wa8yxm
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Glad you liked the suggestion Turbo.. I know I like mine
And the other advantage is that the storage weight when you are hauling the thing down the road is right close to zero
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
John is Near Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
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Queens Carriage
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Don't be so cheep just buy the the good 90 that has threads they don't pop out
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traxtermax
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I got tired of holding down the hose with my foot so I made some “sewer wedges.”
I Gorilla glued corrugated rubber on wooden hardware store wedges and trimmed them after the glue dried.
The corrugated rubber ribs engage in the grooves of the sewer hose and prevent it from coming out OR GOING DOWN into the tank.
Two wedges can be engaged with each other if necessary and they take up little space.
To use: Insert sewer hose in hole maybe 4”,then place the wedge(s) beside the hose and push down until you gain a secure connection.
I’ve used these many times and they always worked well and positively—never even had a “far-away call” let alone a close-call.
Note: I use them only when dumping and I don't connect to the sewer when at a campsite.
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Bumpyroad
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but wouldn't a rubber door stop be easier?
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traxtermax
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I don't think so. The rate of taper is too great and it's not "properly" corregated. The thickness of these wedges goes from about 1/16" to 7/16" in 7" or so. The picture shows two wedges side by side but some fittings/conditions may only require one.
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MichDoc
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Queens Carriage wrote:Don't be so cheep just buy the the good 90 that has threads they don't pop out
I have the threaded elbow, and in fact, I thought they all came with threads. However, many of the RV parks and campgrounds don't have threaded fittings to screw it into, so you still have to secure it some other way. I use a conventional sandbag, but I like the ideas of using the water filled bag or plastic container.
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wa8yxm
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Queens Carriage wrote:Don't be so cheep just buy the the good 90 that has threads they don't pop out
I have two of 'em
And when I'm at a campground with THREADED inlets (or here at home) I use one
But what do you do when the CG does not have threaded pipe?
Answer (posted above by someone else) HOSE BUDDY of course.. Works great and when it comes time to "Hit the road" it only weighs a few ounces
(When doing it's job.. Eight pounds)
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Bumpyroad
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I thought the rubber "donut" thingy was for when there were no threads?
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wa8yxm
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Have the "Yummy Sewer Dount too (2 of them) they don't hold the hose in teh pipe like the hose buddy does, That is not what they are designed to do.
I really like either 1: Threaded fittings (first choice) or 2: hose buddy
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rick_niagara
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traxtermax wrote:
I got tired of holding down the hose with my foot so I made some “sewer wedges.”
I Gorilla glued corrugated rubber on wooden hardware store wedges and trimmed them after the glue dried.
The corrugated rubber ribs engage in the grooves of the sewer hose and prevent it from coming out OR GOING DOWN into the tank.
Two wedges can be engaged with each other if necessary and they take up little space.
To use: Insert sewer hose in hole maybe 4”,then place the wedge(s) beside the hose and push down until you gain a secure connection.
I’ve used these many times and they always worked well and positively—never even had a “far-away call” let alone a close-call.
Note: I use them only when dumping and I don't connect to the sewer when at a campsite.
OMG, talk about the release of sewer gasses!!!!!!! It's good you dont do that at a campsite
2008 Fleetwood Prowler 235RLS
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 4x2 5.9L Diesel 3.73Limited slip 6speed manual
Pullin' 5ers since 1988....Have a nice day
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