of lever on the old faucet.



So what about the shower pullout? I replaced the aerator with handheld shower head adapter. Shower head has 3-modes (soft spray, stream, firm) and has a built-in on-off switch on head.


It also comes with an 8-ft. hose.


The hose attaches to aerator with quarter-turn.


No leaks, no mess, no wet shirts. My wife is very happy that she does not have to stand and turn around just to rinse her back. She can stay seated on toilet seat the entire time. She just pulls hose all the way to back wall. Thinking of putting a secondary shower head cradle there just for her or on ceiling. Hose is long enough to even get to places you may not want it to go