Replaced the dump-station plumbing...
With our 2012 Class C now 7 years old I am trying to stay out in front on the preventative maintenance. To that end this morning I replaced the dump station gate valves. Just went online to Amazon and entered "Valterra" {the manufacturer of the existing valve} and up popped mine for a very reasonable $37.50, got it in two days.
The old one came out easily enough though several of the bolts had to be removed and reinstalled using the braille method as there is not much room to work through the small access door. I quickly learned that the key when reinstalling is to leave all 8 bolts fairly loose until everything lines up and the new seal's seat then just cross torque them down.
I always suspected that the bathroom sink drained to the black tank but never cared enough to check. Discovered my suspicions were correct when I did my post install leak test. A couple of buckets of water down the toilet, sink, and shower drains produced no leaks and the bucket down the sink drain left the grey tank dry.
Here is a pic of the old parts I removed, noted the cracked grey tank handle that probably would have failed the next time I used it.
Here is the finished install {sorry about the poor pic quality}:
:C
The old one came out easily enough though several of the bolts had to be removed and reinstalled using the braille method as there is not much room to work through the small access door. I quickly learned that the key when reinstalling is to leave all 8 bolts fairly loose until everything lines up and the new seal's seat then just cross torque them down.
I always suspected that the bathroom sink drained to the black tank but never cared enough to check. Discovered my suspicions were correct when I did my post install leak test. A couple of buckets of water down the toilet, sink, and shower drains produced no leaks and the bucket down the sink drain left the grey tank dry.
Here is a pic of the old parts I removed, noted the cracked grey tank handle that probably would have failed the next time I used it.
Here is the finished install {sorry about the poor pic quality}:
:C
