Water tank drain mod

[AzRon]

Hello all, when i bought my pup i read around a bit on different sites and found out i should drain and rinse my fresh water every year or so.  So when i crawled under my pup looking for said tank, i found it  i looked at the plug and thought to myself, self how are you going to drain the tank with out getting water every where :confused:  well there was no other way but to drain it, so i took out the plug and let it drain on the ground.

I then went to my local hardware store to peruse the aisle to see what i could find (my wife says this is dangrous to do) i found a 90deg elbow and a hose bib or valve so i could hook up an old section of hose and drain it to some where else

All of this is pvc so weight is not a factor, i also have the faucet/valve turned so it faces fore and aft for a little lower profile, it would be bad form to rip the valve off and lose all of your water :yikes:

I found that the plug(plastic) had the size molded into it, so finding the right size was easy :-()  

                  AzRon

[wavery]

Hello all, when i bought my pup i read around a bit on different sites and found out i should drain and rinse my fresh water every year or so.  So when i crawled under my pup looking for said tank, i found it  i looked at the plug and thought to myself, self how are you going to drain the tank with out getting water every where :confused:  well there was no other way but to drain it, so i took out the plug and let it drain on the ground.

I then went to my local hardware store to peruse the aisle to see what i could find (my wife says this is dangrous to do) i found a 90deg elbow and a hose bib or valve so i could hook up an old section of hose and drain it to some where else

All of this is pvc so weight is not a factor, i also have the faucet/valve turned so it faces fore and aft for a little lower profile, it would be bad form to rip the valve off and lose all of your water :yikes:

I found that the plug(plastic) had the size molded into it, so finding the right size was easy :-()  

                  AzRon

It doesn't need to be that complicated. I just pulled out the plug and screwed in a 1/2" garden faucet. Whenever I leave the CG, I just open the faucet and let it drain all the way home.

[BuddyBear]

Hey, AzRon.
Was that your first Mod? Becarefull, it's addicting.
You forgot the most important part of doing a Mod...

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[fourgonefishn]

Hello all, when i bought my pup i read around a bit on different sites and found out i should drain and rinse my fresh water every year or so.  So when i crawled under my pup looking for said tank, i found it  i looked at the plug and thought to myself, self how are you going to drain the tank with out getting water every where :confused:  well there was no other way but to drain it, so i took out the plug and let it drain on the ground.

I then went to my local hardware store to peruse the aisle to see what i could find (my wife says this is dangrous to do) i found a 90deg elbow and a hose bib or valve so i could hook up an old section of hose and drain it to some where else

All of this is pvc so weight is not a factor, i also have the faucet/valve turned so it faces fore and aft for a little lower profile, it would be bad form to rip the valve off and lose all of your water :yikes:

I found that the plug(plastic) had the size molded into it, so finding the right size was easy :-()  

                  AzRon

 Not sure where your drain is located but, ours was dead center in the tank. So you had to crawl under camper to drain. I bought a threaded 90 and pVc  to run out to the side and put a simple valve on at the outside. Used 2 pipe hangers to secure pipe and it works great.