Review on 🚽 Valterra-T1003VPM Bladex 3-Inch Waste Valve Body: Metal Handle, Mess-Free RV/Camper/Trailer Waste Valve - Black by Ronnie Cole

I ordered this because a pipe came from my caravan that connected my gray and black water tank through a smaller valve like this one next to the tank and this one ends with a cap on the end which is made same brand . The part I had wasn't broken, but I couldn't find any of the square brackets to replace the broken one; It turned out that the cap had a square ring around it and was pinched on that part, but there's no way to separate it, so I just had to glue the broken part back together. In any case, after replacing it, I noticed that it moves well and smoothly. Too smooth. It's like he's talking. I checked it against my old one and noticed that the gap on the sides of the part to be inserted was bigger than my old one. My old one was so closely spaced that I hadn't even noticed it before. I chalked it up as "an improvement over the original plastic pen" and put it on anyway. On mine, the valve is parallel to the floor, and when it's not pressurized because of "things" in the pipes pushing against it, it eventually wobbles outward and opens the valve. Literally the only difference I can tell between this and the old one, aside from the "issue" with the gap, is that the grip part itself is metal and not plastic, there's nothing else like it in any Wise special makes better seals, no special materials, nothing. Just buy the plastic one. Or buy this if you want that luxurious feel of cold steel between your grips when you pull the valve for about 2 seconds. I live in a hot dry climate and the plastic has held up great and I would say it would be more ideal as it would retain less heat. Now all they have to do is offer one with a rubber grip or something similar. And these stupid proprietary square plates separately.