Vent Cap

[R-Villa]

Our sink and shower would back up, or at best drain very slow, and would not completely empty when dumping gray water. 
We knew the previous owner had some roof repair that included a new vent cap. So, we took the cap off expecting to find a bird or wasp nest or something blocking and causing an air lock. 
We used a shop vac and was surprised when we removed a half gallon of water.  
Problem solved. Between the time the cap and been damaged and replaced, the uncovered vent must have experienced a rain storm. Hull 803. 

[FLYnGATOR]

Having shower pan backup and slow draining with water from bathroom sink, lots of gurgling through kitchen sink, slow draining with grey valve CLOSED. Normal draining when grey valve OPEN. 

I read this post which made me remember I had used a power washer during washing the day prior. Hooked up shop Vac to roof vent for 5 min. Same result of about half gallon of water. Seems to have solved the issue.

 

Thanks for posting!

[Snackchaser]

It you look in the closet, there is a horizontal section of vent pipe about three feet long.  If the trailer was parked with the nose up, that section of horizontal pipe would fill with water if the vent cap was off, or water was sprayed up under the cap.

That's the only reasonable scenario that would cause blockage of the vent and result in slow drainage.  Seems like dropping the nose back down would drain that standing water better than going on the roof with a vacuum.   😁

Us retired folks got to be carful on ladders!

Cheers!  Geoff

[FLYnGATOR]

During troubleshooting I did raise the nose. I probably exacerbated the problem!

Best, 

 

Mark