The water pipe has come off the tap in the basin in the bathroom.

How do I remove the basin and backing to fix it?

Hi Malcolm

You will have to post a picture of the basin set up.  What model caravan do you have?

Metal Fish tape... ons het al snaakse goed deurgetrek deur 'n gat wat jy nie kan sien aan die agterkant nie... moet net die gat vind.  trek die ou pyp helemal uit deur die vloer en try daai metal fish... dis nou as jy by die kraan se onderkant kan uitkom om hom uit te haal

Selle storie toe ek die kamera agter op die penta gesit het, draad gaan net entjie in dan steek hy vas... Drain plunger teen die agterkant... die fibreglass net bietjie weggetrek toe val die fish tape deur.

Selle storie met enige water pyp... as jy die fish dan deur kry kan jy die pyp hak en optrek, soos ek se net om die onderste gat te kry kan nogal rukkie vat

Hi Leon

1995 model

Die gaan interesting raak, sal wag vir Leon se antwoord

Daai pyp is gewoonlik op ń rooi of blou plastiek insert wat kan swaai. Daar is ń rubber O ring wat hom seel. Hy druk net in die kraan in.

Maar laat ons hoor wat Leon sê?

On my Exclusive basin tap. Maybe similar.

MalcolmJ wrote:

Hi Leon

1995 model

Hi Malcolm

I was suspecting that it was the flip-up type of basin that drops the water in a cavity to flow out.  First thing is to see if you can get access to the bottom of the tap when the basin is at an 45 degree angle.  If it is possible to reach the pipes from the cavity where you normally dump the used water in, you must try to remove the basin to get to the  pipes.  Wedge a screw driver inbetween the basin and the plastic wall mould, the area where the basin is hinged, and lift that side up, as the flexibility of the flat surface above the basin side will make that easier.   There should not be any pipes connected to the basin.  Maybe you can wedge the hinge up and out on the one side of the basin.  If that is not possible you will need to strip the panel from the wall.

When the basin is folded open you will see two plastic plugs above the soap disk in either corner.  If you remove them there should be screws behind that holds the plastic pannel gainst the back wall.  Look for other similar plugs as there would be screws behind them as well.  Check if you can tilt the mould away from the wall and lift it, if not there should be more screws lower behind the toilet as well.  To remove them you will have to remove the toilet.

On the out side pull out the cassette and look for the screws that holds the toilet to the floor, and maybe the the wood panel on the side same as the plastic mould you are trying to remove. Undo them then you should be able to slide the  toilet away from the plasric mould.

There should be some screws to assist with holding the basin mould against the wall.  If you undo them the mould should tilt forward away from the wall to give you access to the pipes.

I do hope for your sake that the panel is held in place with only the screws and not silcone as well.

I have never strip a basin like this myself but did see one that was already removed.

Best of luck.

Thanks, I will look and try that