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Old 05-23-2013, 06:48 AM   #1
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Some nice mods in this link

Came across this blog the other day, thought I'd share, some nice mods made.

http://www.jeff-z.com/rv/amods/amods.html

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Old 05-23-2013, 07:35 AM   #2
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Came across this blog the other day, thought I'd share, some nice mods made.

http://www.jeff-z.com/rv/amods/amods.html

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Nice stuff! Many of them are very, very easy to do and not very time consuming. Hopefully many folks here will get some good ideas from his trailer.

I don't know how others feel, but his mod to the waste drainage system doesn't work for me. I don't like the idea of the piping between the two tanks containing a mix of gray and black contents after the transfer. One error with the final dump valve and there's a gallon or two of stuff on the ground. I really like those drain pipes to be empty until I'm ready to dump. I'm still a fan of the transfer pump to move gray to black if needed.
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I'm with Steve on the disagreement on the waste drainage. I like to keep my grey tank clean. When camping without hookups, I have a tote that I use only for the grey and don't want my grey tank contaminated. Yeah, I know the sewer hookup is shared, but with the amount of grey water I run through it at final dump, I feel the contamination level is very low.
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Old 05-25-2013, 12:18 PM   #4
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I'd like to add the extra dump valve mod for those times when I get a leaky valve and open the sewer cap and get a surprise.
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Old 05-25-2013, 02:15 PM   #5
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Adding the waste valve is a piece of cake, because Valterra makes a $20 twist-on version (#T58) that simply attaches to the OE outlet---no gluing required.

With this valve I can first move gray water from the shower tank to the kitchen tank, then from the toilet tank to the shower tank. This means I can stretch dump station runs to only once a month.

Also, after dumping the black tank, the waste valve can be closed and the grey valve opened. This back flushes the black tank.
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Old 05-25-2013, 02:28 PM   #6
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Adding the waste valve is a piece of cake, because Valterra makes a $20 twist-on version (#T58) that simply attaches to the OE outlet---no gluing required.

With this valve I can first move gray water from the shower tank to the kitchen tank, then from the toilet tank to the shower tank. This means I can stretch dump station runs to only once a month.

Also, after dumping the black tank, the waste valve can be closed and the grey valve opened. This back flushes the black tank.
Sounds good, thanks for sharing.

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Old 05-26-2013, 07:31 AM   #7
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I like the battery disconnect located next to the converter. I have been trying to come up with a good location on my passport up front, but was not coming up with anything. I like how with this location the trailer break away switch will still work even with the disconnect turned off.
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