Now you have valve replacement experience. I have some also. You did very well. Thanks for the easy to watch video. Always something to learn. One think I do as a part time RVer I flush my black and gray with warm water and a cup of Dawn dish soap. 1/3 full and drive the RV. Days later I drive to a dump and flush the Dawn out. My black and gray tanks are very clean. Especially over winter. Subscribed as I think I’ll enjoy your other videos.
@@ghostpepperrides4805 Thanks, I appreciate it! I use dawn as well with fabric softener, which helps everything stay slick. Thanks for the subscription!
I can totally relate to the 'screw dropped on gravel' which acts like there is a giant magnet at the center of the earth's core. Lots of fun, especially with SS which is non magnetic. But you got it!
Good stuff. I'm possibly looking forward to doing this soon. Possible clogged tank or malfunctioning blade handle thing. Conveniently melted tank and plumbing a little bit causing drip. Thinking it was still frozen with ice clogging it. (WY)...
I have to do this for black and gray in our 2nd bathroom. Black is stuck shut, gray is stuck open. Neither cable works and it's been cold and rainy. I'd leave it for spring, but the black tank is full.
I would recommend you use some medium duty BLUE Loctite on that Set Screw. Will hold it in place and not vibrate loose, causing that cable to slide out.
@@archmasterone it's super unfortunate that these valves go out, because this is a pretty nasty job. Obviously flush your tank good if you can. It's still nasty though.
@3:43 This is why I wear gloves when I eat Cheetos and work with poop! I don't want either of them on my tools... But you just can't clean Cheetos dust off of anything no matter how hard you scrub.
We bought a used rig. Used it. Took it to the dump to empty the tanks and the handle came off the valve of the black tank. Now we have a loaded black tank and no way to dump it or replace the valve without an environmental disaster. Hoping to find someone who can fix it for us.
@@froglobster The rod came off with the handle. We researched further. What we need to do is cut off the outer housing, then grab the bit of exposed blade with a needle nose pliers and pull to dump the tank and then we can get on with replacing the entire unit. Not an ideal job for old people in the cold and wet of the Pacific Northwest.
@@DisabledNomads Find an rv dump site. Hook up your flex hose with cap off obviously. Puncture a small hole in flex hose a few inches away from connection on top. Take a steel rod rebar or whatever and hammer it into the knife blade to break it. Minimal leakage will come from the punctured flex hose. Rag wrap rod area of flex hose puncture hole.
How do you get a hose attachment on to drain/empty the black tank while it's spewing out since it won't close so you can get to the parts to fix the problem? Do you have to just deal with the nastiness?
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Now you have valve replacement experience. I have some also. You did very well. Thanks for the easy to watch video. Always something to learn. One think I do as a part time RVer I flush my black and gray with warm water and a cup of Dawn dish soap. 1/3 full and drive the RV. Days later I drive to a dump and flush the Dawn out. My black and gray tanks are very clean. Especially over winter. Subscribed as I think I’ll enjoy your other videos.
@@ghostpepperrides4805 Thanks, I appreciate it! I use dawn as well with fabric softener, which helps everything stay slick. Thanks for the subscription!
great video on showing the actual install with good lighting...thanks very much...now I have to do mine...
Good luck. Wear gloves
Almost as big of a problem and not really the way it's supposed to look as mine this helps a lot
@@beagle3247 thanks. I'm glad
I can totally relate to the 'screw dropped on gravel' which acts like there is a giant magnet at the center of the earth's core. Lots of fun, especially with SS which is non magnetic. But you got it!
Yeah, but there's probably about a thousand more I've lost in that gravel. Grrrrr
Good stuff. I'm possibly looking forward to doing this soon. Possible clogged tank or malfunctioning blade handle thing. Conveniently melted tank and plumbing a little bit causing drip. Thinking it was still frozen with ice clogging it. (WY)...
Good luck with it. At least it's getting warm so hopefully you won't need to do it while freezing.
Them some rusty side cutters 😂
Yup. Still sorta working though.
I have to do this for black and gray in our 2nd bathroom. Black is stuck shut, gray is stuck open. Neither cable works and it's been cold and rainy. I'd leave it for spring, but the black tank is full.
Good luck! Be careful. Hopefully it's just the cable and not the entire plug.
I would recommend you use some medium duty BLUE Loctite on that Set Screw. Will hold it in place and not vibrate loose, causing that cable to slide out.
Good suggestion. In hindsight, I should've done that.
How inspirational. You make me want to go get started right now. Just kidding I think Ill wait a couple more days cause its really gonna suck bad
Yes, very bad!
Thank you very much, I’ll be replacing mine in a day or so.
Good luck. It's a pretty lame project. Buy Lysol wipes.
I made my wife watch this video three time in order for her to be fully trained prior to her fixing ours.
@@archmasterone it's super unfortunate that these valves go out, because this is a pretty nasty job. Obviously flush your tank good if you can. It's still nasty though.
Why didn’t they put a union in there to make this so much easier!
@@CHASNTRUCKS No kidding, that would've been way easier
I need to do this but mine is full and it broke closed. I also have the black full cover underneath my trailer 🥴
Good luck. It's not a pleasant job
@3:43 This is why I wear gloves when I eat Cheetos and work with poop! I don't want either of them on my tools... But you just can't clean Cheetos dust off of anything no matter how hard you scrub.
Good point
@@VanDamArtisan And great job too... Just like everyone else I'm here to learn because I gotta do it. Thanks for making the vid!
Thanks for watching and good luck on your project. It's not too hard, just nasty. By the way, I wear gloves much more frequently these days.
We bought a used rig. Used it. Took it to the dump to empty the tanks and the handle came off the valve of the black tank. Now we have a loaded black tank and no way to dump it or replace the valve without an environmental disaster. Hoping to find someone who can fix it for us.
That's a super lame problem. I wish they made them better
If it’s just a broken handle I’ve gripped pull rod with vice grips. If it’s stuck spray lube rod before tugging out
@@froglobster The rod came off with the handle. We researched further. What we need to do is cut off the outer housing, then grab the bit of exposed blade with a needle nose pliers and pull to dump the tank and then we can get on with replacing the entire unit. Not an ideal job for old people in the cold and wet of the Pacific Northwest.
@@DisabledNomads I know what you mean I’m in the Pacific Northwest sorry for your hard luck
@@DisabledNomads Find an rv dump site. Hook up your flex hose with cap off obviously. Puncture a small hole in flex hose a few inches away from connection on top. Take a steel rod rebar or whatever and hammer it into the knife blade to break it. Minimal leakage will come from the punctured flex hose. Rag wrap rod area of flex hose puncture hole.
How do you get a hose attachment on to drain/empty the black tank while it's spewing out since it won't close so you can get to the parts to fix the problem? Do you have to just deal with the nastiness?
In my case it was a very slow leak so it wasn't too bad
how did you remove the lining?? greetings from Brazil!
Greetings. Mine didn't have a lining, so it wasn't too difficult.
@@VanDamArtisan tks
@@VanDamArtisan You have to cut it, then use lining patch tape.
Bro i got shit in my tank and it's stuck it's smelling my camper so bad I need to fix that but dont know how with shit in it
Be careful! It's not fun. I had one drop out of my trailer once. Very nasty.
How doesnt your drain pipe freeze broken when its winter?
We have mild winters here.
How did you get it so clean and dry...
I scrubbed it after I pulled it off
@@VanDamArtisan I would have said I gave it a a bather and a blow-dry
Nice
@@VanDamArtisan thanks to your video I just replaced a broken black tank valve
Awful job, isn't it!? I'm glad the video helped.
How much did u safe on labor
Probably not enough to be worth it. Maybe a couple hundred? Pretty nasty job though.
@ 3:41...that’s what she said.
Vaseline on the gaskets will hold them in place.
That's a really good idea!
Valterra which makes the valves highly recommends no vaseline be used
Petroleum damages rubber
@JohnPaul-xi4dz it does? Grease should be fine though.
@@VanDamArtisan Anything with petroluem in it will destroy rubber. Best to use plumbers grease as it is silicone based.
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