Outfitter camper

Geewizard wrote:

cewillis wrote:

Oldtymeflyr wrote:
The electric tank valves were a problem and now I have manual waste valves which I prefer. I would not go with the electric tank valves.

Interesting -- my grey tank electric valve recently failed shut - after 7+ years. (no black tank) Fortunately, I was almost home from a trip at the time. Anyway, I just took the electric valve out, and now plan to only use the one manual valve, plus the sealing cap. Do you use more that the stock manual valve?

I'd like to replace my electric valves with manual. How do you replace them?

I have both the grey water tank and the black tank. Both tanks had a separate electric valve. The black water tank electrical valve failed and it was replaced with a manual valve. That blackwater valve is located below the main floor and the handle sticks out of the kick panel as you enter the camper on the far right. Its in a good location and has not been a problem. Access is by removing the kick panel.

I disabled the grey water electrical valve in the open position so the grey water is contained by the main manual valve. I have not looked into replacing the grey water electrical valve with a manual valve, I don't think it is necessary. You may be able to get a view of the grey water valve by removing the kick panel.

So, when I drain the black water tank the grey water tank must be drained as well. Its not an issue to us. We tend to need to dump grey water more often then black water so its good that the black water is separately contained. Given that I can dump at our home, we can take as much time and use as much water as is necessary to clean out the tanks.

Hope this helps.

Rick