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12-15-2021, 01:44 PM #1
water port question
My Reflection has an auxiliary water port on the rear as many Grand Design trailers do. It's just like the one on the Nautilus panel, a quick disconnect that is used with the coiled hose.
It has been very difficult to insert the male fitting on the coiled hose into the quick disconnect fitting because the small valve will not move inward. In the past I could apply a little lubricant to the valve and use a small wooded dowel to push in the valve and free it. In winterizing today it was a no go. I don't want to put too much pressure on it as I'm sure it's going to break and mess up the entire fitting.
Any solutions I'm missing?2020 Reflection 273MK
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12-15-2021, 02:31 PM #2
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12-20-2021, 04:29 PM #3
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I can't offer anything more than shear determination. I got tired of fighting the one on the panel so I got one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Camco-36180-F...0042666&sr=8-4
I found a shortened water hose to be more usable anyway.
I also got a hose cap so I don't inadvertently squirt myself in the face: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-3-...7902/1006593012018 F150 XLT 301a, Screw, 4x4, HDPP, Max tow, Andersen Ultimate w/ Curt Double Lock hitch.
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12-20-2021, 04:34 PM #4
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01-06-2022, 08:28 PM #5
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I am thinking about getting rid of the rear spray port and replacing with THIS. Its a faucet and a quick look indicates there is plenty of room behind it to even run a hot line to it.
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01-06-2022, 10:26 PM #6
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That would work for a location that has on/off valves, like usually in the wet bay (Nautilus, etc.), but for many of us the rear port is just a single fitting with no valve. So the adaptor would still have to be taken on and off.
I've never actually used the rear one for anything, but I do hook the sprayer up to it for winterizing/dewinterizing. So maybe only using it twice a year is part of the problem....
No pressure in the lines, plenty of spray lube, something to free up the pin inside, and heavy use of profanity seems to be the only solution for the existing.2017 Imagine 2670MK
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01-07-2022, 05:00 AM #7
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@sande005
Maybe this would work instead.... And it even comes with a female to female threaded adapter for using your air hose fitting to blow out the lines.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZV2SMSK...ing=UTF8&psc=1Last edited by IBEW Sparky; 01-07-2022 at 05:03 AM.
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01-07-2022, 06:54 AM #8
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Good thought, but that seems to be an air line fitting. I haven't looked close or tried one (I have several for my compressor), but am pretty sure the ones used on the trailer are a different design, so that male won't plug in to the existing female. Best would be an "upgrade" fitting set for water lines that could replace the problematic ones that seem to come on most trailers. I speculate that it is the internal check valve on the female side causing most of the issue - scale build up gluing it all together or reducing the tolerances.....maybe this spring I'll try some vinegar or CLR (a scale remover) to see if it makes any difference.
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01-07-2022, 07:00 AM #9
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I never even thought how much the RV quick connects water fittings looked like pneumatic hose fittings. I'm going to say they are two different animals....however, they may be close enough to work. I'd have to test that theory first. I'd go to the store and find both and see if they will couple before I tried shoving something into your RV port as a test. You may damage the port. $.02
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01-07-2022, 02:30 PM #10
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Well, don't type any profanity here, you'll get your little hands slapped for typing it...ask me how I know....and I just caught a 3 day ban on facespace less than 5 minutes ago for typing "Tranny Zone" on a post and that's all I typed.
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