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Kitchen Drain Line Leak

Yahoo Message Number: 72039
We are new Country Coach owners (2 weeks). We took our maiden trip this weekend and discovered a leak in the kitchen sink drain. Our 2000 Magna has a single slide which includes the kitchen sink and the leak was at the junction between the flexible drain line and the rigid black drain line. From what we can determine, it appears that the flexible drain line was just pushed into the rigid black drain fitting (an elbow) and held in place with a couple of clamps. While this appears that it will work, it doesn't seem to match the engineering on other systems.
I have looked at the shop drawings that we received with the coach and I could not find any indication that there is a special connection between the flexible and rigid drain lines. Does anyone know the right way to connect this flexible drain line to the rigid one?

Thanks Brad

Re: Kitchen Drain Line Leak

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 72059
Brad,

Mine was cemented just like most PVC pipes and not held together with any clamps. When mine came apart I just used Oatey #30818 cement to put it together again. I did this with the slide extended. There's a lot of pressure on that joint when the slide is in. I removed the kick panel at the bottom to get better access.

Richard Aquino

2001 Intrigue 11285
 

Re: Kitchen Drain Line Leak

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 72063
Richard,

Thanks for the info, I like the idea of using cement. I do plan on removing the kick panel which raises another question. On my coach the existing plexiglass panel is riveted to steel channels from the inside (if that makes sense). I'm assuming this was done so that if the drain or supply lines happened to slide over the fastener as the slide is moving it would not rip a hole in the line. Did you have a similar setup and what did you use to re-install the panel?

Brad