Manufactured home drain line venting Venting is one of the areas where mobile homes differ from site built homes. In site built homes every drain has a vent pipe that eventually goes up through the roof. The purpose is to prevent the siphon effect of water going down the drain from pulling all the water…
Manufactured home toilets The good thing is mobile home toilets are just like those in site built homes. You probably don’t want to buy the extra large size because of space limitations, but all the normal toilets and parts are the same. Below are listed the symptoms and solutions for a series of common toilet…
Manufactured Home Tubs Mobile home bathtubs are NOT the same as those used in site built houses because they don’t have overflows. In addition they are supported above the floor so the drain line can go under the tub and down through the floor. You do not want to attempt to put a tub designed…
Manufactured Home Pipe Connectors If you visit a home improvement center you will find an overwhelming array of fittings and connectors for hooking up water lines, gas lines, sewer lines, water heaters and others. The vocabulary is strange and the variations subtle, but very significant. Glossary of terms: FIP – Female Iron Pipe. Used to…
If the home has not had a disposal before, check to see if there is an outlet under the sink. If there is you will still have to thread a wire up through the wall to put in a switch to turn the disposal on and off. If there is no power you will have…
Water is the kiss of death in a mobile home That is especially true if you are “blessed” with particle board floors. A small leak can quickly destroy a section of floor big enough to fall through. It happens quickly. A window is left open and it rains while you are at work. The washer…
A reader writes “i have a 2000 clayton home and i wet spot in the master bedroom doorway where the carpet meets the tile but i can not find the water leak. checked under the house no signs of water leaking all dry. the spot was wet for a day or two and dried up…
Your water heater fails so you go to the home improvement place looking for a new one. You quickly discover that if they stock water heaters for mobile homes they cost at least $100 more than the same size and quality as those for site built homes. Even worse, they not have any and want…
