Electrical disaster - near miss
08 Keystone Montana 3400 We were definitely lucky, and I think our Progressive Industries EMS-PT30X prevented worse damage. Here's the chain of events, although I'm not completely sure what cause...
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ktmrfs wrote:TakingThe5th wrote:drsteve wrote:neschultz wrote:
I replaced my anti-siphon/check valve with brass parts when it went bad (which was the first time I used it).
Yep. The plastic check valves are guaranteed to fail, especially if not winterized, which most people forget to do.
How do you winterize an anti-siphon valve? I pour some anti freeze down the drains but I don’t think that would get to the valves.
I agree some of the plastic anti siphon valves on the flush system are very failure prone mine did as well. A quality brass replacement fixes the problem. But they do not need to be winterized. the anti siphon valve never has water retained in it. It is a vacuum check and won't let water retain in the line.
True in theory, but I've read more than one post concerning cracked plastic check valves leaking water all over the floor.
As for winterizing, that's what these hand pumps Hand Pump are for:
I don't use mine, so I don't have to worry about the stupid thing.
