What do you put down your plug holes

[joe and sue]

No I have used it and it works, just think how it cleans coins

Just think what it does toy your insides if it cleans coins etc like it does.
Grandson once spilt some real Coke on the MH carpet. almost bleached it !!

 

[Hymerbell]

have you tried back-flushing the waste tank? shove a garden hose up the outlet and give it a couple of blasts. Then as you pull the pipe out, hold your news and jump out of the way as the resultant rush of muck is not pleasant

Hmm trouble is I’m trying to do all this on aires in France....people don’t seem to like me spending ages at the bourne faffing around for too long...

 

[Hymerbell]

the cola trick works well if you use the full sugar version, not the diet one, because it is more acidic. Great for cleaning rust spots off chrome bumpers too

What you are trying to dissolve is not just cooking fat and starches, one of the worst offenders is soaps. The soap is what produces the grey smelly slime

As previously mentioned, the best solution is to replace the convoluted, ribbed pipework with smooth bore pipe. The cheapest and easiest way to source the smooth bore flexible waste pipe is an aquarium/ water feature shop. Keep joints to a minimum and avoid sharp bends to allow fast unhindered flow through the waste pipe

Wouldn’t even know how to get to my pipes....I’ve got a double floor....they disappear into that I know not where...

 

[lindyloot]

have you tried back-flushing the waste tank? shove a garden hose up the outlet and give it a couple of blasts. Then as you pull the pipe out, hold your news and jump out of the way as the resultant rush of muck is not pleasant

Yes about a year ago a friend did that, it did help for a bit . I cannot get a hose to do nit at home as where i have to park it is too far for it to reach . If i park nearer the house i block the road

 

[lindyloot]

Hmm trouble is I’m trying to do all this on aires in France....people don’t seem to like me spending ages at the bourne faffing around for too long...

Some friends gave me a couple of very strong concentrated bleach tablets to put down my sink, worked a treat when i had a blocked sink in the MH. They had brought them on the continent and used them in their own van for the same thing

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[MitchandJenny]

have you tried back-flushing the waste tank? shove a garden hose up the outlet and give it a couple of blasts. Then as you pull the pipe out, hold your news and jump out of the way as the resultant rush of muck is not pleasant

Hmmm.
That reminds me of a video I saw showing a farm worker sticking a broom handle up the blocked pipe of a
muck spreader in a field...
It suddenly cleared ! !
He was covered from head to foot ! !
He was then seen staggering blindly around with "Gossamer Wings"
Rather like a smelly Angel ! !

Mitch.

 

[TheBig1]

Hmmm.
That reminds me of a video I saw showing a farm worker sticking a broom handle up the blocked pipe of a
muck spreader in a field...
It suddenly cleared ! !
He was covered from head to foot ! !
He was then seen staggering blindly around with "Gossamer Wings"
Rather like a smelly Angel ! !

Mitch.

As they say....SH It happens!

 

[PeteH]

We use Mr Muscle drain unblocker/cleaner both in the shower in the Rapido and at home, works perfectly. Just pour some in, leave for 5 minutes (NO LONGER) then pour a kettle of hot water down the drain - job done.

I've used it on most of my Motorhomes and caravans. Leave it 20 min and then flush with hot water, so far never failed. It's mostly body hair which causes issues. IF , you can swop for non conveluted pipe, it is worth doing

 

[Bobd]

Regular plunger use?

Be careful using a plunger, any 'push to' pipe fittings can come apart.
If you have a double floor, like on my Rapido then you will have a nightmare

 

[Hymerbell]

Be careful using a plunger, any 'push to' pipe fittings can come apart.
If you have a double floor, like on my Rapido then you will have a nightmare

Yes I’ve got a double floor....all very good but I’m petrified something will burst one day....how do you get to the pipes in a double floor

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[Winger]

Hmmm.
That reminds me of a video I saw showing a farm worker sticking a broom handle up the blocked pipe of a
muck spreader in a field...
It suddenly cleared ! !
He was covered from head to foot ! !
He was then seen staggering blindly around with "Gossamer Wings"
Rather like a smelly Angel ! !

Mitch.

Been there, done that in the early 70’s. My boss hosed me down!

 

[spitfire]

Got slightly blocked plug holes, water runs away but slowly...I cleaned the tanks with that whatever it was thoroughly but didn’t make any difference. What can I put down plug holes...at home I used to use One Shot until they stopped selling it to the public. I assume I shouldn’t put that down. Tried boiling water. Don’t want to destroy my tubes. Preferably something from a Lidl or other supermarket.

Not ideal to use bleach but in an emergency works well . Lidl and I think Aldi sell bleach capsules . Always take in the van as no possibility of spillage and cheap to buy ! . Plug in sink dissolve in hot water then plug out . Job done we hope !

 

[Hymerbell]

A sink of hot water with a dissolved dishwasher tablet.
Let it go down but don’t flush it through immediately, let it sit along the pipe work for an hour or so then flush copiously.
We found the ‘sitting’ time was important and allowed the fluid to ‘lift’ the crud.
We were able to disconnect the grey tank inlet and allow the flush to go direct to a bucket and were amazed at the amount of muck flushed out of the pipes of a six month old van!
Now we do the dishwasher trick after every couple of trips away before dumping grey waste and it does still surprise to see how much rubbish comes out even when we are careful not to get particulates do down sink.

Right done that....anyone want to buy 239 dish washer tablets ?

 

[Northernraider]

I hold the hose against the plug hole and then blast the water through the pipes. No chemicals needed

Me too

 

[Northernraider]

Got slightly blocked plug holes, water runs away but slowly...I cleaned the tanks with that whatever it was thoroughly but didn’t make any difference. What can I put down plug holes...at home I used to use One Shot until they stopped selling it to the public. I assume I shouldn’t put that down. Tried boiling water. Don’t want to destroy my tubes. Preferably something from a Lidl or other supermarket.

You have a hymer ......under each sink there's a trap that screws off to clean.

What have you been putting down the sink?


I do as landyandy mentioned above and hold the hose with spray nozzle in the sink drains and blast through the pipes

But all my pipes and waste tank are clear ive only had to do it due to hair in shower drains ( the downside to long hair)

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[Rockcrawler]

Regular plunger use?

Although a friend of mine was using a plunger and blew off a pipe fitting as quite a few are just push fit, he didn’t realise until there was a big leak in his cupboard

 

[Lenny HB]

Hmm trouble is I’m trying to do all this on aires in France....people don’t seem to like me spending ages at the bourne faffing around for too long...

That must be a wind up, no one in the world spends longer that the French at a Bourne.

Yes I’ve got a double floor....all very good but I’m petrified something will burst one day....how do you get to the pipes in a double floor

Slowly.

 

[Hymerbell]

You have a hymer ......under each sink there's a trap that screws off to clean.

What have you been putting down the sink?


I do as landyandy mentioned above and hold the hose with spray nozzle in the sink drains and blast through the pipes

But all my pipes and waste tank are clear ive only had to do it due to hair in shower drains ( the downside to long hair)

Bit weird....I just found that and unscrewed it.....it was just a cap....looked down the plug hole and just saw my hand underneath....don’t know where the pipes are....looks like jiggery pokery to me....cat weasel stuff....how does the water get out...there’s no pipes

 

[Hymerbell]

That must be a wind up, no one in the world spends longer that the Frech at a Bourne.

Slowly.

I hope I won’t have to.....EVER !

 

[Northernraider]

Bit weird....I just found that and unscrewed it.....it was just a cap....looked down the plug hole and just saw my hand underneath....don’t know where the pipes are....looks like jiggery pokery to me....cat weasel stuff....how does the water get out...there’s no pipes

Lol as I said its a trap ....the water goes down the middle and back up the sides and the waste pipe exits from the side ....debri is meant to get caught in the trap ....it also prevents nasty smells as the trap is always filled with water.

Good system ....no smelly drains

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[Northernraider]

That must be a wind up, no one in the world spends longer that the French at a Bourne.

Slowly.

I've seen French women doing a whole clothes wash at the bourne , others washing seafood etc and not the slightest bit phased at the short queue forming behind them

 

[Lenny HB]

I've seen French women doing a whole clothes wash at the bourne , others washing seafood etc and not the slightest bit phased at the short queue forming behind them

I had one started washing his van, he soon got the message when I drove up to about foot or two of his rear bumper and left my engine running.

 

[Hymerbell]

I've seen French women doing a whole clothes wash at the bourne , others washing seafood etc and not the slightest bit phased at the short queue forming behind them

I had one started washing his van, he soon got the message when I drove up to about foot or two of his rear bumper and left my engine running.

Right...that’s it....I’m booking 4 hours tomorrow.....I’ve got some washing to do as well....

 

[Northernraider]

I had one started washing his van, he soon got the message when I drove up to about foot or two of his rear bumper and left my engine running.

Yeah seen a few doing that and not just French

 

[Wagoneer]

Yes I’ve got a double floor....all very good but I’m petrified something will burst one day....how do you get to the pipes in a double floor

There are quite a few ways of accessing the underfloor pipe system:
1) Remove the draws beneath the kitchen sink.
2) Remove the draws beneath the fridge (if you have them).
3) Floor access hatches may reveal pipework.
It helps to be a contortionist or be able to borrow a small child

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[Hymerbell]

There are quite a few ways of accessing the underfloor pipe system:
1) Remove the draws beneath the kitchen sink.
2) Remove the draws beneath the fridge (if you have them).
3) Floor access hatches may reveal pipework.
It helps to be a contortionist or be able to borrow a small child

Well...that’s put my mind at rest

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

in France

He's in France, the women of the UK are safe for a while.

 

[Hymerbell]

He's in France, the women of the UK are safe for a while.

Ah well.... not so quick...they’re not all safe....a girlfriend wants to fly out to join me on my trip . Bit of a dilemma !

Travelling with a girlfriend....

Can we go to a campsite just this once...I haven’t washed my hair for 5 hours ?

Don’t you think you’ve had enough beer ?

Are you EVER going to do the washing up ?

Shall we go to that fancy restaurant this evening that we just passed ?

Travelling Solo.....

I think I’ll leave this Aire..MUST be able to find a free one.

I think I’ll have another beer.

Maybe I’ll leave the washing up until next week

I think I’ll get some sausages for the Cadac Safari tonight to go with my beer.

Difficult one ☹

What to do ?

plus suavecarve has found me some nude nymphettes on a hippy commune...

 

[rick brind]

We always squirt a couple of capfulls of Aldi bio washing liquid down the plug holes followed by a few litres of hot water every couple of weeks or end of our trip then drive on to shake it all about. When you next empty your waste tank it not only has washed all the muck out of the system it also smells a lot better.

 

[busbuddy]

Got slightly blocked plug holes, water runs away but slowly...I cleaned the tanks with that whatever it was thoroughly but didn’t make any difference. What can I put down plug holes...at home I used to use One Shot until they stopped selling it to the public. I assume I shouldn’t put that down. Tried boiling water. Don’t want to destroy my tubes. Preferably something from a Lidl or other supermarket.

Did it always run away much quicker?
I've been in many Van's where the sinks drain slowly because of bad pipe routing

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