Looking for a temporary solution to 1) stop toilet from draining due to bad seal and 2) stop black water tank from leaking due to bad seal. Ironically, both seals were fairly good until I used a toilet tank tissue digester and now both have gone bad.
Ultimately I know I will need to replace both but hope to make it through this summer before taking on this project in the fall.
Any simple and tried suggestions that will help me limp through the rest of this camping season. For example, is there a thick lubricant that I can apply to help the toilet seal (i.e. petroleum jelly??). Thanks for any and all input.
Looking for a temporary solution to 1) stop toilet from draining due to bad seal and 2) stop black water tank from leaking due to bad seal. Ironically, both seals were fairly good until I used a toilet tank tissue digester and now both have gone bad.
Ultimately I know I will need to replace both but hope to make it through this summer before taking on this project in the fall.
Any simple and tried suggestions that will help me limp through the rest of this camping season. For example, is there a thick lubricant that I can apply to help the toilet seal (i.e. petroleum jelly??). Thanks for any and all input.
Unfortunately, the only way to stop the holding tank from leaking, is to not use it.
Is it the tank, or the dump valve, that's leaking?
It is the dump valve that is leaking, not the tank. I've been reading the other posts on how to replace it. Sounds straightforward, but not necessarily a quick fix.
It is the dump valve that is leaking, not the tank. I've been reading the other posts on how to replace it. Sounds straightforward, but not necessarily a quick fix.
With a couple of instructions, you can change that valve in about an hour.
I replaced the dump vaulve on my 69 overalander. What I thought would be a simple repair turned into a 2 weekend job chipping away soaking wet foam, pulling and rebuilding the rusted metal box the black tank is enclosed in, and minor reblumbing to hook it all up.
ohh gawd....i'm scared....
my black water valve leaks, i'm rendering it useless till after a few pints of bleachy water
are there any tips or pointers?
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1984 310 Limited Motorhome
The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours; for it resembles in nothing what may be seen in other lands.
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You can put the cap on the end of the tank line. Even if the valve leaks the cap on the end of the line will stop the stuff from coming out.... Until you go to dump it, then be ready for a little mess, have a bucket ready...
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May you have at least one sunny day, and a soft chair to sit in..
thankfully there is nothing in tank....whew!
but of course it wont hold the bleachy water either...
i'm gonna replace both valves and the Y
i have a 310 motorhome. can anyone tell me if this is a simple afternoon job, or is this a plumbing messy part scavenging nightmare that i should just pay to have fixed?
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1984 310 Limited Motorhome
The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours; for it resembles in nothing what may be seen in other lands.
-pierre loti
where do you get instructions for this? How do we find out what valve to replace it with? Do you have to take it apart first? A dealer I called asked what color it was. It is enclosed in a metal box where you can't even see it.
Called Airstream Parts in Jackson Center. They identified the correct replacement based on model and year. You may need a dealer to drop ship it to you.
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