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

Thoroughly clean and dry the black tank before beginning installation. I flushed the tank three times and then opened the valve and removed the cap. This allowed the tube, tank and valve to dry out. Many of the websites I checked for installation recommendations recommended replacing the included hardware with stainless steel. I did it. After 15 years of removing hardware I can only conclude that I wasted my money on stainless steel hardware. (Maybe those sites dealt with inferior products?) The old hardware was removed with no problem. As part of my setup, I changed the orientation of my valve so that it was no longer pointing down. I broke an old valve while driving on very rough roads in western Colorado. Valterra does not provide torque data. Tighten the nuts, but not enough to damage the plastic case.