dougrainer wrote:
bob213 wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Not a Forest River exclusive........Majority of RV Mfgs use that same cheap piece of junk
I personally advocate removal of POS....replace with PVC threaded elbow/pipe and use a hose end vacuum breaker at connection.
When you state "at connection" I take it you mean at the hose bib at the campground that I attach my flushing hose to. (that goes to tank washer connection on trailer?)
This type connector/valve has been required on almost ALL residential outside water spigots for over 30 years. It is designed to STOP backflow(siphon ) of a house water system to the City Water system if there is an outage. Some(Monaco was one) had this on the outside water spigot in their water bay faucets. Doug
...almost ALL
That is contradictory.
30 years?
I owned several homes in CALIFORNIA ---regulatory haven....and NEVER had ANY of those vacuum breakers installed
Worked for a Developer ----built 100's of track homes (CALIFORNIA) and NEVER installed any of those
Have home in AZ...same .NONE installed
Have seen them in 'commercial' use...RV parks/State Parks etc.
But no 'residential'
(Side Note: The set screw breaks off when tightened so the vacuum breakers stay installed vs theft etc)
