Quickly remove plumbing from sinks, tanks, drains and appliances. With just a few tools in your tool box and a basic understanding of pipes, hoses, and fasteners, clamps, fittings and brackets you'll have your plumbing removed in no time. Why would you need to remove the plumbing? Here are a few reasons: Cracked hoses or pipes need to be replaced, to unclogged pipes or hoses, to make necessary upgrades.
Instructions
1. Having the right tools for the job make any job easier. So be sure to have the tools I recommended in the "Things You'll Need" column on hand before starting. You can get these at Home Depot or Lowes or any hardware or home improvement store. Understanding the plumbing that your RV is equipped with can make all the difference in selecting the right tools for the job. Do a quick walk around or a crawl under to view the fasteners used to hold your plumbing in place. If some of your plumbing his fastened to the framework and you notice rusted bolts, clamps, screws, etc. Go ahead and spray some WD-40 on them so they will be loosened up when it comes time to unfastening them.
2. When you have got all the tools for the job make sure your RV is stationary. Chock the wheels. Whether you are doing the work inside or underneath it is always a good idea to be safe. Understanding how plumbing is put together. Some plumbing is glued together and are impossible to take apart, but the whole set up is usually fastened to the frame and can be dismounted as a whole rather than in pieces. If you need to disconnect something inside you can usually just twist the female end counter clock-wise or to the left and the plumbing will come apart. Have your empty bucket on hand to catch any sitting liquids.
3. Most plumbing underneath an RV is fastened to the frame with U-clamps and each U-clamp has a screw or bolt on each side. You can undo these with either a flat head or phillips screwdriver. You can also use a socket ratchet or an end wrench. Just use the tool that fits best and you will avoid stripping the heads of the screws. Before you even think about removing your plumbing be sure to put supports in place to catch the whole thing when the last fastener is removed. If you don't the whole thing could come crashing down on your head. To make it easier to get around underneath your RV make sure it is parked on level ground preferably concrete or asphalt. Then you can use a floor creeper to get around.
4. Begin by undoing the smallest hoses and pipes first. Make sure all water supplies are turned off. It would be a good idea to drain the entire plumbing system if possible to keep a mess off your hands. Undo clamps from hoses and wiggle hoses off of male ends. Once you have all of the little stuff disconnected from the service system and appliances, you are ready to undo the main brackets from the frame.
5. Once you have all of your fasteners off you are now ready to lower your plumbing to the ground and slide it out from underneath your RV. If you have a floor jack on wheels this will be ideal to help get it out from under your RV. Just be sure you put a board over the floor jack to support your plumbing system of pipes to avoid cracking the pipes. If you have a friend willing to help you this would be a good idea.
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