Sunday, May 27, 2012

City Water Inlet Replacement

So when we pressurized the freshwater a couple of weeks ago we noticed some water dripping from the city water inlet.  Upon some research on the web, it sounds like it is not uncommon for the check valve in there to get nicked or lodged during winterizing (we took the "easy" way out and had it winterized last fall...we'll be doing it ourselves from now on.)  Someone online on one of the RV boards even said they always keep a spare on hand.  Anyway, we sourced a new flange from Amazon and that took care of it.  Easy fix, but I thought I'd document in case it helps someone.

The old one -after playing with it for a little bit, I found it just wouldn't pop into the correctly seated position...you can see it is a bit off center.

The PEX connection, ready for the new one.

The old one and the goods to install the new one (except the caulk for around the flange after it was screwed back on)   Luckily we had butyl tape on hand from the roof fan install last fall, since I only needed a small hunk of it.