Welcome to Entry Eleven of Bracket Three for March Micro Mod Madness. The Micro Mod that wins each bracket will advance to the Final Four.
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Jim Blair, Calgary, Alberta
Securing Waste Gate Valves With Velcro
2017 Ford F350
2020 Northern Lite 8-11
Storage being at a premium in a truck camper, I decided to capitalize on space in the waste water drain valve compartment on my Northern Lite 8-11. Removing the drain cap on a pressurized, free-flowing, black water 3-inch drain can, as I am sure you can appreciate, has disastrous consequences. Accidentally opening the slide valve when rummaging around my new found storage space was the reason for my unfortunate messy situation.
I wanted to prevent the waste drain valves in my Northern Lite from accidentally opening. Adhesive-backed Velcro to the rescue. About $6 worth of velcro and five minutes later, all was solved.
First, I cleaned the surfaces of both the grey and black water drain valve bodies with alcohol to ensure good adhesion of the velcro. Next, I cut to length two pieces of the loop (harder) velcro and attached them to both sides of each of the drain valves. Finally, I cut a piece of the hook (softer) velcro and used it to secure the gate valve handles closed.
Now it’s safe to use some of my extra basement space.
All I needed was a 1-inch by 10-foot roll of extreme adhesive-backed Velcro.
It took me 15 minutes to complete this modification and cost me $5. In my opinion, the skill level of this modification is easy.
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