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Title: FYI: Who Checks Their Sink Drain Joints?
Post by: "Irish" on October 12, 2023, 05:35:47 pm
Sink drain is not on my pre check, in fact it's not on my list at all! My wife mentioned that the box of trash bags was damp, which led to me emptying out tone cabinet under the kitchen sink and finding all six pipe joints loose. It may have taken 24 years to loosen, but the water dripping was current.
Just saying that many other coaches may have loose connections that only need to be hand tightened, by a strong hand!
Title: Re: FYI: Who Checks Their Sink Drain Joints?
Post by: Joe Phebus on October 12, 2023, 11:02:22 pm
Yep, Just had that same issue the other day.  Every joint needed to be tightened.
Title: Re: FYI: Who Checks Their Sink Drain Joints?
Post by: FourTravelers on October 13, 2023, 07:08:20 am
Yep! "Been there done that". Good idea to check at least annually.
Title: Re: FYI: Who Checks Their Sink Drain Joints?
Post by: John Haygarth on October 13, 2023, 12:20:00 pm
This falls under terms same category for me to check every screw on the exterior of a coach  at least every six months. Trim joints, strips, and sealed joints are also places most people do not look at and pay the price later with leaks. Everyone has time to do this simple job while still enjoying a trip. Make it a daily 15 min job, and add to this list hoses, wires, literally anything that can come loose. Once part of routine you will fine it becomes second nature and one day you will save yourself a big problem that is festering unseen.
Try it, you may like it.
Johnh
Title: Re: FYI: Who Checks Their Sink Drain Joints?
Post by: dans96u295ft on October 14, 2023, 09:33:11 am
Good idea. Thanks.
Title: Re: FYI: Who Checks Their Sink Drain Joints?
Post by: mkc1962 on October 14, 2023, 09:45:15 am
I check mine when I winterize. Same in the bath sink