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17/9/2013 at 4:25pm
Location: London Kent border
Outfit: Sprite Major 4SB
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We mainly stay on CL's so need to use our own facilities which is fine. However, the shower will not drain as the plug hole is at the front of the shower unit. Apart from positioning the van at a 45 degree angle pointing forwards, does anyone have any ideas on what we are doing wrong?
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17/9/2013 at 4:35pm
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Ours is the same even though the van is level however no problem just drying it off.
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17/9/2013 at 10:21pm
Location: Lichfield
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Put a small sheet of plywood over the shower tray and put a 12" spirit on top and see how far out of level it is but you may be surprised that it isn't that much out actually so the next time you level the caravan use exactly the same method. Just place another spirit level in various locations in the caravan to see how far out the bubble is and if somewhat excessive then it could be a possibility that the floor under the shower cubicle could be slightly delaminated causing the shower tray to tilt slightly. However, with this method your shower tray should always drain the water away even though they often do need drying off afterwards like Jeff (above) said.
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18/9/2013 at 9:36pm
Location: St Helens Lancashire
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First check the actual drain pipe is clear and a permanent solution may be to upgrade your pipework. This will give an idea of what is required.
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19/9/2013 at 12:54pm
Location: Llangennech Nr Llanelli S Wales.
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When setting up after levelling side to side then front to back I always wind down the steady under the shower first. That way I know the tray will always drain.
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19/9/2013 at 1:10pm
Location: Blackpool
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Try pouring some very hot (Not quite boiling) water down the plug hole.
Followed by some drain cleaner.
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20/9/2013 at 3:22pm
Location: London Kent border
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Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your replies. I dont think it's the plughole or pipes are blocked, it's just the levelling. I level side to side, then front to back, and I've even tried dropping the front of the van down, but nothing seems to help. I'll try your tips next time out. Thanks again.
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20/9/2013 at 4:03pm
Location: Lancashire
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the only time we had this problem was when for some reason the van was not level side to side.re-leveling cured it.after a week on loose stones (hardstanding) the legs had become slack.
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