[C38] Holding tank replacement

tdtron at earthlink.net tdtron at earthlink.net
Wed Apr 27 19:43:07 EDT 2011


While we're talking about replacing the holding tank, replacing the old original rubber hoses with the new plastic odorless hoses is a must.  The odorless hoses are expensive but well worth the difference.
The odorless hoses are a @#$%^ to install but they last forever and don't permeate smells like rubber hoses do.
If you have a hot air gun, it makes the job much easier (read possible).  As you heat the hose ends, heat more at the tip of the hose and progressively less as you heat inward.  If you try to heat the whole barb end of the hose uniformly, the hose will collapse when you try to fit it over the barbs.  
This little trick about progressive heating of the ends of the hoses is the key to success.  Some grease or oil on the barbs doesn't hurt either, otherwise you will most likely be using very nautical and salty verbiage.
Tom Troncalli
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