Dump Valve Sticking,
My black tank dump valve has been getting harder to open and close ,I tried the valve lube from C.W. with marginal success. I heard peanut oil works good. I would like to hear from members who has s...
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I messed with mine for a while before just replacing it too. It is absolutely too nasty of a job to not just replace it at the first sign of trouble. I think the sand in Florida wears them out. They're not that expensive. Valturra valves on Amazon.com
Mine is cable operated too. And the manufacturer just looped the extra cable in a circle instead of cutting it to length. When I replaced my valve I cut the cable to length and it works easier.
If your valve isn't working properly you risk having all the liquids leak out leaving a tank full of solids. Dropping a holding tank would be a thousand times worse than replacing a valve.
Mine is cable operated too. And the manufacturer just looped the extra cable in a circle instead of cutting it to length. When I replaced my valve I cut the cable to length and it works easier.
If your valve isn't working properly you risk having all the liquids leak out leaving a tank full of solids. Dropping a holding tank would be a thousand times worse than replacing a valve.
