R-pod Owners Forum : Fresh Water Drain Valve http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Fresh Water Drain Valve Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:19:07 +0000 Sat, 24 Feb 2018 17:19:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=11170 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Fresh Water Drain Valve : I put a valve drain on mine, no... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104844#104844 Author: mcarter
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 5:19pm

I put a valve drain on mine, no more cap. It extends down about 2 inches, works fine.]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 17:19:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104844#104844 Fresh Water Drain Valve : Originally posted by 01tundra Didn't... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104843#104843 Author: Keith-N-Dar
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 4:28pm

Originally posted by 01tundra

Didn't realize the pods were different.  Couldn't you add a threaded brass elbow in place of the plug and convert to barb fitting, then screw a valve bracket to the frame like ours has? 


Then they could be damaged by thrown road debris?
]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 16:28:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104843#104843 Fresh Water Drain Valve : Didn't realize the pods... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104839#104839 Author: 01tundra
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 1:31pm

Didn't realize the pods were different.  Couldn't you add a threaded brass elbow in place of the plug and convert to barb fitting, then screw a valve bracket to the frame like ours has? 




]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 13:31:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104839#104839 Fresh Water Drain Valve : We do the same as Wepod, open... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104837#104837 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 1:29pm

We do the same as Wepod, open up the lower point drains and ho water tank then drive the back roads for a few minutes. Drains it all!  ]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 13:29:13 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104837#104837 Fresh Water Drain Valve : One can push up on the bottom... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104830#104830 Author: StephenH
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 12:23pm

One can push up on the bottom of the tank and get more to drain. However, that is far from an ideal way to get the water out. If the bottom of the tank were supported so that it did not sag, then I don't think it would be so much of an issue.]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 12:23:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104830#104830 Fresh Water Drain Valve : I found the only way to get all... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104829#104829 Author: Wepod
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 12:20pm

I found the only way to get all the water out of the tank is to leave the cap off and drive about 10mi.]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 12:20:05 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104829#104829 Fresh Water Drain Valve : What StephenH just said... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104828#104828 Author: ron_whitt
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 12:16pm

What StephenH just said...]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 12:16:09 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104828#104828 Fresh Water Drain Valve : Originally posted by mjlrpod Pods... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104825#104825 Author: StephenH
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 12:01pm

Originally posted by mjlrpod

Pods don't have this type drain. Ours is just a plug. My only wish about the drain plug is, I wish it was at the lowest point of the tank. One tends to think a tank drain will drain ALL of the water out of the tank. Maybe its me.

It isn't just you.Smile
]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 12:01:07 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104825#104825 Fresh Water Drain Valve : Pods don't have this type... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104824#104824 Author: mjlrpod
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 11:59am

Pods don't have this type drain. Ours is just a plug. My only wish about the drain plug is, I wish it was at the lowest point of the tank. One tends to think a tank drain will drain ALL of the water out of the tank. Maybe its me.

]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 11:59:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104824#104824 Fresh Water Drain Valve : Nice job!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104815#104815 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 8:11am

Nice job!!  ]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:11:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104815#104815 Fresh Water Drain Valve : Figured I'd share a simple... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11170&PID=104814#104814 Author: 01tundra
Subject: 11170
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 7:59am

Figured I'd share a simple mod I just completed on our Hummingbird over here -

After reading on this forum about people having road debris flying up and breaking their fresh water tank drain valve I decided to be proactive and replace the cheap plastic factory valve with a full-port angle ball valve and new aluminum bulkhead fitting.  

The entire project took about 5 minutes, literally plug and play.  The new bulkhead has the exact same mounting flange and screw holes and the back has a barbed fitting for the factory hose and clamp.

After finishing up I brought the factory valve up to my shop to save for later, after laying it on my work bench I realized that it had already been broken without our knowledge.......good mod.

The guy that makes the bulkheads is really great to work with and the part he makes is very high quality.  It has 1/8" NPT threads for a valve.  The valve I found is a 1/4 turn valve and it operates very smooth.




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