Fresh Water Drain

[Round Mound of Sound]

I have a new 3100RL. Where is the frash water drail. I filled the tank this week end can not find the the drain.

[racerjoe]

you should see a cap underneath that you un-screw

[DQDick]

We have a different model, but ours is a plastic pipe with a screw on cap right in the middle of the bottom of the rig about four feet in from the end. Just take the cap off and crawl out quickly.

[1retired06]

All three of ours were just as Dick described. Look for a piece of Flexible tubing hanging off the bottom, about 4-5 inches with a screw cap. On our units, on the ODS of the rig, one was at the middle of the rig, other two were towards the back. Start your search by looking under the rig where your fresh water fill box is located.

[Art-n-Marge]

Yup, first find the fresh water tank. You can't assume all the down spouts with a cap are from the fresh water tank. I have a few of those and some of them are low point drains for winterizing. Don't forget to turn off the water pump.

It was easy for me because my old rig does not have a convenience center. This means the refills are on the side of the rig right at the fresh water tank to minimize plumbing. Looking across the underside of the rig at that point is where my drain is located.

I do drain my tank occasionally. I use a huge 5 gallon metal basin (actually two) mounted on a flat furniture dolly (two of those too). When the basin is full I'll either swap basins or shut off the spout (I installed a ball valve) and empty the basins into foliage nearby, then return for another load. I also use an automotive dolly for myself. Good thing my driveway is concrete.

I must add I might have to rethink this if I boondocked more often and might have more than 10 gallons of water to drain, but only once I did the open-the-downspout-and-move-out-of-the-way-FAST method because I did not have the basins and dollies nearby.

[c214dick]

Once you find the plastic cap you may want to replace it with a plastic petcock valve. That way it's just a turn of the valve to empty rather than unscrewing the cap.

[The Old Fogies]

quote:Originally posted by c214dick

Once you find the plastic cap you may want to replace it with a plastic petcock valve. That way it's just a turn of the valve to empty rather than unscrewing the cap.

Great idea. Wished I had thought of that.