stumpy60 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 HI all, recently bought an Autotrail RB and the kitchen sink is really slow to drain,it is minutes to empty completely the others are not to bad. I took it back to the dealer and of course they said there is nothing wrong with it. Any ideas as to what the problem is? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Had Enough Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 stumpy60 - 2014-09-26 11:25 AM HI all, recently bought an Autotrail RB and the kitchen sink is really slow to drain,it is minutes to empty completely the others are not to bad. I took it back to the dealer and of course they said there is nothing wrong with it. Any ideas as to what the problem is? Thank you Is the van level? Mine took ages if it was too nose down and was quicker if it was level. Apart from that it's a question of checking the hoses (if you can get at them) to see if one's become kinked, and checking for greasy blockages, which you may be able to clear using a proprietary cleaning solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Use a hose pipe to push some water through it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hi Stumpy We have an AT Tracker 2004 model our sink drains slowly. We bought the van when it was 6 years old and thought it may have been blocked so I unscrewed the screw from the centre of the sink drain strainer and took out the plastic cap from underneath and was surprised to see how small the hole was for the water to drain out through. All I could do is clean it out and put it back together. It was a little bit better but it is still slow and has been said it can be different if the van is not level . It does vary quite a bit from one day to the next. It may differ if the waste tank is getting full or if there is some kind or air lock, I don't really know. We don't worry about it, it is not as if we are in a hurry to go anywhere. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasmineAnders Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 A cheap method of helping clear a waste pipe is to buy one of the large bottles of Coke and slowly pour it down. Don't know what is in it but it seems to work- just makes you wonder about what it does when you drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 hi, we had same problem on our Mohawk, took it back to dealer who re routed the waste pipe, and it is not perfect but a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gram Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I have the same problem. After much experimentation I concluded that it is due to the trap fitted to the sink outlet, it slows the flow considerably. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike P Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Similar problem with my AT Cheyenne which I put down to air-locks in the stupidly narrow pipes. It might be solved by fiddling with the pipe routing but my solution is a small sink plunger (£4 from B&Q) to break the air lock. Mike P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve101 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'll second the coke trick for any blockages and tough stuff that needs removing. Pour it down a scaled up toilet bowl and leave it for an hour and see what happens. Then think about your insides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 It happens all the time in many vans and in most cases there is no cure for poor design. We carry a sink plunger and when it gets slow I half fill the sink with hot water then remove the plug and plunge away - not too heavily or you may split of disconnect a pipe - and it always seems to speed up a bit until next time. You also need to block off the overflow or you will lose all your vacuum out of it instead of using it on moving the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gram Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Check to see if there is a trap fitted. If there is then clean it out. If the problem persists then you will have to remove the trap or put up with the slow emptying of the sink. My kitchen sink has a trap on a horizontal run - in slows the flow considerably. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggy Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Same problem on our van from new so no blocked pipes (advertised as domestic waste pipes) which is smooth bore pipes. The leveling of the van does help but when it is slow to drain just a couple of presses with the heal of the hand over the the drain usually gets it going, just releases the air block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBW Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 What I do is leave the water drain, about half the bowl, put the drain plug back in, then shortly lift it out with a fast action, this causes a vacuum difference in the pipe which in turn drains normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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