lock for the waste water valves.

[datraveler]

I have a problem with the kids in my area opening the black and gray water shutoff valves when my trailer is parked outside my house overnight. I usually pick up my trailer the night before we leave, so we can load everything up. Sometime overnight, the little snowflakes decide it would be a hoot to open the slide valve and leave the cap on. As you can imagine, it makes a mess when I remove the cap to put on the hose.

Does anyone know of a lock that can be used on those slides?

Thanks,
Eric

[datraveler]

Big Katuna wrote:
On a thread about protecting carry out sat dishes, someone mentioned a battery powered proximity alarm.

Put one near the valves and it will go off with loud screeches.

Might be enough to scare them off.

Sure its not your kids?

Good idea. No, my kids are all grown up and on their own now.

[datraveler]

Johno02 wrote:
If we had kids like that in our neighborhood, I would have all kinds of motion sensor lights and alarms, and cameras everywhere. What happens to your house if you go off for a weekend??

We have alarms and security cameras on the house. Unfortunately, the only place I can park it, I can't place a camera. I have no power over there and my neighbor doesn't either. I guess I could get a trail camera and use it while my trailer is parked.

[datraveler]

GordonThree wrote:
are you sure it's "kids" and not your weird adult neighbor doing it? It's been a long time since I was a kid, but I can't see pulling on waste handles all that exciting for a youngster. Why do you store your camper with waste in the tanks, wouldn't that problem be easier to solve?

I don't store it with waste in the tanks, however, it does get stored with about 2-3 gallons of water and the chemical additive in it. It's more than enough to fill the space between the slide and the cap, once I close the slide off.

[Johno02]

If we had kids like that in our neighborhood, I would have all kinds of motion sensor lights and alarms, and cameras everywhere. What happens to your house if you go off for a weekend??

[jfkmk]

Johno02 wrote:
How about a motion sensor connected to a light and an alarm. Call the police and fingerprint the valves, then let the police find out who they are and talk to them a bit.

I don't think the police are too interested in fingerprinting a waste water valve handle. I'm sure every police department in the nation has higher priorities.

[Johno02]

Take the cap off, and put it up. If they pull the valves, then it might get on them.

[Johno02]

Wrap a smaller chain or bicycle cable lock around the valves, and lock the ends with a lock. add a motion sensor light with an alarm. If it is loud enough to wake the neighbors, even better. If they complain, tell then what to do with the kids.

[Johno02]

How about a motion sensor connected to a light and an alarm. Call the police and fingerprint the valves, then let the police find out who they are and talk to them a bit.

[Big_Katuna]

On a thread about protecting carry out sat dishes, someone mentioned a battery powered proximity alarm.

Put one near the valves and it will go off with loud screeches.

Might be enough to scare them off.

Sure its not your kids?

[GordonThree]

are you sure it's "kids" and not your weird adult neighbor doing it? It's been a long time since I was a kid, but I can't see pulling on waste handles all that exciting for a youngster. Why do you store your camper with waste in the tanks, wouldn't that problem be easier to solve?

[newman_fulltime]

Replace the cap with one that has a hose fitting and a bucket to drain into first

[datraveler]

Those are all good ideas... I really like the electricity idea!

I'm surprised nobody has come up with something like this before.

[ScottG]

rhagfo wrote:
You would get is so much trouble, but an electric fence charger to a metal handle would likely solve the problem! :B

LIKE!

[rhagfo]

You would get is so much trouble, but an electric fence charger to a metal handle would likely solve the problem! :B

[LadyRVer]

No locks which I am aware of. One of my units had an extra shutoff slide valve under the unit, near to where the tank actually was. Maybe some type of portable alarm like you could hang on a door? Big Christmas bells tied on, when handle is pulled, will make noise?

A lock is an excellent idea and will be following. I heard of this happening in campgtounds.