3970 bathtub

[Denviola]

One of the nice features in our 3970 is a bathtub. Wife prefers bath over showers.
Used our 3970 for the first time and oops - no drain stopper mechanism, no drain plug or cover of any time. The drain strainer is raised so it makes it hard to close off the drain even with a mat type cover.
Just checking in with others, any drain closure mechanism or stoppers provided?
Denny

[sundancer 87]

Originally Posted by Denviola

One of the nice features in our 3970 is a bathtub. Wife prefers bath over showers.
Used our 3970 for the first time and oops - no drain stopper mechanism, no drain plug or cover of any time. The drain strainer is raised so it makes it hard to close off the drain even with a mat type cover.
Just checking in with others, any drain closure mechanism or stoppers provided?
Denny

Can we have a photo and possible size of the drain?

[boostme]

Originally Posted by Denviola

One of the nice features in our 3970 is a bathtub. Wife prefers bath over showers.
Used our 3970 for the first time and oops - no drain stopper mechanism, no drain plug or cover of any time. The drain strainer is raised so it makes it hard to close off the drain even with a mat type cover.
Just checking in with others, any drain closure mechanism or stoppers provided?
Denny

I can confirm my 2016 has no stopper. We wanted the tub for our kids, didn't realize it till the first bath.

[ATCguy]

Not sure how true this is... but I remember being told by someone at an RV show (sales rep, factory tech rep?) that they don't want people using it as an actual bath tub because of weight issues with the flooring.

Water = 8.3 lb/gal

If it's a 50-gal tub, that's over 400 lb of water + the weight of the person in the tub on a somewhat smallish area of flooring.

[lcv800]

A guy at the campground uses his tub to bathe his dogs. Bought a cheapie plunger and took the handle off. Works fine. He couldn't find a normal stopper either.
Rusty

[ewarnerusa]

How about this?
RV Tub and Shower Drain Stoppers for Sale - PPL Motor Homes
Our tub came with a stopper, it is a hard plastic thing similar to what I linked to. But not exactly. It seems to be designed specifically for the strainer though because it snaps into place and can then be either up or down.

[Alsdas88]

We are getting ready to take delivery on a 3970 and one of the many selling points for us (me) was that tub. Very few coaches out there have a tub/shower area that can handle a 6'4" 280 pound person without the skylight window being part of the solution. This tub is deep and will suit us just fine!

[Denviola]

I was really asking if the lack of a drain mechanism was an oversight in our 3970 or not, and the consensus appears to be no drain mechanism provided. There are many drain stoppers out there that will cover the drain, and since the drain strainer (hair catcher?) is raised a flat cover type stopper will not work well and I'm not going to remove the screw and strainer to put a plug in. Not worried about the weight as you really can't fill a tub then get in without removing some of the water down the drain or over the side. I was surprised at how deep the tub was the first time i stepped in for a shower - it is deceptively deep.
Here is what I ordered to solve the issue, a raised cover Amazon.com : Boon Drain Cover, Blue : Baby. Thanks for the responses.