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You may not think much about your RV sink, but you do use the thing every day, meaning the more functional you can make it, the better off you’re going to be. To be honest, I never really thought too much about my sink until I recently started researching new faucets and water heater options. What I found was a whole new world of cool upgrades and accessories that can improve your RV sink.
Want to make your RV sink the best it can possibly be? Here are some accessories and upgrades you might want to consider.
Peel and Stick Backsplash
First, there is the peel-and-stick backsplash. This is a seriously easy upgrade that gives your RV kitchen a more residential feel and makes cleaning up after messy dishwashing sessions a cinch. Just buy some peel-and-stick tile, cut it to the right size, peel off the backing, and stick it into place!
Upgraded Sink Faucet
This is what I was originally researching when I came across all of these cool RV sink upgrade ideas. Our old RV sink faucet is terrible. It’s plastic, too short, and doesn’t move the way I’d like.
The good news? I learned that you can actually use any faucet you like in your RV, meaning a residential faucet will fit just fine and will likely look nicer, and it’ll give you a whole lot more features besides. Best of all, replacing the RV sink faucet is actually pretty easy, so much so that even I can tackle the task.
Over Sink Dish Drainer
One of the things I dislike most about our RV kitchen is the lack of counter space. This makes cooking difficult under the best circumstances, but when something needs to sit on the counter, cooking is pretty much impossible. Generally, this means that drying dishes and cooking simultaneously is a no-go. That said, if you invest in one of these nifty over-the-sink dish drainers, you can do both at the same time.
The drainer simply sits over the sink, allowing dishes to drip into the sink basin and freeing up all of the valuable counter space that would have been unusable otherwise.
Sink Cover
Another way to improve upon the counter space situation in your RV kitchen? An RV sink cover. These are covers made specifically to fit over RV sinks. Some are merely plastic, but others are wood and can be used as cutting boards.
In all cases, an RV sink cover will give you a little more surface area to work with while prepping meals, as long as you don’t need the sink at the same time.
Aerator with Pause Switch
It’s super easy to waste water while washing dishes. You need a good amount of water pressure, meaning you probably turn the water up high. On top of that, you might leave the water running between dishes so you don’t lose the perfect temperature.
These are problems my family fixed in our RV shower by replacing the shower head with an Oxygenics shower head. You can do a similar thing in your RV sink. Just add an aerator attachment to give yourself more water pressure with less water consumption, and choose one with a pause switch so you can easily pause the flow of water without losing your temperature setting.
Under-Sink Water Filter
There are also a couple of items you can install under your RV sink to make it more functional. One of those things is an under-sink water filter. This type of water filter is mounted inside the sink cabinet and is placed in-line, meaning all sink water runs through the filter before coming through the faucet.
While these types of filters cannot make non-potable water drinkable, they certainly can filter out odd tastes and smells, giving you pure drinking water no matter where you roam.
Supplemental Under-Sink Water Heater
The final awesome RV sink accessory on my list is a supplemental under-sink water heater. This is something I came across when researching replacement water heater options for our trailer, and I think these might be an excellent idea for some RVers.
Basically, you place a small water heater in-line under your sink. This gives you hot water immediately after turning on the tap, meaning you won’t have to wait for hot water to get to your sink from the main water heater, something that will save water and prevent your gray tank from filling too quickly. It’s also possible to avoid using the main water heater entirely, opting instead to use the under-sink heater, which will remove the need to use propane and could save you money.
As you can see, there are a number of ways to upgrade your RV sink to make it the ideal sink for you and your family. Which project will you take on first? No matter which one you choose, I’m sure you’ll be happy you took the time to improve your home-on-wheels and make it more perfect for you.
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