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06-01-2017, 02:34 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Los angeles
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 112
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What is this?
Hello everyone, we have no idea what is this black curvy hose (pump?) for.. would you please help us. See the image. Thank you
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06-01-2017, 02:41 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 25' Excella
xxxxx
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 2,349
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Furnace duct?
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06-01-2017, 02:45 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Could you post better photos that show what the two ends of the curved hose are connected to? For instance, does one end connect to that blue box? At the lower right end of the hose, is that some kind of fan housing, and is there 12-volt wiring going to it?
Is the blue box a furnace of some kind, from what you can tell, or a water heater? Original equipment or did the previous owner add it maybe?
Also what year and model is the AS? That might help ID everything.
Thanks,
Peter
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06-01-2017, 02:54 PM
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Registered User
1957 22' Custom
Lago Vista
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 371
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Curvy pipe
Is it the bathroom exhaust fan?
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06-01-2017, 02:54 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Los angeles
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 112
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Hello Peter, for now I have this picture but can take more. No it has nothing to do with the blue box which is converter. This curved black hose has an end like a vacuum filter and the ther end goes all the way in between interior walls and do not know where it ends. Thank you.
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06-01-2017, 02:55 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Los angeles
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DDickey
Is it the bathroom exhaust fan?
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That's what I thought but not sure where the other end connects.
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06-01-2017, 02:56 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Los angeles
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OTRA15
Could you post better photos that show what the two ends of the curved hose are connected to? For instance, does one end connect to that blue box? At the lower right end of the hose, is that some kind of fan housing, and is there 12-volt wiring going to it?
Is the blue box a furnace of some kind, from what you can tell, or a water heater? Original equipment or did the previous owner add it maybe?
Also what year and model is the AS? That might help ID everything.
Thanks,
Peter
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Sorry to mention, it is 1972 25ft Tradewind.
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06-01-2017, 02:57 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 21' Globetrotter
Houston
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,314
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Looks like the bathroom exhaust fan to me. There should be a little squirrel cage fan attached to that hose at one end, and the other end will go through a hole in the floor.
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06-01-2017, 02:58 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Los angeles
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 112
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Better image here.
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06-01-2017, 03:05 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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I double-clicked on the image, enlarged it, and zoomed in on the end of the hose just above the red-handled plumbing valves. IMO there may indeed be a squirrel cage fan at the end just to the left of the vacuum filter hose end, and maybe some 12-volt wires to power the fan?
If you look for the exhaust end of the hose, it may be nearby:
-- on the exterior
-- on the roof
-- under the floor
Alternatively, does the hidden end of the hose connect to a ceiling register/vent over the bathtub or shower, to take moist air and send it outside? There should be some visible clue about what the other end of the hose does.
Good luck!
Peter
PS -- Thanks your new photo shows a fan motor and wiring IMO.
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06-01-2017, 03:19 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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I think this manual covers your 1972 AS:
https://www.airstream.com/wp-content...anual.085c.pdf
On p. 45 [PDF p. 49/66] it describes the fascinating black-water-waste disposal system call the Thermasan, which actually evacuated black water under the tow vehicle! Real space-age stuff here!
Who needs Sputnik? Airstream has Thermasan!
On PDF p. 57/66 the specs refer to a bath exhaust fan, which is described at the bottom right of p. 31 [PDF p. 35]. The switch in theory should be at the bottom of the bathroom vanity light. Please check and confirm.
Signing off for now.
Good luck!
Peter
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06-01-2017, 03:32 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1967 17' Caravel
Austin
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 221
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The exhaust is probably on the fan housing itself and goes directly through the floor...cant see it in the photo. The hose is on the intake side of the fan. Look under the trailer and you will probably see the exhaust port.
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06-01-2017, 04:58 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 25' Tradewind
1993 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Estancia
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,742
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central vacuum?
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06-01-2017, 05:41 PM
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Rivet Master
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,721
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Bilge blower.
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06-01-2017, 05:51 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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That's the toilet fume exhaust vent. You turn it on when you sit on the toilet to use it, so the smell vents outside the trailer, instead of gassing your fellow campers.
Remember, you asked...
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06-01-2017, 06:13 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 31' Sovereign
1979 23' Safari
Wayland
, New York
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,632
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
That's the toilet fume exhaust vent. You turn it on when you sit on the toilet to use it, so the smell vents outside the trailer, instead of gassing your fellow campers.
Remember, you asked...
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I think I'll have to put one of those in mine!
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06-01-2017, 06:17 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Los angeles
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by overlander63
That's the toilet fume exhaust vent. You turn it on when you sit on the toilet to use it, so the smell vents outside the trailer, instead of gassing your fellow campers.
Remember, you asked...
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Thank you and yes nobody want gas around
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06-01-2017, 06:18 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Los angeles
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David F
The exhaust is probably on the fan housing itself and goes directly through the floor...cant see it in the photo. The hose is on the intake side of the fan. Look under the trailer and you will probably see the exhaust port.
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Thank you!
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