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Old 10-29-2014, 02:03 PM   #1
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Low point drains

I found these valves at Lowes and added them to my low point drains.
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Old 10-29-2014, 02:24 PM   #2
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Those are nice. I lucked out and mine came with cheep plastic valves that I'm sure won't last long. You shouldn't ever have a problem with those ball valves.
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Old 10-29-2014, 08:27 PM   #3
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You know, you can't beat the ideas and gadgets we learn of on these forums..thank you!
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Old 10-29-2014, 08:36 PM   #4
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I'll remember these when my cheep plastic one need replacing.
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Old 10-29-2014, 08:48 PM   #5
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Nice. I just winterized our trailer so will look at doing that for next year.
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Old 10-29-2014, 09:25 PM   #6
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Is there any risk of the weight of the handle opening the valve when your bouncing down the road?
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Old 10-30-2014, 06:13 AM   #7
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I like this idea...I wonder the same thing that Indybp57 wonders ^^^^^
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Old 10-30-2014, 06:46 AM   #8
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We had those originally, then went with the really small stop valves mainly due to weight. While your putting valves, might as well add them to all sinks and toilet.


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Old 10-30-2014, 06:51 AM   #9
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This was under our silverback going to the outdoor kitchen. Made an aluminum bracket to minimize any movement and of course insulated this. This was originally a dumb design by cedar creek. Heated enclosed tanks and plumbing, except this which originally was all hard piped with no valves or insulation. Did this to isolate outdoor kitchen in winter and be able to isolate / drain rear half of coach.


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Old 10-30-2014, 01:12 PM   #10
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I just put one of these on my cold water low point drain so i could hook a hose to it .useful when cleaning the deck,watering plants etc. (i'm on a seasonal site)
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I moved my valves to the heated basement. Now no water is in the low point drains that are exposed to the elements. Mine froze last year in Florida of all places and expanded the 90 degree fitting and water was dipping into my underbelly. So now I leave the exposed drains empty. If I need to open them I do it from the valve in the heated basement. That's the weak point. unless you insulate the exposed lines to the elements.
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