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myredracer
Explorer II
Apr 10, 2014

Dripping glue in toilet

Just picked up our new TT today. Good timing too because the weather's suddenly turned nice. :)

The 3" ABS pipe inside the toilet, before it enters the holding tank, has glue hanging down from it around the perimeter, and looks like stalactites. We had this happen in our last TT and it caused major problems and would prevent the tank from draining properly.

Rather than drive all the way back to the dealer, is there an easy way of getting something down there to cut the hanging glue off? I would rather not pull the toilet, but even if I did, I don't know if I'd be able to reach down to the bottom of the pipe.

Is there some sort of tool, anything, that would work? Maybe attach a knife or saw blade to a pole? Sandpaper wrapped around say a 2" pipe?? Gotta do this before the tank gets anything in it...

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  • Before and after photos. Lots of glue hanging down from the entire perimeter of the pipe. I had to pull the toilet out to get access. I was able to sand the bottom of the pipe so now "stuff" has a nice smooth entry into the tank. I would have liked to get the glue off the bottom of the tank but couldn't and not worth getting a hand stuck in there.

    When we had the same thing happen our last TT, we had serious ongoing trouble getting the tank to empty because of a similar glue issue. We could only get the tank emptied maybe 50% at best. Didn't matter how much we backflushed, used the tank rinser or anything else we could think of including getting the tank pumped out. The tank would be full again in less than a day and backing up into the toilet.

    Not going to happen this time. :)

  • If its before it enters the holding tank, I don't see it a problem w/ draining.
    Break off any big chunks w/ a stick, and don't worry about it.
  • Use a 1x2 or similar board. Put a screw in about an inch from the end, let it stick out about an inch or so.

    Use it to break off the dried glue.
  • If it's brand new just stick your hand in and break them off, or use a wood dowel. Those should be pretty rigid to break easily

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