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Missionstreet

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Posted: 05/11/23 10:42am

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Just replaced my old grey 1.5" waste blade valve along with some abs pipe that was cracked leading up to it.

They really cheap out on the rubber for these new seals.

The new valve is dripping slowly past the seal to the main waste outlet (not around housing). Should I really crank the 4 bolts down on this thing till it bows?

dougrainer

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Posted: 05/11/23 12:02pm

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You pinched the inner seals when assembling. Take it apart and reassemble. straighten the inner seals. Doug

PS HOW do I know this? 44 years of repairing RV's [emoticon]

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Posted: 05/11/23 07:49pm

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Should I slather silicone grease on them too?

opnspaces

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Posted: 05/11/23 09:52pm

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I silicone greased mine when replaced. Mostly to keep the seals in place while I assembled them. But after that the grease helped make the slide smooth.

Edited to add the word silicone

* This post was edited 05/12/23 07:54am by opnspaces *

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