Lynnmor wrote:
There are folks that actually use a travel trailer to travel. Opening and closing valves every morning, potty break, lunch time, water fill time, drain time, setup time, might get old after a while. To modify a system so that serious damage may result may be fine for you, but to suggest that to others is something that I won't do.
No problem with your not recommending this solution to others. Your opinion is valid as an opinion. Installing valves is a solution that many have used and I haven't heard of many/any disasters. If you are simply doing a potty stop, one flush will not implode your FW tank, nor will using a limited amount during a lunch stop. Many/most people do not travel each day unless they are travelling to a destination. And even then, I put my tire chocks out at each stop. While I am installing or removing the chocks on my streetside tires, I'm already bending down right next to my overflow valves...not a whole lot of effort to simply open or close the valve. I'm not sure how often you fill your FW tank or drain it for that matter, but I've got 90 gallon tank and one fill lasts me a long time.
Any task related to a trailer might "get old after a while" but it doesn't for me as it is all part of the RV lifestyle. Simply turning a valve or two hasn't tired or stressed me out yet.
As they say, there is more than one way to skin a cat (I hope the cat owners aren't offended). And different strokes for different folks. So people can choose what they want to do, especially now that they've been warned that their FW tank could implode through a simple flush of their toilet. :)
