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06-05-2017, 07:10 PM
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I don't see a trap in mine under the shower, I wonder if mine was one of the 6.
Fred if it leaks I'm coming after you! LOL
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06-05-2017, 08:32 PM
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On my last Casita I replaced the p-traps in the kitchen and bathroom sinks and shower drains. No more antifreeze and as Donna said, freed up some valuable space under the kitchen sink. Unfortunately in the Bigfoot I can't get at all the p-traps to remove them.
I have no complaints about the quality. It's no flimsier than most sink drain pvc. And I see no need for ABS since it isn't exposed to the sun and all the other plumbing around it is pvc.
Walt
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06-05-2017, 08:48 PM
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But that begs the question Walt, why did half of the ones Reace installed leak?
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06-05-2017, 08:50 PM
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I would never use PVC for a sink drain. Why, when ABS is so inexpensive? Escape ran ABS into my galley.
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06-05-2017, 08:56 PM
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Well like I said, I've never had or heard of one leaking before, so I can only speculate he got a bad production run. If so I agree it should never have gotten out of the factory, but I've had such good success with them I'm still a fan.
Walt
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06-05-2017, 08:58 PM
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And before Casita adopted them, Little House Customs installed hundreds successfully.
Walt
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06-06-2017, 03:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thoer
I don't see a trap in mine under the shower, I wonder if mine was one of the 6.
Fred if it leaks I'm coming after you! LOL
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LOL! If it got installed correctly= no leaks!
Fred M.
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06-06-2017, 03:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WaltP
I've had such good success with them I'm still a fan.
Walt
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Same here Walt. Had the Hepvo in the Casita and now in the Escape. The smell has been eliminated in my 21'.
Color me Happy!
Fred M.
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07-01-2021, 10:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WaltP
I replaced all three p-traps in my last Casita with Hepvos so that no antifreeze was needed for Winterizing, but by far the most useful one is on the shower drain.
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Hi Walt, that is interesting. I thought the antifreeze was also for the water lines?
Does anyone else have a solution for people who want the spray foam under their 19? Mine is on order and I really want to have the Hepvo installed before they spray foam it.
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07-01-2021, 10:53 AM
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Quote:
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Hi Walt, that is interesting. I thought the antifreeze was also for the water lines?
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There are two common methods of winterizing.
One fills the fresh water system and p traps with antifreeze.
The other uses a compressor to blow out all water from the fresh water system and uses antifreeze only in the p traps. I was referring to the latter since that's my preferred method.
You can search online for lots more information and instructions.
Walt
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07-01-2021, 10:54 AM
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Good to know, thanks!
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07-01-2021, 12:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AuthorSP
Hi Walt, that is interesting. I thought the antifreeze was also for the water lines?
Does anyone else have a solution for people who want the spray foam under their 19? Mine is on order and I really want to have the Hepvo installed before they spray foam it.
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Two of the three hepvo valves are inside, I think the foam protection far outweigh the inconvenience of not having another hep valve underneath. Check out Jon's post on putting a hole in the gray tank, something the foam would prevent. https://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f...tml#post387695
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07-01-2021, 02:45 PM
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I'm hoping they may agree to install the Hepvo for the shower before doing the foam. It really seems like a better design.
Failing that, how hard is it to cut out and replace the foam where needed?
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