All drains running slow and grey tank empty
Hi all, I picked up a 2011 Roadtrek popular 190 last week and took it out camping this weekend. All the drains run slow (with the gray tank empty) and when I fill the kitchen sink with water (high...
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I have a PW- my shower drain is essentially right into the top of my grey tank.
We don;t use our shower and a have used teflon tape to seal the drain cap ( under pressure, ours too would bubble)...
I think that someone has hit the nail where you vent for the grey tank isn't venting properly
( on our model the grey vent is on the side of the van about 20" above the sink drain- it T's off under the sink)
with normal atmospheric pressure you should be draining fine with out an obstruction in the pipes
my black vent was also just a stub of pipe- a $20 Lippert 360º venturi causes a low pressure at the pipe with the slightest breeze- this has solved any odor problems esp when driving and opening a window ( in which case the van become low pressure and air can be pushed down the stub and gasses into the van).
Mike
We don;t use our shower and a have used teflon tape to seal the drain cap ( under pressure, ours too would bubble)...
I think that someone has hit the nail where you vent for the grey tank isn't venting properly
( on our model the grey vent is on the side of the van about 20" above the sink drain- it T's off under the sink)
with normal atmospheric pressure you should be draining fine with out an obstruction in the pipes
my black vent was also just a stub of pipe- a $20 Lippert 360º venturi causes a low pressure at the pipe with the slightest breeze- this has solved any odor problems esp when driving and opening a window ( in which case the van become low pressure and air can be pushed down the stub and gasses into the van).
Mike
