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If you’re using glue you’ll be using a coupling instead of a trap adapter. Of course, you’ll need additional fittings to get it inline with the existing T (22’s, 45’s, or 90’s and/or couplings). If possible, try to lower it to around 65 and see how that works for you.
They are sneaky little things and the hoses are easily damaged. If that’s not the problem look in the wall for the washer connection (there’s usually a pipe in the wall that reaches up to the washer hose connection). I’m guessing it’s going to be one of those. If I’m understanding right you may need to raise the tub on a platform. I’ve seen this done in several homes so that the proper slope can be achieved for the draining of tubs and toilets. By running all new pipe and capping off all the old at each fixture, you won’t need to worry about where the old pipe is.
Continuous Waste (Adjustable) Sinks
We have stainless steel sink strainer baskets and plastic sink strainer basket assemblies too. You may have a stoppage in your drain line from your washer where the water has no where else to go but up and out. See if you can borrow or buy a snake (its a long metal hose that you put down in the pipe and turn a handle to make it longer, you can buy a small one for less than $30 at Lowes). My money is on the dishwasher drain assuming you had none of these issues until the dishwasher was disconnected. First, you should check your breaker and make sure it hasn’t kicked. If that’s not the problem your element probably needs replaced.
If you elect to hire the work done, make sure you get someone with mobile home repair experience. “We snaked everything…” Water always runs downhill unless something is blocking it. Either your snake wasn’t aggressive enough to break up the blockage or the problem is farther down the line than you were able to reach. You didn’t say if you are on city sewer or a septic. It might be worth crawling under the house with a hair dryer, looking for obvious trouble spots, and trying to thaw things. Since it is only the far end having the problem you shouldn’t have to look as hard to find the problem.
Common Causes of Mobile Home Venting Issues
I removed the fiberglass shower enclosure and I’m replacing it with a real tile shower. The shower drain and supply lines are above the floor. I rerouted the 1/2″ water lines into a wall but could not lower the drain lines. So the shower drain line and vent valve had to stay in place.
Not sure if my comment got through.I have a 2016 Atlantic double-wide manufactured home and am looking to do a new install on a fridge ice maker water line. The fridge is on the opposite wall of the sink. Can i run a water line under the floor to the sink, this would mean removing the home’s skirts and crawling under the floor to run it to the sink.
How your mobile home drain system works
I placed 2×4’s on the floor 8″ apart 2 high, screwed, glued and leveled to the original floor. That gave me the 3″ I needed to get above the drain line. Put a subfloor on top of the 2×4’s also screwing and gluing. Built the rest of the shower floor on top of that. The vent is in a corner so I’m building a corner seat to cover the 8″ sticking up and also extending the vent line into a adjoining linen closet in the bathroom. I’m hoping you can help direct us in the right direction.
When I put baking soda down the pipe of my washing machine the smell insides goes away. We have retired to an older 1972 doublewide mobile home that is wonderful except for the occasional oders. I thought venting was the issue and this insightful article is a huge help to get our home sweet home smelling. Nope, the dog probably isn’t drinking all the toilet water!
With yours being a garden tub, you may have to come up through the floor. I have been reading your site and it’s very informative. We live in a Manufactured home, been living here 23 years. Our Kitchen sink quit draining we had a plumber come out and snake.
Vent stacks can get clogged by leaves, birds, rodents, and countless other things. To repair this you will need an auger or drain king or a snake. A snake is just a coiled metal rod that twists through the vent lines and either pushes the clogs away of pulls them out. An auger is a high-pressure water hose that pushes the clog down through the drain lines. With all that said, let’s learn about the common cause of venting issues issues in mobile homes, how to diagnose an problem, and how to repair it. There is a lot more to a mobile home plumbing system than just water lines and drain lines.
You have a few options to work with in situations like yours – there are two different types of vents available, dry vents and wet vents. A wet vent is when a single vent is used as a drain for one thing and a vent for another . You can always reroute the vents, you just have to be sure everything has a vent. There are vents you can buy that are placed under your sink, they don’t require a roof pipe at all, and still help with odor and ventilation in the systems. Each part of the country has their own codes though so you’ll want to research for your area.
I have a 2016 Atlantic doublewide without an ice maker line for a fridge. I am looking to purchase a new fridge with an ice maker line, problem is the fridge and sink are not on the same wall. Is this possible and what precautions do I need to take to make sure the line doesn’t freeze in the winter. So, you may want to look at your refrigerant/heating/air copper lines – those sizes are different from plumbing. Also, if they used rolled soft copper it will go into an egg shape and size weird. With those, you need to reftrofit and adapt.
We had so many water leaks over the years . Which 85% time it enquired crawling under house to fix. All floors have been replaced over time from damage. We live in Illinois and it can get extremely cold and have had a few winters with busted Hot water heater and pipes.
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