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shakeydog · 07-22-2016, 06:38 PM

Grumpy, my right rear compartment has a big ol' TV in it. Any other place the fresh water drain valve could be? I did have success setting up my tire pressure/temp monitor today.

Pokey

grumpy0374 · 07-23-2016, 04:01 AM

Got me stumped. Does the tv swivel or pull out on a mount. If so, the access maybe behind it.
If not, you now get to play "Hide n Seek"....the builders "hide" stuff like valves and you get to "seek" them out.
Look for several pex water lines exiting from the bottom of the rig.These will be your drain lines. Blue will be your cold line, red, your hot line, and a third, either blue or maybe white, will be your fresh water line, If no caps on the ends, there will be valves somewhere in the line. Your going to have to trace the lines inside the coach to locate the valves.
Strange that your fresh water tank is in the same location as mine, but no drain line. Mine litterily exits from the back bottom of the tank and runs stright down with the valve accessable via an access hatch.
Keep "seeking", you'll find it.
Grumpy

shakeydog · 07-23-2016, 06:30 AM

I'm starting to think that some of the design engineers must have a sick sense of humor. I'll hunt for it today and let you know the results. Who knows, in a year or two I might be providing tips/info.

grumpy0374 · 07-23-2016, 07:37 AM

Ahhh!!! Your under the impression that the people who engineer these things know what their doing. In reality, there are probably a small percentage of them who actually rv, or own/have owned an rv.
It almost seems that their given a bunch of parts, fixtures, lines, cables, appliances, and are told to "make it fit" on this or that chassis.
I'd love to have some of them into my Lexi and ask them to find or fix certain problems when there is absolutely no way to get to the problem.
Grumpy

plasma800 · 07-23-2016, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shakeydog

Wow...you ready for a book? I'll try to give you the condensed version. Two primary AFSCs. Worked in ground nav systems, ILS, TACAN, TVOR, installed much of the same in various locations while assigned to a couple of installation squadrons. The other half was spent in RF Systems including HF, VHF, Microwave and Satellite communications. Oversees in England (2yrs) Belgium (1yr remote), Northern Italy (4mths at CAOC during Bosnia conflict). One four year tour teaching electronics at Keesler AFB, (74-78) and a number of TDYs Stateside. Four years in MS ANG, Combat Comm.

I made it shorter than I thought I could.

Pokey
Oh yeah, MSGT, Ret

lol. nice!

shakeydog · 07-25-2016, 12:58 PM

Grumpy (and others) I FOUND THE DRAIN VALVES! Well actually a tech at the dealer finally got back to me and said they were underneath the fridge behind a circular cover. Low and behold, with a flashlight and knowing what to look for, there they were. Three little black "T" handles. Looks like I might need a small child's hand to get in there. "low drain point" was indicated at the circular cover and I removed it twice already and looked with a light but didn't look back far enough. Evidently they push down and pull up to open/ close or close/open. Not sure which yet. Plan to try them a little later today.

Shakey