dougrainer wrote:
Ralph Cramden wrote:
Lynnmor wrote:
dougrainer wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Lynnmor wrote:
I have mentioned this repeatedly over the years and it falls on deaf ears. It even says on the manufacturers website that it should not be installed where expelled water will cause harm. Here is one example of my posts.
And YET the RV MFGs just don't listen to you.
He won't let it go. He thinks he is an expert. The reason the Valve makers state this is a standard CYA. RV's have numerous water lines and junctions, that if they leak will cause DAMAGE if not dried out. This poster needs to state WHERE it should be located to not cause damage if it leaks. Doug
From the manufacturers website:
ATMOSPHERIC VACUUM BREAKER/
CHECK VALVE
(571 Vac Chk) must be 6” above flood
rim of the highest fixture connected
to the wasteholding tank. (ASSE
1001-02; device shall not be installed
where the venting of water from the
device during normal functioning will
cause damage.)
I know that some need to defend this industry, but there are a few of us "experts" that understand the problem. Sorry if the facts do not fit into your experience.
It needs to be located in the trash, which is where I located mine.
I STILL ASK WHERE IT SHOULD BE LOCATED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS IN AN RV? I AM an expert as it relates to RV's. There are literally MILLIONS of these installed in RV's for the past 20 years. Very few time have I ever seen damage and the damage I found was due to the valve freezing and then the RV'er did not realize he was pumping water into the bath area. Like I stated, just use the Brass replacement. They never leak. And some, are installed thru a floor cut out where IF they leak, it dribbles down to the water bay compartment so you can see it is leaking. THEY ARE NOT A BOOGEYMAN THAT YOU MUST FEAR!!! But, of course, some of you seem to be frightened by them:B I would have no problem having one in my RV. I don't sweat the SMALL STUFF, like some of you:B Doug
Well out of the millions installed in the last 20 years a fair number can be found at brand specific forums that have leaked and flooded out trailers, especially at Forest River forums. Freezing my ass. I bench tested the plastic pos after the deluge on my workbench, and have found it you use one of these with low water pressure it's going to blow water out the vents every time. That's why it leaked over the weekend and never had before. The hose I had ran up through my yard had kinked, had low pressure, and then a river runs through it. Since I can never know the water pressure at campgrounds, and a lot we visit I know are low, I fixed it permanently. Funny how the manufacturer, JR products, or should I say distributor, specifically states not to install it where water could be an issue.
