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Old 06-08-2020, 09:32 AM   #1
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Water in sinks

When we bought our high country last year , I noticed the water didn’t drain all the way out of the sink. The drains are slightly higher than what I think they should be in order to drain 100 percent. Does it sound like they were installed incorrectly?

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Old 06-08-2020, 09:56 AM   #2
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A picture would help. Just off hand I would check to make sure they drain hardware is seated correctly, doesn't have too much plumbers putty under it and it tightened down.
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Old 07-03-2020, 05:18 PM   #3
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Sink won't drain

We just bought our Montana two weeks ago and started full timing in it a week ago. Our sink just stopped up today. Did you get your issue figured out? Any tips from fixing it that may apply to my problem? I already checked the catch it's not that. I'm also brand new to this so I might need any answers dumbed down for me.
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We just bought our Montana two weeks ago and started full timing in it a week ago. Our sink just stopped up today. Did you get your issue figured out? Any tips from fixing it that may apply to my problem? I already checked the catch it's not that. I'm also brand new to this so I might need any answers dumbed down for me.
What model do you have? Which sink is not draining? Have you dumped all your holding tanks. Probably have at least 3. A black for the toilet, a grey for shower and lavatory sink, and a grey galley tank for kitchen sink.
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It's a HM362RD. We have 2 grey and 2 black tanks. The kitchen sink is the one stopped up. We have the grey lines left open to drain and they are both showing empty.
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Old 07-03-2020, 08:32 PM   #6
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Jesse- I think you got your answer to your galley sink holding water and the tank gauge showing empty in your other post so I guess I won't give you my opinion on this one!
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It's a HM362RD. ....We have 2 grey and 2 black tanks...
I think Montana is going in the wrong directions with adding more tanks. Some of the high end diesel pushers are going to one big tank....less pipes, fittings, valves, etc...for black and gray combined.
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Your kitchen sink tank (galley tank) will have a separate pull handle. And that pull handle is typically somewhere besides the convenience center. Mine is just in front of the wheels on the street side. Look underneath the trailer in front of or behind the wheels.


Edit. Oops. Looks like you got two threads going on the same subject and got your answer on the other.
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I think Montana is going in the wrong directions with adding more tanks. Some of the high end diesel pushers are going to one big tank....less pipes, fittings, valves, etc...for black and gray combined.
I think it has to do with balance. The 5th wheel is like a teeter totter. My old DP had huge tanks for everything, diesel, water and the gray and black.
They also took up a lot of room in the belly.
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When we bought our high country last year , I noticed the water didn’t drain all the way out of the sink. The drains are slightly higher than what I think they should be in order to drain 100 percent. Does it sound like they were installed incorrectly?

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How much water is staying in the sink?
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A lot of diy or half ass plumbers, install kitchen sink basket strainer incorrectly.

Most come with a black rubber washer and a cardboard ? washer.
The strainer goes in from the top with plumbers putty (or I like to use clear silicon).
From the bottom, the rubber washer goes on first, then the cardboard washer, then the nut/ring.
The cardboard washer allows the nut to spin and tighten up without grabbing the rubber washer.

A lot of installs I have seen have the rubber washer on the top side, between the strainer and sink. This raises up the strainer and does not allow all the water to drain out
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