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Old 09-28-2017, 04:13 PM   #1
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Slow draining gray tank

I found out why my gray tank is draining so slowly. The plug from when the factory drilled the tank for the drain is still in the tank and blocking the drain hole. See that picture below.
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Old 09-28-2017, 04:20 PM   #2
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Pretty common occurrence. We had the drilled section (piece) clog the black tank valve and had to disassemble the valve to remove it. Why in the he-- wouldn't the manufacturing process/workers remove it??????? Beats me
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They were busy screwing something else up. To many to keep track of.
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Pretty common occurrence. We had the drilled section (piece) clog the black tank valve and had to disassemble the valve to remove it. Why in the he-- wouldn't the manufacturing process/workers remove it??????? Beats me


X2. On our last TT, we had this issue too, but there were two cutout pieces in the black tank - inlet and outlet. Didn't discover the second one until after removing the first one. Ughhhhh.....

Haven't noticed this with our 2018 Rockwood Signature Ultra Lite TT yet. Knocking on wood [emoji52]
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Pretty common occurrence. We had the drilled section (piece) clog the black tank valve and had to disassemble the valve to remove it. Why in the he-- wouldn't the manufacturing process/workers remove it??????? Beats me
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I found out why my gray tank is draining so slowly. The plug from when the factory drilled the tank for the drain is still in the tank and blocking the drain hole. See that picture below.
You are in luck. A 2018 will still be under warranty, take it to the dealer and let them deal with it!
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