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tsjeffery

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  1. Hi! I had to replace all water lines in bathroom & kitchen except (knock on wood) incoming line from outside & around water pump under the couch, used from Lowes the white pex tubing ($25/100 ft), & the white push on fittings (very expensive if you need very many $4-$10 ea), but was really easy to work with!

    For the drain valves under the oven by water heater I just T'd in a pc of pex thru floor & put a close valve on it. I had to replace the short pc of flexible hose goin from outside port to fresh water tank, naturally couldn't find the right size here, so forced the piece I could found at farm store onto it but think it leaked a little when filling tank, so if does this year I'm going to try the flexible wash machine hose, ( I refuse to take that couch out by myself again, darn near did me in!), I'm going to have my skinny neice shimmy under there.

    So far I've only found one drain for fresh water tank & it is on outside, I'm going out there now to check for more under the couch!

    Hope your repairs go good! TerrieO

    I ended up replacing one of the drain valves under the couch that was leaking with a similar setup as you describe. Just used a T, a close valve and some pieces of pex to make it work. Pretty easy but I did have to drill a new hole in the floor for the drain tube exit, as the new setup would not allow me to use the existing drain hole.

  2. rather than replacing the o-rings, since i was unable to find any that would fit, on the drain valves that are located under the oven and range, i just took the o-ring off and put a little teflon tape around the drain plug where the o-ring goes, then slid the o-ring back on. the teflon tape makes the o-ring "expand" to fit the drain tube better. however, one of the drain valves under the couch broke when i was trying to unscrew the lines from it. It's unusable now so it has to be replaced with something. if anyone has installed any replacement drain valves for a '92 itasca or similar model, i would love to know what you used. i'm still trying to piece it together without much luck so far. thanks.

  3. rather than replacing the o-rings, since i was unable to find any that would fit, on the drain valves that are located under the oven and range, i just took the o-ring off and put a little teflon tape around the drain plug where the o-ring goes, then slid the o-ring back on. the teflon tape makes the o-ring "expand" to fit the drain tube better. however, one of the drain valves under the couch broke when i was trying to unscrew the lines from it. It's unusable now so it has to be replaced with something. if anyone has installed any replacement drain valves for a '92 itasca or similar model, i would love to know what you used. i'm still trying to piece it together without much luck so far. thanks.

  4. thanks for the responses! a guy i talked to at winnebago suggested the same thing about the o-rings. i finally got the metal rings off (they were rusted) and extracted the o-rings. i am going to replace them tomorrow. i also had the thought of just cutting the valve portion out of the original fitting and then replacing it, like you did henry. both great suggestions! thanks.

  5. If they are two small hoses (about the size of your finger), those are probably your winter drains. Cold water and Hot water lines.

    The valves for my winter drains are under the stove sticking up out of the floor, They have a small "T" handle, Push down to close the valves, pull up to open the valves (drain the lines).

    My Fresh water tank is inside, under the couch (right behind the drivers seat) , you can see it if you open the cabinets.

    Black water is all the way in the back in the center between the frames (probably directly under your toilet)

    Gray is all the way in the back on the drivers side. (Directly under your Shower)

    Obviously, the Black and Gray are under the RV.

    The "Dump" valves for the Black and gray are behind the left rear wheel. You'll probably find the drain hose stored inside the rear bumper.

    If your living in a park and can stay hooked up to a sewer, you can leave the Gray "Dump" valve open to continuously drain your Gray.

    You don't want to do this with your Black. It usually doesn't drain real time, and will plug up. You'll need to do a Black dump when the tank gets 1/2 full.

    John Mc

    88 Dolphin 4 Auto

    any idea where to find replacement valves for the fresh water drains? mine are leaking and there doesn't seem to be an easy replacement available. thanks!

  6. Hello. I'm new here and just purchased a 1992 Toyota Winnebago Itasca Spirit. The line drain valves that drain the fresh water system are leaking so I need to replace them. However, Winnebago doesn't make them anymore and the replacements they have don't fit. According to my original Winnebago parts catalogue, the original line drain valves had 1/2" F fittings. The replacement part that I was sent has 1/2" P fittings. They almost work, but the threaded plastic cap on my hoses won't screw onto the fittings on the line drain valve. I tried using the caps that came with the drain valve, but there is no way to secure the hose into the cap. It looks like I might have to replace all of my fresh water hoses but this seems like overkill and unnecessary. Maybe I could splice on some different hose ends that would work with the new drain valve fittings. Can someone suggest some solutions to this problem? I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

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