Tiggs
Apr 12, 2014Explorer
B&B Check Valve for Black Tank Wand
After dumping my black tank, I hooked the hose up to use the wand and ended up with a huge water mess inside the trailer. I thought I had failed to winterize properly and cracked the line that feeds the wand and it was spraying water inside the TT. I pulled the utility cabinet cover off and hooked a hose line back up to test the wand and found water was shooting out a black pvc valve inside the TT. It is labeled a B&B Model 571 110F 125 PSI. I looked on the internet and found it to be an Atmospheric vacuum breaker/check valve designed to keep bacteria from entering the water system.
It looks like there had been a problem with this part in the past. Not sure if I should get a replacement from the company (if they will replace it for free) or order a brass part mfg'd by a different company for around $60. If I had to pay for a new B&B part, the cost looks to be comparable with the brass one.
Wondering if anyone has experienced the same problem and what route you took to resolve it.
Thanks
It looks like there had been a problem with this part in the past. Not sure if I should get a replacement from the company (if they will replace it for free) or order a brass part mfg'd by a different company for around $60. If I had to pay for a new B&B part, the cost looks to be comparable with the brass one.
Wondering if anyone has experienced the same problem and what route you took to resolve it.
Thanks