I need to update my signature but my brand new Keystone ultra lite 33 foot 5ver is getting ready for its maiden voyage.Question my TTrailer has a large drain valve and my new Keystone has a valve and very small drain , its about the size of a pencil coming out and its been a hour and i'm only down I quarter.am I missing something or why would they make it so small. inch pipe to a valve and then reduced to "pee stream".

Not sure "why" but I know my rig has similar small drain valve. Fortunately I only drain the FW tank when I winterize and after I sanitize in the spring.

Not sure why such a small drain size but opening a faucet or fresh water gravity fill if you have one may speed up the flow.

They must have a reason, but I don't know what it is. My drain hose, hanging out the bottom, looks to be about 5/8 hose, but has a reducer just inside the end, with cap removed, to make a pencil size stream.I have a 60 gal fresh, and It seems to take at least 3 hours plus, to drain it.Jerry

My fresh water tank drain is 1/2" PEX with valve.....then reducer.So I got rid of reducer. Remove the reduced size pipe or change out to larger valve.It's your RV......Modify as needed to suit your needs

DogTrainer wrote:I need to update my signature but my brand new Keystone ultra lite 33 foot 5ver is getting ready for its maiden voyage.Question my TTrailer has a large drain valve and my new Keystone has a valve and very small drain , its about the size of a pencil coming out and its been a hour and i'm only down I quarter.am I missing something or why would they make it so small. inch pipe to a valve and then reduced to "pee stream".You sure that's not the low-point drain, used for winterizing? A valve that size really can't be used for much more than that. You sure there's not a larger valve, say about 1.5-2"?Lyle

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lee_worsdell
Explorer
Jul 21, 2015
Same hear I pull it when we are leaving to head home , or just let it go in the drive way and have a beer or 2 or 3 it does take awhile lol
Wet_Coast
Explorer
Jul 21, 2015
My fresh water tank has two 3/4 inch fittings. One was for drain, the other for the water pump feed. I joined them together and ran both drain and feed off the common pipe. Things happen way faster now.

If you want, any decent plastics shop can plastic weld any size fitting in there you want. I did that with my last camper. You just need to take the tank to them.
Goostoff
Explorer
Jul 22, 2015
We usualy dont have a lot of water left in the tank by the time the weekend is over. I just open the valve when I leave the campground and the tank is usually empty by the time we reach town 2 miles away.

I have never seen a 1.5 or 2"fresh water drain on any trailer. Out of curiosity does anyone happen to have a photo of this?
rockintom
Explorer
Jul 22, 2015
larry_barnhart
Explorer
Jul 23, 2015

I guess ours is not 1 & 1/2" but it drops water very quickly

chevman
rockintom
Explorer
Jul 23, 2015
Larry.......that thing looks naughty!!!:o :B
austinjenna
Explorer
Jul 23, 2015
We usualy dont have a lot of water left in the tank by the time the weekend is over. I just open the valve when I leave the campground and the tank is usually empty by the time we reach town 2 miles away.

I am sure someone will yell about it but I do the same thing, open it up as I am leaving the campground.
whiteeye42
Explorer
Jul 23, 2015
mine has the small drain also wish it did have the larger drain but oh well such is life when we are done camping and headed home i just open it up and let it drain while going down the road

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