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Topic: Plumbing

Posted By: mjlrpod
Subject: Plumbing
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2019 at 3:12pm

I'm looking for some suggestions on fixing my plumbing. I assume I could find stuff , but i'm sure many of you know a good way to do this. I feel that the plumbing in my pod is shoddy at best. I keep having leak issues from the drains on the kitchen, and bathroom sinks. It seems they make the down spout piping just barely long enough to connect with the trap. Also the connector doesnt hold very well because the downspout pipe doesn't line up perfectly at 90 degrees to the trap. They put the plumbing in crooked, and don't give it any flexibility, and it tends to seperate as you drive to your destination. If you don't check everytime you set up, you will end up leaking water on the floor somewhere. Is there a good replacement that is flexible, and will have some give, rather than pull away from the down spout? Has anyone done this? do you just add a piece? replace everything? I would appreciate any comments. Thanks.

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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding

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Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2019 at 3:41pm

I don't know if this would help your situation but they do make like a rubber sleeve that joins two pipes together using hose clamps. If the pipes are off center this may help if you are able to install the rubber sleeve and if there is room for the hose clamps.

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2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018-
2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019)
2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014)
Middle Tn
2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2019 at 5:34pm

We have not been having this issue. Can't you just replace the down spout with something a little longer (or am I missing something)?

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2019 at 1:07pm

It's more the flexibility I think. I need to make up for the misalignment of the piping i think. Every now and again i get water in my draws that are under my sink. I think the rubber joiner might work, but i'll have to cut the pipe further back so i can get it lined up, and the rubber hose should give me enough flex , i hope. The bathroom sink i noticed as I was winterizing. I turned it on to drain the tank, and started seeing water drip under the pod. I found the connection under the bathroom sink to be loose. I tightened it up, but it seemed pretty chincy. I don't want to start getting a soft floor

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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding

Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2019 at 2:14pm

I haven't looked under my sink and I don't remember what the plumbing looks like, but if it's white PVC, you may have enough flexibility if you just loosen all of the ring nuts (I don't know what they're really called), line everything up, making sure you have at least an inch of down pipe from the sink in the J section, and tighten everything back up. The ring nuts should be only hand tight, but I'd do a firm hand due to the bouncing around they get.

Of course it's very likely I misunderstand the problem and not of that applies....

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2010 176
FJ Cruiser

Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2019 at 4:17pm

When I changed the kitchen sink in our 179, I used a flexible pipe for the connection between the sink drain and the pipe. Since installing that, I have not had any leak problems. The flexibility works well to allow the movement that happens going down the road, much better than trying to use rigid pipe for that purpose.

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StephenH
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