tropical36
Southwest Florida_USA
Senior Member
Joined: 07/11/2004
View Profile
 Offline
|
My shower drain is giving me some problems, and I'm wondering how one might get under the shower tub to remove the trap if necessary. I'd also like to know if the bath sink drain might intersect that same pipe or does it have a seperate connection to the gray water tank? The shower drain is toward the side of the coach and appears to be in the location of the rear wheel wells, but surely there's a way to get to this. 
"We are often so caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey."
1998 36ft. National Tropi-Cal, with a tag axle and one slide, on a 1997 P32 Chevy chassis....7.4 Vortec Engine
|
D.R.Bain
Michigan
Senior Member
Joined: 11/14/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
tropical36 wrote:My shower drain is giving me some problems, and I'm wondering how one might get under the shower tub to remove the trap if necessary. I'd also like to know if the bath sink drain might intersect that same pipe or does it have a seperate connection to the gray water tank? The shower drain is toward the side of the coach and appears to be in the location of the rear wheel wells, but surely there's a way to get to this.
Before you tear into the drain try making a hook out of wire and fish the hair out. I have had to do this many times both at home and the Motorhome. My daughter had long hair. and it would accumilate on the cross in the drain. Mind you never enough to see from the tub but fished it out and the drain ran better. Kinda like a stalagtite in a cave as the hair builds up and so does the soap scum and the like.
I hope this helps.
Dan, 2007 Damon Daybreak 3270
|
RV-1/2n-FUN
FL.
Senior Member
Joined: 03/30/2003
View Profile
|
D.R.Bain wrote:tropical36 wrote:My shower drain is giving me some problems, and I'm wondering how one might get under the shower tub to remove the trap if necessary. I'd also like to know if the bath sink drain might intersect that same pipe or does it have a seperate connection to the gray water tank? The shower drain is toward the side of the coach and appears to be in the location of the rear wheel wells, but surely there's a way to get to this.
Before you tear into the drain try making a hook out of wire and fish the hair out. I have had to do this many times both at home and the Motorhome. My daughter had long hair. and it would accumilate on the cross in the drain. Mind you never enough to see from the tub but fished it out and the drain ran better. Kinda like a stalagtite in a cave as the hair builds up and so does the soap scum and the like.
I hope this helps.
Same solution with ours. BTW, we have an access panel in bedroom wall. Have you looked in all nooks and crannies?
|
FL Mike
Ormond Beach, FL
Full Member
Joined: 07/25/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
I had a problem with our previous MH. I picked up a plastic gizmo (I know, very technical term) at Lowe's. It has jagged edges and goes down the drain to grab all that nasty stuff that lives in there. Made about three passes with this thing and brought out lots of hair and junk. Drain worked fantastic after that. I keep it under the bathroom sink for periodic cleanouts.
Costs about $5. I believe it was called Zip Cleaner...
|
Carvin Marvin
Livingston, Texas, USA
Senior Member
Joined: 10/16/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
Look above the duals. My Southwind has an acess panel to get to the trap.
|
|
|
downtheroad
Tumbling Waters, Washington
Senior Member
Joined: 02/18/2003
View Profile
|
FL Mike wrote:I had a problem with our previous MH. I picked up a plastic gizmo (I know, very technical term) at Lowe's. It has jagged edges and goes down the drain to grab all that nasty stuff that lives in there. Made about three passes with this thing and brought out lots of hair and junk. Drain worked fantastic after that. I keep it under the bathroom sink for periodic cleanouts.
Costs about $5. I believe it was called Zip Cleaner...
We have one of these too. Simple to use and it works pretty well.
Drain Stick
GMC Duramax/Allison (LBZ)
08 Komfort 277TS Our Rig Pic
Reese Dual Cam HP
|
Busskipper
Arnold,Md
Senior Member
Joined: 11/25/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
RV-1/2n-FUN wrote:D.R.Bain wrote:tropical36 wrote:My shower drain is giving me some problems, and I'm wondering how one might get under the shower tub to remove the trap if necessary. I'd also like to know if the bath sink drain might intersect that same pipe or does it have a seperate connection to the gray water tank? The shower drain is toward the side of the coach and appears to be in the location of the rear wheel wells, but surely there's a way to get to this.
Before you tear into the drain try making a hook out of wire and fish the hair out. I have had to do this many times both at home and the Motorhome. My daughter had long hair. and it would accumilate on the cross in the drain. Mind you never enough to see from the tub but fished it out and the drain ran better. Kinda like a stalagtite in a cave as the hair builds up and so does the soap scum and the like.
I hope this helps.
Same solution with ours. BTW, we have an access panel in bedroom wall. Have you looked in all nooks and crannies?
One more for the wire to remove the hair then a little drain cleaner and all is well.
BOL,
Busskipper
Maryland/Colorado
Travel Supreme 42DS04
MDX-FMCA--M&G Brake
States traveled in this Coach
|
Clay L
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Senior Member
Joined: 07/01/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
FL Mike wrote:I had a problem with our previous MH. I picked up a plastic gizmo (I know, very technical term) at Lowe's. It has jagged edges and goes down the drain to grab all that nasty stuff that lives in there. Made about three passes with this thing and brought out lots of hair and junk. Drain worked fantastic after that. I keep it under the bathroom sink for periodic cleanouts.
Costs about $5. I believe it was called Zip Cleaner...
I just got one the other day at Lowes. It was called a Zip-It and is less than three dollars now.
It worked great on my bathroom lavatory!! Saved at least 30 minutes of standing on my head in a tight space to get the drain tube containing the stopper raiser arm out so it could be cleaned.
Clay (WA5NMR), Lee,(Wife) Codi, Brandi (Shelties) and Damncat (damn cat)
Full Timing in a 2004 Winnebago Sightseer 35N, Workhorse chassis, Honda Accord toad
|
tropical36
Southwest Florida_USA
Senior Member
Joined: 07/11/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
Thanks for the info, I'll stop at the next Lowe's I see and will look further for the trap access, which I really think is important, especially if one should develop a leak under there. This coach is not too bad for accessible areas, so I would think that this would not be an exception, but then......and then I found it here in Van Horn Tx., just where Carvin Marvin said it was.
* This post was
edited 05/19/08 06:22pm by tropical36 *
|
acker1
fulltimer
Senior Member
Joined: 12/20/2001
View Profile
Offline
|
HERE'S THE LINK to the "Zip-It" drain cleaner mentioned above (The plastic one with jagged edges).
Works great!!!
DICK
37'--'98 Endeavor
toad--'05 Crewcab GMC
Viet Vet '65, Ia Drang Valley survivor (We Were Soldiers)
Elks
www.4ezdaz.com Same site, different URL
|
|
|
