Mounting question on Valterra sewer hose carrier

I moved the spare tire to under the frame and don't particularly want to attach a round pipe to the bumper.

I did wonder about some ordinary fittings and pipe normally used for other purposes. There is a nominal 5" dia. thinwall PVC electrical duct that is made in black (and some other colors). Exact diameter is 5.30" and the Valterra is 5-1/32" so the Valterra saddle would be too small.

Would be a downer to buy or make a hose carrier then discover the hose won't fit. Haven't put our hoses in the bumper for years but as I remember, it was a snug fit and the bayonet tabs had to be at 45 degrees. Will need to measure. If I got the adjustable carrier I could get a couple of extra saddles but the two sections of pipe are different diameters. Wish they had more info. on their website.

d&w incorp. has their Phoenix hose carrier that looks pretty much the same but costs quite a bit more and not sure if it's worth considering.

I just phoned Valterra and didn't find out anything I don't already know.

There are a lot of different pipe clamps/brackets available. There is certainly a clamp/bracket that fits the Valterra pipe.

If you have not purchased this carrier, I'd recommend that you find out if it will be large enough to hold the Rhino hose and it's fittings. It would be a shame to buy this carrier and find that it is not large enough to hold the most durable and available sewer hoses.

Is there some special reason that you can't/won't use a fence post cover?

Attached my 64" carrier on top of my rear bumper with four extra large zip ties. Works fine for a 15' sewer hose. I check the ties each time I store the hose. No broken ties yet.

They are fixed position. I attached mine to the top of the rear bumper using extra large zip ties, just fits in the space between the tire carrier and the rear wall. I did have to adjust things a bit due to the way the door opens, the way I ran it initially the door hit the back of the trailer blocking the large rhino hose from being inserted or removed.

myredracer wrote:
Sorry, but am only interested in the Valterra carrier and want to figure how to mount it and how the saddles work.

ok.

I thought that i had some pics on the Valterra install, im still looking, trying to find them.

Sorry, but am only interested in the Valterra carrier and want to figure how to mount it and how the saddles work.

M, there is a youtube of extending the rv sewer hose carrier .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gyMmtzAzNo


or use a fence post. 6"

I just use a container and coil them up in there close the lid and done, never have to worry about a cap coming off and find no hose at the next stop

Colo Native wrote:
be aware not all hoses fit in those carriers. My son in law bought one and his hose won't fit because of the fitting on the sewer hose.

I wondered about that but it is 4.4" ID which is more than a 4" square bumper and *should* be okay. Am looking at getting new hoses to replace the ones we have now which are starting to fail. Would have to watch that a new one won't have a larger end (I don't think it would tho.) since it would have the standard bayonet fittings.

be aware not all hoses fit in those carriers. My son in law bought one and his hose won't fit because of the fitting on the sewer hose.