Black water valve actuator failed
BLACK WATER VALVE ACTUATOR: The tee handle for the black water gate valve has always been hard to push or pull so it was no surprise when it failed; open thank heavens! I was forced to employ the 3” Valterra Bladex that we carry in case of emergency. Now that the exposed ABS pipe is full of liquid; we have wrapped it in heat tape and are hoping that it does not freeze at 17º tonight. OR we can leave open the bladex and drain the black tank; just for the night.
We see that you can purchase a kit to rebuild the gate valve. Has anyone out there rebuilt the hidden gate valve?
How about installing an exposed separate 3” gate under the RV and leaving the failed gate “as is”? OR will it freeze and break?
Thank you in advance for your constructive comments.
Dayle1, Lloyd are you out there??
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2010 CROSSROADS CRUISER CR31RE
2012 RAM 3500 ST + CHROME
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