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- westendExplorerInspect to find a good place to replace the broken pipe (you can cut the belly liner and tape it back together later). Replace broken pipe and install an elbow so that it follows the underbelly orientation (horizontal). Sharkbite fittings require no tools, just something to cut the pipe.
- Probably froze.
Locate other end and replace as needed. - bid_timeNomad IIWell then you have no choice but to remove the bottom and determine where good pipe starts and bad pipe ends. Or look to see if you can find a good end on the inside of the unit and go from there.
- takaya49Explorer
enblethen wrote:
Looks like standard 1/2 PEX tubing. You local hardware store should be able to fix you up.
I like the Shark-bite slip on fittings. They do not require any special tools.
Should be available at any hardware stores such as as Ace and maybe Canadian Tire.
I would cut it off just above the hole and take the piece with you to guarantee size.
After further inspection the whole pipe is cracked - Looks like standard 1/2 PEX tubing. You local hardware store should be able to fix you up.
I like the Shark-bite slip on fittings. They do not require any special tools.
Should be available at any hardware stores such as as Ace and maybe Canadian Tire.
I would cut it off just above the hole and take the piece with you to guarantee size. - takaya49Explorerunfortunately the hole isnt just a hole... its cracked up to the silicone
- bid_timeNomad IIall you have to do is cut the tube off above the hole and put a new ball valve on the end of the cut off line. Get a ball valve sized properly for the size of the line. Take the cut off piece of tube with you to the hardware store, They should be able to identify the tube material to ensure you get the proper size valve and the proper valve type to ensure its compatible with the pipe material.
- takaya49Explorer
operator error no. a rock on a road did this.
the material is unknown but is white and rough
the trailer is a 1999 prowler ultralite 21 - beemerphile1Explorer
takaya49 wrote:
beemerphile1 wrote:
All my low point valves have holes in them, that is how the water gets out.
replacing this is as easy as?
this is the drain pipe to the fresh water system. I cannot get pressure with this hole to use my taps as the pump keeps slugging....
You might want to consider that we have no idea what you have. You have nothing in your profile and no signature. How can anyone accurately answer questions with no information?
Most of us including myself would be happy to help but it is impossible due to lack of information. - bid_timeNomad IIIf your low point valve has a hole in it (other than the holes that are supposed to be in it) you have no other choice but to replace it. Yes, that means you have to remove the 30 screws. Is there any chance you are mistaken in the way it operates such that you are operating it incorrectly and that is causing your problem? A 1/8-inch hole is a pretty big hole not to be there by design, especially as you say the valve is in an enclosed space. If it' an extraneous hole, the cause of the hole/damage should be readily apparent. If it was me, before I started removing 30 screws, I would check with some knowledgeable source for a second opinion; this whole thing just screams operator error to me.
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