Other projects? Ah, yea. Here's one of them.
The bathroom tub drain was very slow. I assumed, (incorrectly), that the fix was to just pull apart the P trap, clean out the hair, put it back together, and we are good to go.
I had access from the basement, so we're good to go. Unfortunately, a 10 minute job it wasn't. It turned out that after the P trap, the pipe leading to the 4" drain pipe was not sloped all that well, and that 18 inches of pipe was what was clogged.
In an rv, the same thing can happen IF the drain line is not sloped enough to carry everything away from the trap.
Using a "snake" to clear things out, resulted in most of the hair and sludge being flung around an 8 foot area, including me while being cleared. No, I did not use a drill. This snake was hand powered.
After getting things cleared, and cleaned up, after assembly, the P trap leaked. It wasn't a large leak, but a leak non the less.
That was a good reminder for running the drains in the rv, to make sure there is enough slope for bits and pieces to be carried to the holding tank.
Since we're in the middle of a heat wave this week, with an index of approaching 110 degrees, the wife put the clamps on working til the temps come down a little, which should be Saturday.
As far as showing off the work - not really. This is just a "how I am doing things".
Love it or hate it, shake your head or laugh - it's all your choice.
Am I proud of what I've done? No, not a bit. Sometimes I look at some of the things I've done on this project, and I am amazed I ever got them accomplished.
This is all about how I came up with a solution to make something work the way I wanted it to, and how I accomplished it.
Am I happy with how it functions so far? Yes. I set out to make things work in a certain way, and for the most part, I am happy with how it works.
That's all I wanted.
