Uncle DT's Random Image Thread

[Kruger]

It's certainly been a challenge.  I'm not used to mobile home construction, it just doesn't seem right.  The previous owners did do the work to properly convert it to real property, so that at least saves some time and money.  But the plumbing is off.  I wanted to replace the vanity in the main bath but there isn't a shutoff valve on the hot water side and the water heater is sealed behind a panel in the laundry room.  Option one, turn off the water at the main, (thank god we had a shutoff put in out there).  A year ago the county decided in their best interest to replace all meters and shutoffs with electronic shutoffs.  It turns out that people that had vacation homes would just shut off water service and manually turn it on when they stayed at the house avoiding any reconnection fees.  So to stop that there is no way to get water without having an active account with the county.  Stay at the house for two or three weeks a year and you're still paying for a full year of service.  Anyway, we had a shut off put in so we can manually shut it off and not have to worry about a pipe burst while not there.  Option two is to unscrew that panel and shut the cold off to the water heater.  But it still doesn't resolve the differences between mobile home vs regular residential plumbing and I'm not sure I want to pick up the tools necessary to deal with the odd sizes.  Plus the limited options of fixtures available as well...  Solution, we've got a plumber lined up and will be replacing everything in the house with residential standards...