Black/Grey Release Handles - Simple Mod

[JP4]

Many forum members posted a caution about Keystone reversing labels on the black and grey tank valve release handles. Thank you all for that! I checked mine before I left and realized the labels were reversed - luckily prior to my first trip! So I reversed the labels only to have them blow off during our trip to Myrtle Beach. Luckily I remembered which one was which. When I returned from my trip I thought of a simple modification that solved this problem forever without having to put on any new labels. I purchased a can of grey plastic coat spray paint at home depot and simply painted the grey tank release handle grey! Now I have a black handle for the black tank and a grey handle for the grey tank - confusion never more and no more tacky labels!

[Bushman512000]

Great idea now to buy a can of paint I have to move a shut off valve also for the galley tank it is so hard to reach what a dumb place for it I will install a new valve and leave that one open for ever more Bushman

[Quiroule]

Great idea,

I also have a shut of valve located behind a wheel located under a slide out, how can a designer be so stupid I don’t know.

Bushman512000, what is the model of your rig? Please show us your mod when completed.

[Bushman512000]

Not getting to the valve move for a while been in Horse pittil lol still not up to any work lol think the job will be easy fix just move the valve about as far as You can left and glue it in place not removeing old one leave it open and remove the handle after all just a galley tank line

[SAABDOCTOR]

Must be the same guy that put clear glass in the outside door in the bathroom

[volvosweetie]

Yea that must have been the same guy who decided to put our outside receptical right over the vent for the hot water heater. We have to drape our cords up and around our awning arm to keep from getting messed up.

[Bushman512000]

Yup that was the Guy every one knows of Him and He must work a lot of hours and never had a camper in His life or used one His name by the way is not to be said why because He has a price on His Head...He does so!do not laugh You will find He worked on Your rig also Bush said that take care We care Eh....

[Jimbeau]

I think when I got mine he had been promoted to "Quality Control Screwer". Never saw so many messed up screws in my life on one. I actually had to pay an RV repair guy 150 to re set ALL of the screws in my ladder. He used to work at Coachman in Riverside, Ca until he broke out on his own. He said thats what happens when they strip it with the screw gun. he rotated the round disk, filled in the old holes and re set the screws PROPERLY. Not a problem now in almost 4 years!!

[hankaye]

Howdy All;

It's the generic highly inbred 'Stolfitz Kid' .... 8th grade education (?),
formerly an Amish mechanic (you can tell by the ring of cow Poo around
his biceps) ... having just returned from 'Rumspringa'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa


hankaye

[johlar]

My new 2012 Cougar has 3 handles and no labels

[sagebel]

My trailer didn't come with any labels. I rattle canned the grey handle and also tapped off a rectangle on the frame above the handle and painted that as well.

[happytrails]

I have a 2012 31SQB and also have a galley valve pull located under the slide. The other two are located at the main line where they are easy to get to. I too plan to move mine (to where the others are located) as soon as I get a little time. Will cut into the galley line, add a valve and glue it. Don't forget to clean the pipes good, cut your ends square, use primer, and use the correct glue for the pipes you have. There are different types of pipe glues and primers. It will probably take longer to buy the parts than to actually do the mod. It should be relatively easy.

Oh, and mine have labels although they look like they could easily fall off. If they do I'll just pull and sniff….that'll tell me which one is which.

[fireidiot]

Originally Posted by Quiroule

Great idea,

I also have a shut of valve located behind a wheel located under a slide out, how can a designer be so stupid I don’t know.

Bushman512000, what is the model of your rig? Please show us your mod when completed.

Same issue with mine. The black valve is just before the front wheel, under the slide. It kinda stunk when I had to crawl (in the mud) under the slide to dump.

[Bushman512000]

Well sorry for the wait I did load this but may have them in a different site any how it is a easy Mod....Bushman