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Originally Posted by tenbear
Mine has a valve on the passengers side, but not a drain. There is the usual valve and drain on the drivers side.
No one has ever explained why there is the valve on the passengers side, near the black tank, but my guess is to help keep the pipe to the drain free of you know what so it doesn't get blocked.
I normally keep both valves closed. When I dump I open the valve at the drain first then the valve at the tank. This gives the fluid coming out some pressure and hopefully clears the pipe. When finished I close the valve at the tank first, let the pipe drain, then close the valve at the drain. This has worked for me for many years.
Hope this helps.
PS. It's probably also a safety thing. This plastic pipe running across the body behind or near the rear wheels may be subject to damage by flying rocks ???
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You are probably right. I just wish the PDI guy at the dealer didn't tell me I could leave that open because now I have black water in that pipe that runs from that valve on the passenger side across to the actual drain valve on the driver's side.
It appears we have similar units. When I was going through the PDI I felt that black pipe that runs across the body under the drivetrain was too close to the ground. Mine was only 5.5" from the ground.
How far is yours from the ground? I had them call Thor and they said that is the normal height. I told them no way that could be normal as going over a speed bump might actually tear off the drain pipe. So the dealer agreed to order parts and fix it for me. We will see if that actually happens.