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Vacationer04
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Dec 21, 2016

Replacing black tank knife valve Holiday Rambler Vacationer

The black knife valve on my 2004 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 36WDD does not seal tightly, and juice seeps down in the drain. It is a pull/push cable actuated unit and is way back in the wet bay out of ...
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Huntindog
Explorer
Dec 25, 2016
MrWizard wrote:
You assume he will camp in freezing weather

He said nothing about what weather, only that he got splashed when removed the cap to attach the hose

If he empties the tank before cold weather can freeze anything in the tube
He's good to go
All true. But sometimes you can get caught by surprise with colder than expected temps.
It happened to me several times. With my last TT which did NOT have enclosed/heated valves, it prevented me from dumping when I really needed to.
My present TT WITH heated enclosed valves has never been a problem under those conditions.

Just something to consider.

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