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Old 07-28-2019, 10:13 AM   #1
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Shower drain

2018 40ap bus shower don’t drain been used maybe 15 times Last year seem fine Used 3 times in last to days and get about 2 inches of water in bottom but will drain out slow when done taking shower And I bought this so no other owner
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IF it has one of those Hevrpo (waterless) traps you will have to remove it and check if it is 'sticking' together (or run a drain cleaner/liquid down thru it)


If it is a standard 'P' trap......hairball/gunk
ZIP-IT barbed tool (hardware store)...push it down into trap/twist-turn and pull back out. YUCK!
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Old 07-28-2019, 01:48 PM   #3
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If it’s not a clogged drain as stated by old biscuit try looking at the drain as it routs to the holding tank.
We have a 17 Phaeton 44OH and had a similar problem. We found that the drain that is at the top of the bin that houses the Aquahot had a belly in it because Tiffin used a flexible hose and not a rigid one. Red Bay fashioned a board to hold the hose in a straight position. This resolved our issue.
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Your HEPVO trap is sticking closed due to soap scum. You can try some liquid drain cleaner, and see iof it might help. I usually stomp hard on the drain 3 or 4 times when the water backs up in the shower pan, and that's enough to break the duck-bill valve loose in it. I'd be VERY cautious about using a snake or other type mechanical drain cleaner. Look the HEPVO up on the web and read about it.
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I have had success with snaking a smooth rubber strap (from a strap wrench) down the drain to open up the valve. Needs to be something smooth not to damage the valve.
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Have you tried a plunger just to see if it will break free whatever is causing the problem? MY first try would be to put in HOT water and the use a plunger to see if the extra force coupled with the hot water flowing will clear up the crud. Don't go gorilla on the plunger because you don't want to work it hard enough that you find the weak joint in the plumbing. You just need to work the water back and forth semi-gently to see if it will break loose.
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Old 07-30-2019, 07:41 AM   #7
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Take the cover off the drain and you will most likely find a wad of hair before the Hepworth trap. Pull that out and if still slow you can use a liquid drain cleaner.
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Take the cover off the drain and you will most likely find a wad of hair before the Hepworth trap. Pull that out and if still slow you can use a liquid drain cleaner.
As Roger noted, if you have not lifted up the long metal cover and checked the small screen, that’s the place to look first. Ours will get clogged pretty easily as the drain is small and the screen is small. But, I would rather check that every day then try to clear the HEPVO.
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