ice2fire
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When we left our trailer last April 2011, the drain from the bathroom sink worked fine. We "summerized" it and left it in Phoenix for the summer on its site. Now returning, we find the bathroom sink drainpipe is leaking behind a wall !
Any suggestions as to how this could have happened ?
It looks like I'm going to have to cut out a section of the wall to get to the leak. Any suggestions on how to do this carefully (w/o cutting possible wires, etc !), and eventual repair of the textured wall ?
Thanks.
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Could have been a marginal joint and the Arizona heat caused expansion of the joint... I don't think the heat by itself could have damaged the PVC or ABS piping in the TT - probably a workmanship issues gone bad 
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First make sure it's leaking in the wall.Remember water flows down hill,might be leaking near the trap. Good luck.
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When I moved to Phoenix I did not have a car with A/C. I drove my Jeep Wrangler with the vents open. It was like having a hot hair dryer blowing on my knees. I decided I was better off without any air blowing. About a week of being in Phoenix and I was driving when something hit my shin and the radio stopped working. The plastic fuse holder got so hot it broke and the spring in it shot the fuse out and it hit my shin.
Phoenix gets hot, hot, hot. Can you imagine how hot the side of the camper must get if it is in the sun? Can you imagine the interior temperatures of the camper? Even with a window cracked the temps must get really high.
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We decided to go with a known (he'd done work for us before) contractor. He did a nice job. He carefully pried off the corner moulding nearly up to the ceiling, then pried off the bottom part of the thin panel wall. This exposed the piping. A horizontal piece had cracked nearly all the way around the circumference. He cut through the remainder and then joined the two ends with a collar. Replaced the wall and moulding.
He couldn't explain why the piping may have cracked ! My guess is the great heat of Phoenix !
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