Black Water waste valve leaking
My black water waste valve is leaking. I cleaned the slide and still leaks a little. What else can I do besides putting on new plumbing
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lotto38 wrote:
My black water waste valve is leaking. I cleaned the slide and still leaks a little. What else can I do besides putting on new plumbing
Once they start leaking, you have no choice but to replace the valve/gate assembly.
Typically not a big or hard job, but in some cases it is made difficult when in it is in a "bay" or the underside is enclosed.
Four bolts is all that holds the valve assembly, but pretty much in every case you will have to separate the grey valve in order to be able to get the black valve out.. So, you may as well get a new black and grey valve and change both.
New valves come with four bolts, new gates and seals.
One good piece of advice I have seen is when reinstalling, use some Vaseline grease (I would suggest using a silicone grease which is used for lubricating water valves might be better since it won't attack the rubber) to "stick" the seals in place on the flanges of the pipes.
