Arctic Fox black tank valve glued in?
I had a mobile service guy come out to quote me on replacing my black tank valve. The valve has been very difficult to operate (especially close) and is leaking a small amount. After cutting an acc...
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C Schomer wrote:
It looks like a pipe stub is glued to the valve and the stub is clamped into the neck on the tank so it can slide out after loosening the clamp. Even if that isn't so, it doesn't matter... It doesn't need to come apart there anyway. Take the four bolts out and replace the center section. Craig
Actually not a pipe stub, but a male to female adapter, the tank side fitting is male one end and the 4 bolt flange on the other. If you remove the hose clamp you are 100% correct. The whole shebang slides out.
This is a picture of an MDPE tank.
Notice the flange for hanging from spreader bars that is about 2" high and blow molded as part of the tank tank itself.
A ABS tank is formed from a sheet of ABS on a vacuum former then the flat top is glued on as well as the outlet fitting, the hanging flanges are 1/4" thick. An ABS tank will not have or need a hose clamp, and would of been a direct glued connection.
