Draining Casette Rinse Water

mitch1900
mitch1900 Forum Participant Posts: 25
edited January 2018 in Caravans #1

When winterising my Coachman Pastiche , I had a little accident.The rubber drain pipe came off the spigot on the underside of the Casette enclosure allowing all the pink rinse water to flow both into the enclosure as well as outside. As a result I had to dry out the Casette and the water inside the van.

Can the Casette enclosure be removed easily? The instruction booklet that came with the Caravan does cover this spillage, has anyone else encountered this problem and if so could offer any advice?

I have soaked up as much as I can and left the Alde heating on.

I would welcome any advice.

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  • Cornersteady
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    edited January 2018 #2

    I don't think you can take out the enclosure without breaking the seal where the door is on the outside wall and in my view you don't need to. The cassette enclosure is really well enclosed in itself to stop even worse 'accidents' (when people forget to put the cassette back) and no or little water should have made it below and behind. You are doing the right thing to dry it out though just in case.

    I've had worse 'floods' that you when the sink waste water pipe became detached and two full sink full when straight onto the inside and floor. Provided you have dried as much as possible and kept the heating on you should have no problems. We also used a hair dryer to direct air in everyplace as well has a fan heater pointed towards the affected area for some time.

    In my view you don't have anything to worry about but you could either check for any damp your self or take it to a dealer workshop 

  • Tigi
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    edited January 2018 #3

    As per Cornersteady bit of a job removing the unit which may result in more harm than good. I ve had a a few "whoopsies" of various sorts provided you "dry and warm" it should not do any harm. The horror stories about damp and ensuing damage result from prolonged damp over time.

  • mitch1900
    mitch1900 Forum Participant Posts: 25
    edited January 2018 #4

    Thanks for the feedback and I’ve taken all your points onboard.

  • catherinef
    catherinef Forum Participant Posts: 647
    edited January 2018 #5

    Can someone tell me where this drain pipe is?  I asked hubby to look for it when we left site after Christmas but he couldn't see it.

  • Fozzie
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    edited January 2018 #6

    CF open cassette door and at the 12.00 o clock position  you should see a small black hose held in position in a small plastic lip.Removing the short pipe from this support,  it should have a plug or bung on the end.

  • Pathfinder
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    edited January 2018 #7

    Just above inside the door opening ( a black rubber pipe approx 6" - 8" long ) 

  • lornalou1
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    edited January 2018 #8

    have a look at the van handbook and the instructions that came with the toilet as it will have pics/drawings of where the drain pipe is located.

  • Waffler
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    edited January 2018 #9

    Catherine, if you can’t see the pipe you’re should be able to feel it. If you can’t you may have an older version in which case you get a grey plug.  This just pulls out but getting it back in needs patience. 

  • commeyras
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    edited January 2018 #10

    Catherine.  You may find that there are 2 black tubes at the top of the opening and held up by little 'ridges'.  If so, ensure that you take the little plugs off both and allow all the water to drain - this only takes a minute or so dependent upon how much water is in the holding tank.  This will ensure that the pump is also clear of water.

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