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01-26-2018, 09:50 AM
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Silver Bullet
1986 34.5' Airstream 345
choctaw
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 855
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fresh water fill
I decided it was time to find a fresh water fill door assy. The local AS dealer is of no help. So I want to a RV part store a in OKC, OK. Sure enough they had the very assy except if wasn't chrome but white. A little spray paint made it silver (I think).
Damage I did backing into the barn.
Broken water fill door assy
New fill door assy.
Now for the problem. This is the 1 1/4" filling that screws into the water tank. It's broken and brittle. It is not piper thread but machine tread.
WHERE CAN I GET THIS?
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01-26-2018, 11:51 AM
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Rivet Master 
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by choctawmel
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Now for the problem. This is the 1 1/4" filling that screws into the water tank. It's broken and brittle. It is not piper thread but machine tread.
WHERE CAN I GET THIS?
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Look in the plumbing parts department at the local big box store, and see if a standard 1 1/4 PVC threaded adapter will work. Pipe threads are not that different.
To me, the picture looks close to 'normal' pipe threads in that size, and it looks like PVC material that has just deteriorated.
Failing that. thread a new one in as far as it goes easily, and seal the heck out of it with sealant. I'm assuming this is on the top of the tank, and does not have to hold pressure?
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'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it. 
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01-26-2018, 12:11 PM
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Rivet Master
rural
, North Carolina
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,504
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I think this:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-1-...2RMC/203003482
Any good hardware or plumbing supply should have one.
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Alan
Former Airstream Owner
(1973 31' Excella, 1978 31' Excella, 1987 32' Excella, 1999 30' Excella, 1999 34' Excella, 2000 25' Safari)
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01-26-2018, 12:22 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,726
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I know you already bought a plastic door, but if you're picky.......
https://store.airstream.com/product/...s-steel-wlock/
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"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green
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01-26-2018, 02:08 PM
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Silver Bullet
1986 34.5' Airstream 345
choctaw
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 855
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A NPT pipe thread PVC 1 1/4" fitting wouldn't even start. Then I found a gray plastic fitting that's labeled 1 1/4" insert MIP adapter and it threaded right in. I think the MIP(male iron pipe) is a straighter thread and the NPT(national pipe thread) is more tapered.
Was afraid I was going to have to cut the tank and try to seal a new boss in. Just needed to find the right hardware guy.
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01-26-2018, 04:06 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1984 27' Sovereign
Central
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 108
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Have you triied Locke Supply? Also, at here is a Mobile Home parts place in OKC on South Sheilds that may be of help. I have had luck with some plumbing parts there.
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01-27-2018, 07:41 AM
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Silver Bullet
1986 34.5' Airstream 345
choctaw
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 855
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiwheel Joe
Have you triied Locke Supply? Also, at here is a Mobile Home parts place in OKC on South Sheilds that may be of help. I have had luck with some plumbing parts there.
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Bought the door assy at that mobile home/RV parts/True Value store on south Shields. Picked it up at a warehouse on SE 22nd east of I-35. He couldn't find the fitting though.
Got the gray fitting at the True Value Hardware in Jones America.
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01-28-2018, 02:29 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by choctawmel
A NPT pipe thread PVC 1 1/4" fitting wouldn't even start. Then I found a gray plastic fitting that's labeled 1 1/4" insert MIP adapter and it threaded right in. I think the MIP(male iron pipe) is a straighter thread and the NPT(national pipe thread) is more tapered.
Was afraid I was going to have to cut the tank and try to seal a new boss in. Just needed to find the right hardware guy.
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Yup. Sometimes you just get lucky. Other times, it’s a minimum of three trips to the big box store...glad it worked out!
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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