Fresh water inlet spring thingy broken

Wrace wrote:
Thanks for the replies.

Short term I'll try stacking some washers in there and see if that existing plastic plug will seal. As it is the plug stops well short of sealing against the single washer. If that doesn't work I'll try the pvc plug. That will at least get me through this next trip.

There is little chance of getting to the inside where this inlet is mounted as it's buried behind the tub.

I'm wondering how this is typically replaced? Unscrew the plate, break the sealant and then the whole connected assembly pulls out far enough to unscrew the inlet and replace with the new one?

Or is the fitting that the inlet nipple screws into fixed to the floor and the inlet must be screwed into it, hoping that it screws in far enough to make a good seal (with tape) and at the same time the plate stops flush against the side of the trailer? If that made any sense...

We've used an infill of silicone caulk, held in-place by duct tape for 72 hours, then remove duct tape and hit it again with an infill of silicone caulk covered by duct tape again. That's held-up over 10 years and no complaints yet. Gorilla Tape will work too, if you can't find duct tape.