Manufactured Home Tub Pond

[Suicidal Buffalo]

Hello all.
I have a rather decent manufactured home but lately I've been getting little riverlets of water that come from beneath the wall that adjoins to the bathtub. At first I thought shower curtains were not getting closed but it seems to be at it's worst when someone takes an actual standing water bath, as opposed to a shower. I'm led to believe there might be a leak in the drain but I'm unsure of how to come after it. I doubt it's the immediate drain itself and more likely one down below. Is there a way (I've heard) that you pull the piping up to administer repairs (which sounds odd to me)? I don't think getting beneath the house would help any as the leak is within the upper floor area. Suggestions?

 

[Leejosepho]

My guess is that the bottom of the tub is not sitting on a bed of mortar and is flexing just enough to disturb the seal at the drain basket. You might try tightening the drain basket just a little and applying a thin bead of clear silicone sealer around its perimeter, but you are likely going to end up with a cracked bottom in that tub (if you do not already have one) -- something much worse than a leaking drain basket -- unless you do whatever it takes to support its bottom.

 

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[Terry]

It could be the lower drain, or the upper overflow.
Sometimes the upper overflow leaks when baths are taken. It may be just repositioning the rubber seal.