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07-27-2017, 08:12 AM #1
Water Tank Drain Extension
Draining the water tank results in a big mess under the trailer . . . particularly if you are on a grass or dirt site. Crawling under the trailer to open the valve also usually means at least a partial shower . . . particularly on ours where the draining water hits the axle and comes straight back at the valve opener .
After rummaging around in my bins of spare parts . . . and a few standard pieces from the local Lowe's . . . I came up with the following:
Routing the drain to the side of the trailer with 1 1/2" ABS was relatively easy. (There is a special glue for connecting the ABS to the PVC valve.) The hangers are from Lowe's. I ended with a standard 1 1/2 threaded clean-out fitting and plug and then created a couple of different "adapters" to allow me to drain away from the trailer through either a garden hose or a standard sewer hose.
The pull cable is a manual choke cable that I happened to have . . . and it took some "fabrication" to make this work for pulling the valve. There are probably better ways to do this, but I was determined to use "parts on hand".
RobCate & Rob
2015 Reflection 303RLS
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07-28-2017, 04:23 PM #2
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Nice job Rob. That ought to keep the knees dry.
Jim & Georgianne
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07-31-2017, 10:03 AM #3
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Looks great Rob. Just wondering how hard was it to hook up the cable pull for the valve?
John & Joan
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