Posted 2016-07-31 9:20 AM (#167864) Subject: What are you a working on?
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With so much frustration because I'm constantly working on somthing, but I wouldn't change it haha ??1. Need new faucets bathroom and kitchen. The bathroom one has water at the end of the faucet and drips causing the pump to cycle every so often.2. Still trying to figure out why my kitchen sink won't drain when the vent pipe is clear and then anti siphon valve is brand new, and there's no roof vent. 3. White carpet in a horse trailer was the stupidest idea I've ever seen, going to install hard wood this winter or fall. 4. I need to install a accumulator to stop the pump from cycling when low water pressure is called for from the sinks, maybe new faucets will fix it but I'm not holding my breath. 5. We will need a new awning before to long ours is getting old and wore out.
Posted 2016-07-31 9:35 AM (#167865 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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Wood or laminate floors are a great idea, not too expensive, and will make your trailer nicer to live/travel with.... The accumulator tank on the h2o pump is something we have been thinking about too..
Posted 2016-07-31 12:27 PM (#167866 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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Back to the drain.....drain sink tank....leave drain valve open.....try sink again....this will tell you if the sink tank needs a vent or not...leaving the drain open will act the same as a regular vent. Fixing faucet leaks will stop the pump from cycling. Awnings can be replaced with little effort and not a whole lot of money.
Posted 2016-07-31 1:07 PM (#167867 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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The tank drains like a dream with the valve open to drain, it's possible I may have a clogged pipe causing the slow drain and when the vent is is unscrewed allows enough pressure to pull past.
Posted 2016-07-31 5:11 PM (#167870 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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That's the dumb part is the trap is clear pulled it out while camping when everyone was napping. The only vent it has is the one under the counter and is above the trap, I thought about putting a seconded vent in the pipe between the two sinks.
Posted 2016-07-31 5:38 PM (#167871 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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Nope....needs to be vented to the outside. Try drilling a small hole in the top of the holding tank on the outside (maybe 3/4") That will allow air to escape as the sink water is trying to get into the tank. Not exactly code but should work. Ideally you run a pipe to the roof(maybe thru a cabinet???) or thru the side wall from under the cabinet on the downstream side of the trap
Posted 2016-07-31 6:54 PM (#167872 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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I wish I could go out the top but I don't have any tall cabinets to hide the pipe, witch I thinks why the bathroom tank is vented to the roof because they ran the black and gray tank out the roof to one vent. There's two pipes and only one vent on the roof so that's my best guess, and I think because they didn't have a way to vent the front gray tank they slapped a vent on it under the cabinet and used one of those anti siphon valves dudes. I know it's sucking air because when the sink is full of water you can unscrew the anti siphon valve and a big chug of air comes out and the watwr goes away. Imagine that! If it comes down to it I'll 86 the darn siphon valve and just be careful to not over fill the tank till i can come up with a good idea.
Posted 2016-07-31 11:36 PM (#167878 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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What is happening is that the sewer gas in the tank is belching back into the trailer. If you ran a pipe from the drain downstream of the trap to the outside (side wall) the gases would at least vent to the outside rather than under the sink. Fittings are available for that purpose. The anti-siphon vent would stay connected.
Posted 2016-07-31 11:55 PM (#167879 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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I'm not real keen on drilling my trailer, I've been racking my brain on how to vent this turd. I've been thinking small flex hose and bring it out in the power cord door, it's rather ridiculous that this trailer won't vent. I've also contemplated tying the bathroom gray tank to the kitchen gray tank with a flex hose that way they could equalize, and the kitchen could benefit from the roof vent it needs.
Edited by 4quartercirclesperfh 2016-07-31 11:56 PM
Posted 2016-08-02 7:36 PM (#167897 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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Posts: 448 Location: Los Angeles, Ca.
that will work.....a new metal hole saw will cut a nice clean hole. Fuel tank vents fittings are available and are really nice. Flexible hose connection to that or to elec. box will work....so will running a jumper hose to the other vented tank.
Posted 2016-08-08 11:37 PM (#167961 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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Upgrading the interior and exterior flood lights with the new LED lights, extremely bright and they draw 3/4 less amps from your batteries. Finished the interior lights, and the porch lights. Since it's just a bulb replacement and $19 from Amazon for the bulbs.
Posted 2016-08-09 5:24 AM (#167970 - in reply to #167864) Subject: RE: What are you a working on?
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Gathering parts to install a wireless backup camera on my gooseneck trailer. I've read all about quality issues with wireless but have to prove it to myself. The parts are cheap. I will mount the transmitter as far forward as I can and the receiver as far back. If it doesn't work well enough I'll run wire.
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