{"id":9901,"date":"2025-03-10T19:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=9901"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:56:22","slug":"soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/","title":{"rendered":"Josephine,  a 2025 Thor Chateau 22 Class C Motorhome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We traded our first <em>Winnie<\/em>, our reliable (until recently) travel trailer, for a brand new Thor motorhome. Motor Homes are self-contained houses on wheels with cooking, bathrooms, heat and air conditioning, and a queen size bed. Ours is compact, comfortable, and easy to drive and park.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing a name for our elegant new motor home was not easy. We tried many names, but could not get away from Winnie II, her temporary name. Eventually, she told us her name is Josephine.<\/p>\n<p>Our little rolling home has all the comforts of a larger home. Small preparation area in the kitchen, smaller shower, closet space for a hermit with few clothes, a table with space for 2 people or four kids. Even a smaller fridge with a freezer. But it seems to be working fine for us.<\/p>\n<p>And, it gets nearly 12 miles per gallon of regular gasoline.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9901 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/march-7-10-2025-thousand-oaks-peace-river\/img_4813\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4813-228x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4813-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4813-778x1024.jpg 778w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4813-1167x1536.jpg 1167w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4813-1556x2048.jpg 1556w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4813-scaled.jpg 1945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9957'>\n\t\t\t\tOur shiny new motor home.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/march-7-10-2025-thousand-oaks-peace-river\/img_4809\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4809-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4809-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4809-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4809-1083x1536.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4809-1444x2048.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4809-scaled.jpg 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9956'>\n\t\t\t\tA very rainy day for our first trip return home.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_9920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9920\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311_Thor_Chateau_floor_plan-2-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9920 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311_Thor_Chateau_floor_plan-2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311_Thor_Chateau_floor_plan-2-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311_Thor_Chateau_floor_plan-2-3-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thor Chateau 22&#8242; Floor Plan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Inside Step<\/h4>\n<p>Look at the Floor Plan image above.\u00a0 Right in the middle, next to the fridge, it says &#8220;STEP UP.&#8221; That is THOR code for TRIP HERE. After tripping a few times, I purchased a ramp from <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/4mBo1GC\">Amazon<\/a>, trimmed it to fit, and installed it at the step. No more tripping.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9922\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8D16E85A-5FF8-4716-914D-062BA1E0AF3D-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9922\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8D16E85A-5FF8-4716-914D-062BA1E0AF3D-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8D16E85A-5FF8-4716-914D-062BA1E0AF3D-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8D16E85A-5FF8-4716-914D-062BA1E0AF3D-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8D16E85A-5FF8-4716-914D-062BA1E0AF3D-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8D16E85A-5FF8-4716-914D-062BA1E0AF3D-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8D16E85A-5FF8-4716-914D-062BA1E0AF3D-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ramp to eliminate trip hazard at fridge step.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephone-step-lighting-reflective-tape-and-handles-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10311\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephone-step-lighting-reflective-tape-and-handles-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephone-step-lighting-reflective-tape-and-handles-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephone-step-lighting-reflective-tape-and-handles-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephone-step-lighting-reflective-tape-and-handles-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephone-step-lighting-reflective-tape-and-handles-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephone-step-lighting-reflective-tape-and-handles-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>This turned out to\u00a0 be a different kind of tripping\u00a0 hazard &#8211; the ramp ended up in the middle of the stove area, making it a problem to cook.\u00a0 I removed the ramp, added some motion detect lights and reflective tape.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>Motor Homes have lots of windows to look at the scenery and absorb the heat. Our first upgrade was to have the driver&#8217;s side windows tinted. As we were walking around the Thousand Trails Peace River campground on our first trip, we found Chris Cabral of Mobile Window Tinting. Chris and his friendly dog Duke travel the country from one Thousand Trails resort to the next in his travel trailer and workshop\/Jeep.\u00a0 The tinting and factory-supplied drapes will help us sleep and keep cooler while still letting us see the scenery. Now we can drive without glare from the rising or setting sun, more comfortable and safer.<\/p>\n<h4>Contour 12 Volt Refrigerator<\/h4>\n<p>Our two-door Contour 12 Volt &#8220;home style&#8221; double-door refrigerator\/freezer provided just over half the space of our full-size home unit.\u00a0 The RV refrigerator is very convenient, with open glass shelves and the ability to see most of the food storage. It uses no propane, presents no real fire hazard, and our twin 12-Volt batteries will keep it running well as we travel.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9901 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/img_3729\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3729-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3729-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3729-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3729-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3729-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3729-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10352'>\n\t\t\t\tContour 2-door home style\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/img_3730\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3730-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3730-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3730-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3730-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3730.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10353'>\n\t\t\t\tModel TARUS RCS32(Y)-N4-3(B) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There was one minor problem with the refrigerator. After driving, we found both doors swinging open and the food warm. The locking handle provided by Dometic is, at best, poorly designed. It swings easily out of the way when parked, but unfortunately has its own mind and swings open seemingly whenever it wants. The child safety latches have mostly solved that problem.<\/p>\n<p>The selling dealer, Le Mesa, acknowledged it was a warranty problem and started the endless process of ordering a new door seal. We took the RV to General RV for a separate prolem and they put in a new door seal and fixed the problem.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-9901 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/josephine-refrigerator-door-closing\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-Refrigerator-door-closing-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-10313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-Refrigerator-door-closing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-Refrigerator-door-closing-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-Refrigerator-door-closing-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-Refrigerator-door-closing.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-10313'>\n\t\t\t\tChild safety door latch keeps it closed.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/refrigerator-door-closing-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Refrigerator-door-closing-2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-10312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Refrigerator-door-closing-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Refrigerator-door-closing-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Refrigerator-door-closing-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Refrigerator-door-closing-2.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-10312'>\n\t\t\t\tOpen, it is easy to use\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The same unit is available from RecPro as model RP-RFG-10-22 and would seem to be a ideal replacement for an expired propane\/110V Dometic.<\/p>\n<h4>Driver&#8217;s Door Step<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10314\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-outside-step-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10314 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-outside-step-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-outside-step-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-outside-step-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-outside-step-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josephine-outside-step-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temporary step added<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Josephine is built on a heavy-duty Chevy truck chassis. Trucks of this size are designed to appeal to men who consider themselves tall, handsome, and young.<\/p>\n<p>Not me! I struggle to get up the distance to the door sill on Josephine. Chevy makes a step that is bolted to the door sill to make entry easy. Our GMC Yukon has such a step. The Thor dealer, manufacturer and local Chevy truck dealer, does not list a step for this frame so I struggle to get in and out each time I buy gas. I have installed a temporary step on the side wall to help me enter while I look for the &#8220;real&#8221; step from a willing Chevy dealer or a junk yard.<\/p>\n<h4>Shower<\/h4>\n<p>There are many best parts to a day of camping. One of my favorites is the end of day shower. I love the feel of warm water after a day outside when it is cold &#8211; and I equally love the cool shower after a day of heat.<\/p>\n<p>Josephine is equipped with an automatic tankless water heater that promises endless water at just the right temperature.\u00a0 On the average it does exactly that, varying from scalding hot to tank water temperature in a few seconds. We read the instructions, considered replacing it with an electric water heater, and decided to look for a cure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oxygenics-shower-head.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10364\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oxygenics-shower-head-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oxygenics-shower-head-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oxygenics-shower-head-765x1024.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oxygenics-shower-head.jpeg 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>The first thing we tried was an Oxygenics CareSpa Brushed Nickel Handheld Shower Head from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CNS6ZTLN?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1\">Amazon for $35<\/a>. We had a similar unit on Winnie, our previous trailer, and enjoyed the low water volume usage, high comfort showers.<\/p>\n<p>This shower head did nothing to control the constantly changing temperature.\u00a0 So, we installed a 4-inch Thermostatic RV Shower Faucet Valve similar to the one we used on Winnie. This new unit was redesigned to fit the America RV market so no adaption was necessary.\u00a0 It is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B098NGP43C?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title\">Amazon for $70.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was amazingly easy to install. The plumbing exactly matched the unit we removed and the instructions were unnecessary, but clear if you wanted something to read.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-9901 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/img_3723\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3723-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3723-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3723-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3723-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3723-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10356'>\n\t\t\t\tTurn off water, remove 4 screws, detach old faucet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/img_3726-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3726-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3726-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3726-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3726-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3726-1-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10355'>\n\t\t\t\tPrepare new faucet for iinstall\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/img_3727\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3727-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3727-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3727-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3727-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3727-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10354'>\n\t\t\t\tPlace new faucet on backing plate and attach retaining nuts\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/img_3728\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-10357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3728.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-10357'>\n\t\t\t\treattach plate with four sccews\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In the process of detaching the shower head from the old faucet, we found the actual problem. The OEM fauced is supplied with a water flow restrictor to reduce water consumption as was previously required by Federal regulations, since rescinded. While water conservation is a great idea in most cases, flow restrictors will cause a tankless water heater to cycle, as ours did, making the shower uncomfortable unless you turn on another faucet to raise the hot water flow rate.<\/p>\n<p>We could have just removed the flow restrictor and saved some money &#8211; now we have a terrific shower head that holds temperature even when someone is washing dishes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10365\" style=\"width: 2016px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3731.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10365\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3731.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3731-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3731-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3731-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flow Restrctor in OEM faucet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Air Conditioning<\/h4>\n<p>We knew when we purchased the unit that the original roof top combination wind tunnel and air conditioner was unsatisfactory. <a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/thor-22z-josephine-mini-split\/\">Click here for the story of how we solved our cooling, noise, and power issues.<\/a><\/p>\n<input type=\"button\" value=\"Click here to return to the Previous Page\" class=\"alg_back_button_input \" style=\"\" onclick=\"window.history.back()\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We traded our first Winnie, our reliable (until recently) travel trailer, for a brand new Thor motorhome. Motor Homes are self-contained houses on wheels with cooking, bathrooms, heat and air conditioning, and a queen size bed. Ours is compact, comfortable, and easy to drive and park. Choosing a name for our elegant new motor home &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/soon-to-be-named-a-2025-thor-chateau-22-class-c-motorhome\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Josephine,  a 2025 Thor Chateau 22 Class C Motorhome<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":10373,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9901","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9901"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11038,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9901\/revisions\/11038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}