broken p trap connection at kitchen sink, anyone else with this issue?

[VinceB]

I had the same problem in my 2600RB in the bathroom vanity. The P trap was too short and was leaking. I got it stopped well enough and it was fixed at the dealership under warranty. This is perhaps another example of them building units too quickly and "good enough" is not good at all.

[Turk3170]

Same exact story on my 2019 3170. Noticed water collecting in the cutlery tray below the sink. Part was over tightened and cracked from factory. I was 6 hours away from the dealership so I completed the repair myself. Ended up replacing the entire p trap as the old and new parts did not form a water tight connection.

It always pays to be on the look out for water leaks. Having the pump turn on randomly often can indicate there is a leak somewhere.

[M&D]

Wow, this P-trap seems to be a common problem.

We took our new 2019 Imagine 2250RK for the first time on a shakeout trip last August. We stayed fairly close to civilization in case we had any issues or problems to deal with. The one and only problem we had so far was the P-trap under the kitchen sink. After arriving at our campsite, we took some meat out of the freezer and placed it in the sink to thaw. Some time later we opened the drawer below the sink to retrieve some dishes and noticed the dishes were wet from the thawing meat.

Upon closer inspection, we found the nut/collar of the p-trap where it connects to the bottom of the sink was split/cracked in the same way as so many others have posted. We were lucky enough to find an identical p-trap at a nearby hardware store and were able to perform the repair onsite ourselves with relatively minimal disruption to our vacation.

We were very fortunate in the way we discovered this problem as it could have been a lot worse (such as running the tap or emptying a sink full of dirty dishwater). We attributed this to someone simply over-tightening that nut during factory installation. Perhaps this should be part of GD's pre-delivery inspection checklist?

[orbiker]

I checked our P traps under the kitchen sink right after reading your post Mike. Almost all the connections I was able to turn 1/2 of a turn with my hand.

Further up on this thread, I posted about the P trap coming loose on the shower and drowning the whole front underbelly. The dealer had to replace all the insulation. KEN

[M&D]

Hi Ken,
I'm of the belief the p-trap was overtightened and cracked at the factory, and perhaps inadequately tightened in your case. However we're going to make it part of our setup routine in future to do a quick check on these fittings under the kitchen sink and bathroom sink just in case something may have worked loose or possibly broke during the rigors of road travel.

I would also do the same check for the shower trap based on your post (thanks for sharing), but I don't believe it is feasible to check with an enclosed and insulated underbelly.

Glad we have this forum- thanks again for sharing!

[Billman]

Yep.

Mine the nut broke right under sink.It always happens while camping. Two RV stores and two hardware stores later I had only half of what I needed to fix it. I MacGyvered it with a bunch of glue and cut off fittings. Still holding.

[Hokensalem]

Had the "nut" to break where it connects to the kitchen sink on my 2970RL. Went to Lowes and purchased the nut. With a little patience and some brute force it can be replaced without tearing up the whole assembly. I believe the used some cheap material in the original plumbing.

[SC Flyer]

Wow surprised how many had this issue. Same here on my 2019 2670MK. I was still under warranty and my dealer took care of it while I waited. They said “it happens”, the new P Trap they installed looks much beefier! Here is a picture of the break. Something I check before every trip now. Made a bit of a mess before I found it.

[gang63304]

We have a 2600RB and found water in the paper plates under the sink after our 2nd camping trip. The dealer sent me a new p-trap and glue to fix it. The replacement had a little longer pipe from the trap to the sink.

[kent2970]

We have a 2019 Imagine 2970 RL only 6 months old. Same thing happened to us. The area just above the nut broke off right below the sink drain. We were out camping and found a True Value store but they don't carry that weird RV connector. Fixed it by replacing the down pipe and all works fine. Now if it breaks again we only have to find a standard connector, not the rv only one.