Electric black tank dump valve. Worth it?
Been having trouble with cable and valve leaking. Took belly off once to deal with cable. Now valve leaking. Thinking if I have to take belly off again perhaps I should go electric. Are they trou...
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The Drain Master system works great when it works. You don't want to know about it when it does not.
My 2007 Alpenlite had the electric valves from new. The grey valve has been trouble free for hundreds of dumpings. I have given up on the black valve & must open it manually everytime.
The fault is not so much the valve as it is how the valve was mounted. Out of necessity, because of a frame member, the valve is mounted 90 degrees off of vertical. Installation instructions specifically say mount it vertically.
Before you buy make sure that there is vertical space above the mounting location for it. It will work for awhile mounted incorrectly but then it gets partially jammed & need help with the manual Allen key everytime.
Between the DW operating the switches & I we have gotten very good at dealing with it, & spend far less time dumping than most people.
A huge time saver is that the system is self contained with the dump hose always hooked up & stored in a tube under the trailer.
My 2007 Alpenlite had the electric valves from new. The grey valve has been trouble free for hundreds of dumpings. I have given up on the black valve & must open it manually everytime.
The fault is not so much the valve as it is how the valve was mounted. Out of necessity, because of a frame member, the valve is mounted 90 degrees off of vertical. Installation instructions specifically say mount it vertically.
Before you buy make sure that there is vertical space above the mounting location for it. It will work for awhile mounted incorrectly but then it gets partially jammed & need help with the manual Allen key everytime.
Between the DW operating the switches & I we have gotten very good at dealing with it, & spend far less time dumping than most people.
A huge time saver is that the system is self contained with the dump hose always hooked up & stored in a tube under the trailer.
