The fresh water tank, bathroom overhead cabinet, and shower were removed today.
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Removed the aluminum water tank first. I figured that the tank would not have any water in it. I opened the tank drain located on the belly of the trailer, and no water drained out. Turns out that the drain was plugged with sediment. I removed the output line from the tank and quickly found myself standing in water. I could not get the 6 inch run of pipe I'd removed reconnected as the "B" nut had become wedged down on the copper pipe. Several gallons of water later, I finally found something (besides my finger) to plug the hole. Great way to start a day. Tank removal was uneventful otherwise. Care must be taken, as extracting the fill pipe from the sidewall and lifting the tank high enough for the tank drain to clear the floor is a bit of a challenge. Once removed and drained, the tank is amazingly light (less than 10 lbs).
The tank air compressor is removed. It is a Powerhouse model 500A.
Removed the overhead cabinet in the bathroom. Easy.
The shower is next. This is fairly straight forward if you take your time. I'm fairly sure that a serviceable replacement unit would be impossible to find, so a lot of time was taken to study the installation. Below is a series of pics illustrating all items removed to gain access to the fiberglass shower.
The drain trap was glued together, so the pipe was cut to allow shower removal
The shower is now ready for removal. The hardest part of this process is getting the shower out thru the trailer door. The shower is almost exactly the same width as the door opening, shy of maybe 1/32". Getting it out of the door is a two person job, and must be done slowly to avoid damaging the fiberglass shell.
With the shower removed, the floor is now visible. Paper is placed on the floor prior to installation. I don't know why, but it's a mess to clean up.
The area is cleaned up and the carpet is removed to expose the sub floor.
There's not as much water damage as I expected.
The following pics clearly show how the trailer shell is attached to the frame. Note the 2 holes on the lower sidewall of the first pic. This is the location of one of the vent louvers on the external skin.
That's all for today.