Small valve I can't identify
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blw2
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that looks like my low-point drains....pull it straight up towards the camera to open, push down to close.
If you crawl under the RV, you'll probably see a short length of open tubing pointed straight down
If you crawl under the RV, you'll probably see a short length of open tubing pointed straight down
WILDEBILL308
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Where does it go? Have you turned the steam to see if it is open? Where does it go under the floor?wijames2002 said:
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wijames2002
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blw2 said:
a drain from where?
Rene T
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wijames2002 said:
A low point drain either drains the cold or the hot water side of the water system. You should have 2 somewhere.
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Rene T
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Where that line/valve is all by itself, it may be the drain for the fresh water tank. I think typically if it's for the system drain, they'll be 2 valves side by side. Also, you may find markings on the side of the piping. Red markings indicate hot water line and cold markings indicate cold water line. I don't know how long the RV industry has been doing that.
Look around under the RV for two pipes side by side. They'll be sticking down just a couple of inches.
Look around under the RV for two pipes side by side. They'll be sticking down just a couple of inches.
Alfa38User
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.....and possibly a third one for a drain from the (in fridge) ice maker feeder line when installed. My ice maker feed from the in-house filter is 1/2inch Pex up to the water valve and 1/4" beyond that to the ice maker itself. The 1/4" line has to be drained separately by disconnecting it from the valve output.
Gary RV_Wizard
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I'm guessing that is a drain for the fresh water tank, which is probably behind that wall. Some rigs place the tank under a bed or dinette rather than below the floor, so the drain valve is at floor level too. I would expect to find a tube protruding through the underside of the RV immediately below it.
Low point drains are usually in pairs, hot & cold. That looks way too big for an icemaker 1/4" line (and few RV builders are nice enough to provide such anyway!).
Low point drains are usually in pairs, hot & cold. That looks way too big for an icemaker 1/4" line (and few RV builders are nice enough to provide such anyway!).
smitty064
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That was some low quality install, guess it's what we get.
Rene T
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smitty064 said:
What do you mean by that statement?
