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04-18-2015, 09:21 AM
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Low level water outlet
Can someone tell me how to open the water outlet. We have tried turning and pulling and it doesn't move. I need to dewinterize.
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04-18-2015, 09:27 AM
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If you're talking about the low point drain on your fresh water tank. It turns. May be a little stiff sitting over the winter.
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04-18-2015, 10:23 AM
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Are you asking about the fresh water tank drain or the hot/cold water low point drains?
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04-18-2015, 11:10 AM
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Have you checked the nozzle for obstructions? I had a problem draining my fresh water tank only to find that a Mud Dauber had been busy and had it filled with dirt.
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04-18-2015, 12:13 PM
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On the side of the trailer above the wheel it says low point drain. It's near the shower outlet. Thanks
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04-18-2015, 01:40 PM
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The low point drains in the plumbing are just caps that are threaded on... righty-tighty, lefty-loosey (although some people replace them with ball valves so there are no caps to lose).
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04-18-2015, 02:06 PM
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They are crazy tight. I couldn't remove mine last fall when winterizing, so I cut them off and replaced them with a pex ball valve like this:
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04-18-2015, 03:03 PM
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If it's the kind I'm thinking, the barb to male NPT piece has a hex section that you could put a wrench on then water pump pliers on the cap side...should come off.
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04-18-2015, 03:25 PM
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I had to use channel locks the first time. I just hand tighten them now.
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04-19-2015, 07:52 AM
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Chanel locks and a wrench. First time
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04-19-2015, 12:40 PM
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Chanel locks and a wrench. First time
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X2!
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04-19-2015, 02:25 PM
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X3!
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04-25-2015, 08:15 PM
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Still can't get the darn thing open. How many times do I turn it to the left and how hard should it be to pull it out? I don't know why this is such a big problem! Thanks again ....
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04-25-2015, 08:23 PM
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If I remember you just turn tell the water starts draining. No pulling
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04-25-2015, 08:34 PM
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You haven't pressurized your system have you? If you have you will need to release the pressure by opening the relief valve on the water heater or open a valve on the sink. That would make it hard to remove.
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04-25-2015, 08:37 PM
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If the cap is turning, but not coming off then you are turning the whole fitting that is hooked to the hose. Put a wrench on the fitting to hold it in place and then try turning the cap. It should come off then. The second year when I went to drain my fresh water tank I unscrewed the whole fitting out of the tank without removing the cap. I removed the cap & then screwed the fitting back in. Hasn't been a problem since.
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04-25-2015, 08:49 PM
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If they look like this . . . then
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04-25-2015, 09:15 PM
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^^x2
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04-26-2015, 07:01 AM
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Thanks for info. Walk though didn't include this, or many other details!
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04-26-2015, 07:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by syogerst
Thanks for info. Walk though didn't include this, or many other details!
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Not a real surprise, no dealer can know everything about every unit they sell.
Low point drains were pointed out and there has been no issue with pulling the caps off.
If mine were that hard to remove I would have cut them off by now.
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