Sink draining

[bobnick]

Would be grateful if anyone could shed light on why the sinks in our Bailey Autograph drain pathatically slowly. Not tried the shower so don't know about that.
New van only second short trip so cannot believe it's a muck blockage.
Ta

 

[Just smiffy]

Check the drainage pipes have a good downwards route…

 

[Innkeeper]

When new say new. Do you mean new or new to you?

 

[bobnick]

When new say new. Do you mean new or new to you?

Brand new. Less than 400 miles on it to date.

 

[bobnick]

When new say new. Do you mean new or new to you?

Done a visual and all looks normal.........but some of the drain pipe i cannot see as it's behind a tank of sorts.

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[Stag man]

Bad news for a bathroom sink (probably soapy water) but very bad for the kitchen as this will have cooking residue and oils in the water which need a good flow to wash everything through
Sounds like a fault to me

 

[Figaro]

Is the van level ? being off level can make a big difference

 

[dash300]

Brand new. Less than 400 miles on it to date.

 

[Robert Clark]

Would be grateful if anyone could shed light on why the sinks in our Bailey Autograph drain pathatically slowly. Not tried the shower so don't know about that.
New van only second short trip so cannot believe it's a muck blockage.
Ta

Has it got full size waste pipes like you’d get at home or hose pipes ?

 

[HugoBNB]

As with post #2 our bathroom sink problem was resolved by removing the initial slight upward trajectory of the waste pipe fitted by the factory.

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[bobnick]

Has it got full size waste pipes like you’d get at home or hose pipes ?

Full size i think, certainly bigger than a hosepipe.

 

[bobnick]

Is the van level ? being off level can make a big difference

Yes, even had spirit level on it.

 

[Robert Clark]

Full size i think, certainly bigger than a hosepipe.

A pic of under the sink might be helpful

 

[bobnick]

A pic of under the sink might be helpful

Will do in the morning and upload to this thread. Ta

 

[Landy Andy]

Whirl the water clockwise and it will drain far quicker.

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[busbuddy]

A lot of the time manufacturers connect the pipes nearer to the bottom of the waste tank so as well as bad pipe routes the water has to move existing water in the tank

 

[bigwood]

I am not sure about the pipe runs on your Bailey but the pipe from our kitchen sink on the Rienza is doomed to blockage. It has a bend in it to go under one of the chassis legs before it gets to the tank on the other side.
In the warmer weather we put a dish washer tablet in the sink with hot water to move the residue in the pipe.
In the ideal layout the sinks and grey tank should be on the same side of the chassis.

 

[Landy Andy]

I assume they know you only use the dishwasher.

 

[Jimuck]

Think it might be a Bailey issue. Our 2 year old Alliance has a poorly draining kitchen sink since new howeverif it is full it will go quickly with a loud swoosh at the end. This kthe problem is a partial air lock in the pipe but not sure how to solve this.

 

[Langtoftlad]

My drainage is pathetic. No blockage, no kinks... I've ascertained it's the lack of gluggabilty.

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[Bailey58]

Drainage in our Bailey is poor and we've had that since new, sink slow as is the bathroom basin. I think the pipework is too narrow but never been too bothered to do anything about it apart from the occasional moan.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Drainage on the Le Voyageur is also slow at times and due to the lack of “gluggability” as above. Full sink….. quick drain as it gets a good slurp on but small amount of water can be slow

 

[jako999]

We had a van years ago and one of the cut bits of plastic that should have been cleared out had been left half in as it went into the main waste tank. It took some finding but it could be the same?

 

[dash300]

My drainage is pathetic. No blockage, no kinks... I've ascertained it's the lack of gluggabilty.

Exactly that. Unlike domestic systems, vans are an unvented small tube system and by design will be slow to drain, but some will be better than others of course.

 

[Jamesh]

Perhaps he's in Australia.... Hence why it dosent drain... !

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[Dave Scadding]

Suggest getting an empty 4 pint plastic milk bottle filling with water and then holding over plug hole on each basin and shower and giving it a good squeeze. It will likely shift any blockage and eliminate that problem. Then check build quality next.

 

[Yorkshirelad175]

Would be grateful if anyone could shed light on why the sinks in our Bailey Autograph drain pathatically slowly. Not tried the shower so don't know about that.
New van only second short trip so cannot believe it's a muck blockage.

I have had this problem with my Bailey Alliance from new. Below the sink is the oven/grill, and to the side is the fridge. So have no idea how to access the pipe work. I was told to fill the sink to maximum, then remove the plug and the pressure of the water would clear any blockage. That didn’t work, and I ended up scooping most of the water out ! I now place a bowl in the sink and pour any waste water down the bathroom sink which thankfully does drain ok. But this procedure is a pain in the backside to have to do and should not be necessary. I love the Bailey, but this is one thing that really is annoying and so frustrating !!!
Looking forward to reading any solutions offered.

 

[bobnick]

Whirl the water clockwise and it will drain far quicker.

It did do in our rental in Australia

 

[bobnick]

I have had this problem with my Bailey Alliance from new. Below the sink is the oven/grill, and to the side is the fridge. So have no idea how to access the pipe work. I was told to fill the sink to maximum, then remove the plug and the pressure of the water would clear any blockage. That didn’t work, and I ended up scooping most of the water out ! I now place a bowl in the sink and pour any waste water down the bathroom sink which thankfully does drain ok. But this procedure is a pain in the backside to have to do and should not be necessary. I love the Bailey, but this is one thing that really is annoying and so frustrating !!!
Looking forward to reading any solutions offered.

The Autograph is a different layout. 3 drawers below the sink, oven and hob to the left, fridge on the opposite side. Can see very little of the draining pipe.
As you say we are looking for faults and finding very little. We are loving it at the mo.
This one needs to be sorted......................and it will..........eventually.

 

[Gellyneck]

My drainage is pathetic. No blockage, no kinks... I've ascertained it's the lack of gluggabilty.

are you sure it's not lack of beer!

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