Low Point Drains "Locked"

[Healeyman]

I have a Coachmen Freelander 29QB.

Late last fall, I "winterized", opening the low point and fresh tank drains located under the foot of the rear bed.

A few weeks later, we took the RV out and I closed all of the drains. When they reach their "stop", I heard a "click" from each drain although I didn't pay too much attention to it at the time.

Now, I'm under the bed for another reason and seeing the low point drains, casually try to open them. They won't open.

Each of the handles moves each way a little bit, then hits a hard stop.

I presume that they build these drains with a latch so that they won't vibrate open, but whatever the key to opening them is, I can't find it.

Anybody have an idea or know the answer?

Thanks,

Tim

[coolmom42]

Maybe try pushing up and/or down on the valve body or handle? Or rock it back and forth in both directions--sometimes that will free up a stuck thread.

I never heard of such a valve, and would be very surprised if it really is designed to lock. But stranger things have happened.

Possibly you over-tightened them when you closed them and broke something in the valve and that was the click you heard.

[rbrand]

4aSong wrote:
Can't answer your question but you have a nice looking healey shown.

Ditto

[CharlesinGA]

Small china made valves work backwards, right turn opens, left turn closes, are you turning them correctly?

Charles

[Mortimer_Brewst]

Short of cutting them off and starting fresh with better quality valves, the only thing I can thing of to try would be to spray some food grade lubricant in the valve. Starting with new valves might be best in the long run.

[Bumpyroad]

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bumpy

[4aSong]

Can't answer your question but you have a nice looking healey shown.

[luvlabs]

Most low point drains are simple shut off valves. Yours sound different. How about a picture of what you got and maybe someone can figure it out.