Leaking sink in bathroom

Outdoor Lady
Outdoor Lady Forum Participant Posts: 127
edited October 2016 in Motorhomes #1

Has anyone used bath seal to repair the sink in their van ? if so did it work ? Ours is leaking from the inside near the plug, the waste pipe seems to have pulled it away and the split is about 1" long. I don't want it to look like a bodge job (better keep
OH away from it !! ) Any other suggestions would be appreciated 

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2016 #2

    Would it not be better to replace the split pipe?

  • OmegaDave
    OmegaDave Forum Participant Posts: 23
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    edited October 2016 #3

    Presumably as there are no vehicle details it isn't under warranty'. I had a leak repaired under wrranty.

  • Outdoor Lady
    Outdoor Lady Forum Participant Posts: 127
    edited October 2016 #4

    Would it not be better to replace the split pipe?

    Write your comments here...It's not the pipe Tinwheeler it's the actual sink in the showeroom, I seem to think the pipe has caused it by being to tight if that makes sence.

  • Outdoor Lady
    Outdoor Lady Forum Participant Posts: 127
    edited October 2016 #5

    No warrenty now I'm afraid.

  • ABM
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    edited October 2016 #6

    Dredging  up  facts / memories  from  the  not --too  distant  past.  There  are  at  least  two  firms  that  claim  to  repair  shower  trays  -- specifically  splits  caused  by  badly / inaccurately  fitted  plug-holes  and  pipes.

    From  what  I  recall  the  majority  of  splits  are due  to  the  pipe  not  being   square  on  to  the  fitting  and  thus  putting  sideways  pressure  on  what  is,  by  its  very  nature  a  weak  area.  I  will  try  to  find  more  details  but 
    it  won't  be  for  10  days  or  so,  alas.

    B

  • Outdoor Lady
    Outdoor Lady Forum Participant Posts: 127
    edited October 2016 #7

    Dredging  up  facts / memories  from  the  not --too  distant  past.  There  are  at  least  two  firms  that  claim  to  repair  shower  trays  -- specifically  splits  caused  by  badly / inaccurately  fitted  plug-holes  and  pipes.

    From  what  I  recall  the  majority  of  splits  are due  to  the  pipe  not  being   square  on  to  the  fitting  and  thus  putting  sideways  pressure  on  what  is,  by  its  very  nature  a  weak  area.  I  will  try  to  find  more  details  but 
    it  won't  be  for  10  days  or  so,  alas.

    B

    Write your comments here... That would so helpful thank you and you are right it does seem to be the pipe that has caused the problemHappy

  • Doug n San
    Doug n San Forum Participant Posts: 92
    edited October 2016 #8

    Bite the bullet, contact this company http://www.caravanpanels.com/ and have a fiberglass copy made and you will never have any more problems.

    The problem is that most van bathroom furnature is made from thermo-formed plastic, this invoves heating up a sheet of plastic and stretching it over a mold, this can result in some very thin plastic that is bound to crack, in other words its a load of rubbish
    to keep the profit up and the costs down.

  • MJ730
    MJ730 Forum Participant Posts: 184
    edited October 2016 #9

    Had this happen in our last van after over enthusiasticly putting the bung in.Ended up taking half the bathroom out and fixing it from underneath with fibreglass and using a white gel coat to fill the crack in the sink.

    Mike

  • Outdoor Lady
    Outdoor Lady Forum Participant Posts: 127
    edited October 2016 #10

    Yes Mike we have had to do the same OH has fitted a bracket underneath to take the weight of the sink and to stop it moving around while on the move, has worked so far but will make a note of the web site Doug has suggested just in case. Thank you everyone

     

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