problems with dump tank handles
Our 2012 crossroads cruiser 5th wheel has dump valve handles in the storage area. They are very hard to pull open. I don't know if the problem is in the valve itself or possibly in the remote cable be...
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My 06 Alfa See Ya Gold had two electric valves for the two gray water tanks (one for the bath/washing machine area, the other for the kitchen) when I bought it in '08. Curiously the black water tank had a recently installed manual handle, the electric switch for black tank disabled. Didn't realize my good luck at the time but the manual arrangement allowed a direct shot to the outside wall of the water control compartment, so the handle for the black tank was just a rod that went directly to the valve...no cable involved.
About five years ago both electric valves failed. I decided to order replacement assemblies and put them in myself.
Getting the new assemblies....they come with a tube of heavy grease you are supposed to tuck into and on various areas of the slide plate. And thinking to myself, this grease isn't much heavier than than the actual **** that will be swooshing past it....how long will this last?
Sure enough, four years later both these electric valves failed. Right now, since they are gray water, I am just leaving them in the stuck open position as I have a flush system for the black water. Thinking of leaving them that way as not having any odor problem.
The black water manual valve is still working great.
But if I were to replace the electrics I would definitely go to some sort of manual system for these two tanks, even if it means having to use cable.
About five years ago both electric valves failed. I decided to order replacement assemblies and put them in myself.
Getting the new assemblies....they come with a tube of heavy grease you are supposed to tuck into and on various areas of the slide plate. And thinking to myself, this grease isn't much heavier than than the actual **** that will be swooshing past it....how long will this last?
Sure enough, four years later both these electric valves failed. Right now, since they are gray water, I am just leaving them in the stuck open position as I have a flush system for the black water. Thinking of leaving them that way as not having any odor problem.
The black water manual valve is still working great.
But if I were to replace the electrics I would definitely go to some sort of manual system for these two tanks, even if it means having to use cable.
