Water fill cap

Tens of thousands wrapped up an RV and worrying about spending less than $10 for a correct replacement part...

I guess maybe a wad of paper towel or and old rag would work too....

Doesn't seem all that expensive to me. https://www.campingworld.com/gravity-water-inlet-cap-white
it may even be cheaper at a local dealer.

SoundGuy wrote:
The logic of false economy :W - waste time, energy, and gas driving around looking for something that will "sort of" do the job, then may later fall off anyway because it's not a proper fit, all when the correct gravity fill cap is readily available. :S Thousands spent on the trailer itself but a few $ for the right replacement cap is too much? :?

that is the story of my life. spend 3/4 the money and end up with some cobbled up mess. usually will spend the "savings" on bandaids.
bumpy

$8 to $10 for the correct part delivered to your door, as opposed to $5 or so for the redneck engineering solution...

The logic of false economy :W - waste time, energy, and gas driving around looking for something that will "sort of" do the job, then may later fall off anyway because it's not a proper fit, all when the correct gravity fill cap is readily available. :S Thousands spent on the trailer itself but a few $ for the right replacement cap is too much? :?

Stuff a cork in t.:E

enblethen wrote:
Hardware store and find old style rubber stopper? stopper
Come in various sizes

Good idea, thank you. I'll give it a try.

Easy came easy go. Thankfully mine has a lanyard.

When towing with a full water tank I would get water inside the water fill hatch door that was splashing up through the fill tube even though it was capped and through the vent tube when the trailer was bouncing around when being towed. The water would then run through a slot cut in the water hatch door assembly where the cam lock would catch when you lock the door. When it ran through the slot it would leak into the wall.

I went to Lowe's or Home Depot and bought some tiny corks and a solid black rubber stopper. You can find them in the specialty hardware drawers in the section with the nuts and bolts. Ace hardware has them too.

I use a cork stuffed into the vent hose hole. I picked a stopper that would fit tight inside the hole the fill tube is connected to. I drilled through the stopper and installed a small picture hanging D-ring with wire lanyard using a stainless machine screw, stainless lock nut and 2 stainless washers. I wanted a lanyard in case I pushed it in too far I could pull it back out. I used the nut and bolt so they didn't have to worry about ripping a screw out of the stopper when pulling on the wire.

When I get to camp I pull the stopper and the Cork and put the cap back on the water fill tube. I keep the stopper and corks in the silverware drawer so I don't lose them.

JR Products 222PW-A Polar White Cap and Strap sells for about $8 a few places on line