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| Some of the main parts needed, The valve came from Camping World , the rest of the parts form Home Depot. | Step One make backing plate -Drill One 5/8 inch hole and use the valve as a template to layout the mounting holes , drill Two 1/8" holes.This plate will help stiffen around where the valve will be mounted and also aid in mounting. I used aluminum to make this one. | |
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| Backing Plate looks like this, you may have to file the large hole some, to make it easy to slip over hose. | Slip hose clamp on hose, and slip backing plate on hose | |
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| Drill 5/8 hole in location you want valve, Locate valve as low on the side as possible. | Mark for mounting holes and drill 1/8" holes | |
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| Remove screws on siding to gain access to the back side of the siding. | push hose thru hole and Install valve on hose, then push the valve flush with the side. | |
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| install hose clamp on valve, slide the backing plate and clamp over the valve fitting. | Mount valve with two 1/4" sheet metal screws to backing plate . align the valve and backing plate and screw in place , do not over tighten ,just snug is all you need. | |
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| clamp hose in place, using four cable clamps and existing screws attach hose to underside | Tie wrap hose to angle iron (note the hose go's thru the channel that supports the spare tire) | |
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| Cut tubing to length & install on drain with hose clamp. | Clamp hose on drain , fill water tank. | |
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This is what I did to the fresh water drain on my Challenger, It took longer to document what I did then it took to actually do the job, this project cost less then $10.00 and less then two hours to install everything. You can make this as elaborate or as simple as you like, this is what I did, I hope you find this useful I hope this is of some help. I will try and keep you posted on all my other handy hints along the way,Ray |
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