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   I'm looking for some suggestions on fixing my plumbing. I assume I could find stuff , but i'm sure many of you know a good way to do this. I feel that the plumbing in my pod is shoddy at best. I keep having leak issues from the drains on the kitchen, and bathroom sinks. It seems they make the down spout piping just barely long enough to connect with the trap. Also the connector doesnt hold very well because the downspout pipe doesn't line up perfectly at 90 degrees to the trap. They put the plumbing in crooked, and don't give it any flexibility, and it tends to seperate as you drive to your destination. If you don't check everytime you set up, you will end up leaking water on the floor somewhere. Is there a good replacement that is flexible, and will have some give, rather than pull away from the down spout? Has anyone done this? do you just add a piece? replace everything? I would appreciate any comments. Thanks.

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mjlrpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1214	Topic: Plumbing Posted: 05 Jan 2019 at 3:12pm
	I'm looking for some suggestions on fixing my plumbing. I assume I could find stuff , but i'm sure many of you know a good way to do this. I feel that the plumbing in my pod is shoddy at best. I keep having leak issues from the drains on the kitchen, and bathroom sinks. It seems they make the down spout piping just barely long enough to connect with the trap. Also the connector doesnt hold very well because the downspout pipe doesn't line up perfectly at 90 degrees to the trap. They put the plumbing in crooked, and don't give it any flexibility, and it tends to seperate as you drive to your destination. If you don't check everytime you set up, you will end up leaking water on the floor somewhere. Is there a good replacement that is flexible, and will have some give, rather than pull away from the down spout? Has anyone done this? do you just add a piece? replace everything? I would appreciate any comments. Thanks.
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David and Danette Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 24 Nov 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1214	Posted: 05 Jan 2019 at 3:41pm
	I don't know if this would help your situation but they do make like a rubber sleeve that joins two pipes together using hose clamps. If the pipes are off center this may help if you are able to install the rubber sleeve and if there is room for the hose clamps.
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GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628	Posted: 05 Jan 2019 at 5:34pm
	We have not been having this issue. Can't you just replace the down spout with something a little longer (or am I missing something)?
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mjlrpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1214	Posted: 06 Jan 2019 at 1:07pm
	It's more the flexibility I think. I need to make up for the misalignment of the piping i think. Every now and again i get water in my draws that are under my sink. I think the rubber joiner might work, but i'll have to cut the pipe further back so i can get it lined up, and the rubber hose should give me enough flex , i hope. The bathroom sink i noticed as I was winterizing. I turned it on to drain the tank, and started seeing water drip under the pod. I found the connection under the bathroom sink to be loose. I tightened it up, but it seemed pretty chincy. I don't want to start getting a soft floor
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Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446	Posted: 06 Jan 2019 at 2:14pm
	I haven't looked under my sink and I don't remember what the plumbing looks like, but if it's white PVC, you may have enough flexibility if you just loosen all of the ring nuts (I don't know what they're really called), line everything up, making sure you have at least an inch of down pipe from the sink in the J section, and tighten everything back up. The ring nuts should be only hand tight, but I'd do a firm hand due to the bouncing around they get. Of course it's very likely I misunderstand the problem and not of that applies.... TT
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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Posted: 06 Jan 2019 at 4:17pm
	When I changed the kitchen sink in our 179, I used a flexible pipe for the connection between the sink drain and the pipe. Since installing that, I have not had any leak problems. The flexibility works well to allow the movement that happens going down the road, much better than trying to use rigid pipe for that purpose.
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