We just bought a 2007 Mountaineer travel trailer approx. We are having an issue with the kitchen sink. Water will not go down. My husband has done everything he can think of and more. Baking soda, vinegar, snaking, checking vents and we still can't find the problem. Anyone else have any suggestions as to finding the issue at hand.
TRAILERKING said
08:38 AM Jun 23, 2015
Is the sink in a "slide out wall"?
The Bear II said
08:39 AM Jun 23, 2015
Sounds like the next step would be to remove the trap and drain pipes to look for causes. The snake should have cleared everything but you never know what might be lurking somewhere in the plumbing.
If you can determine the path is completely clear all the way into the holding tank then there should be no reason the water won't go down unless the design of the plumbing path doesn't allow for gravity flow which seems unlikely.
Barbaraok said
10:16 AM Jun 23, 2015
Do you have a separate holding tank for the kitchen? Some trailers & 5th wheels have 2 gray water tanks.
Barb
cherylbrv said
01:06 PM Jun 23, 2015
We had this problem last week - that there seemed to be some kind of blockage in the sink because the water wasn't draining out. We bought a $2.50 hand held plunger at Home Depot and that did the trick!
rednessa said
03:08 PM Jun 23, 2015
no it is in the slide out..
rednessa said
03:09 PM Jun 23, 2015
not sure about two grey water tanks. I will have to run that by my husband. We did do the whole small plunger thing as well and no luck :(
TRAILERKING said
03:27 PM Jun 23, 2015
Did it start out draining slow?......Then getting slower and slower and slower until nothing?
gilljr said
05:27 PM Jun 23, 2015
WE HAD a Montana and found out there is a 2nd gray tank. release is under slide
Ann and Steve said
09:46 PM Jun 23, 2015
As I read your post, the first word that came to mind was "vent". Try to dump the tank, preferably with one of those clear "extenders" between your drain line and the "stinky tube." If the water flows quickly, then my venting thought is probably wrong. If it trickles or gurgles or doesn't flow at all, then the vent tube (it starts on your roof) might be plugged. There is a cap on that vent tube and it could be clogged, probably with caulking when the vent tube cap was installed. Or some other debris. Failure to vent will also cause the sink to back up as though it was clogged. Earlier posts suggest that you're dumping the wrong tank (i.e. two gray tanks). Do you have multiple "red light" sensor indicators on a control panel? That should answer that question.
PIEERE said
08:53 AM Jun 24, 2015
I seen where the vent tube on the roof had fell down into the tank and could not work because it was sealed by the debris in the tank. It needs to be level with the roof. Take the cap off and look with a light.
rednessa said
08:14 PM Jun 27, 2015
Barb you nailed it. Second grey water tank that was out of sight at first glance.
My husband was so mad I found the answer before him and me I giggled like a fool all weekend... hahhaa
Thank you all for your help!
We just bought a 2007 Mountaineer travel trailer approx. We are having an issue with the kitchen sink. Water will not go down. My husband has done everything he can think of and more. Baking soda, vinegar, snaking, checking vents and we still can't find the problem. Anyone else have any suggestions as to finding the issue at hand.
If you can determine the path is completely clear all the way into the holding tank then there should be no reason the water won't go down unless the design of the plumbing path doesn't allow for gravity flow which seems unlikely.
Barb
no it is in the slide out..
not sure about two grey water tanks. I will have to run that by my husband. We did do the whole small plunger thing as well and no luck :(