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Gravity fill inlet lets you fill your fresh water tank. Lockable door keeps your water supply safe from tampering and protected from the elements. Includes 2 keys and an optional thumb latch for keyless closure.
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Today we're going to be taking a look at the Valterra Universal Gravity Fill Inlet and Lockable Hatch for RVs. This unit is going to allow you to add or replace the hatch for the gravity fill inlet on your RV. It is lockable. Has a lock core. It's going to come with two keyed alike keys. It's also going to come with a thumb latch mechanism that can replace the lock core if you'd rather have that option. We open it up, you'll see that on the inside this is going to be the gravity fill connection.
It's got the nice threaded caplet with a tether on there. The unit is also going to feature a small air vent. That's going to allow air to escape, which is going to keep pressure from building up inside the fresh water tank. That's going to have a wire mesh screen on there to keep unwanted items out. Taking a look at the overall dimensions real quick, measuring the width first, that's going to give us a measurement of about 6" wide. Measuring the height, we're looking at about 6-1/2" tall. Now a cutout is needed for installation.
To see if this will work for your applications, we can go over a few measurements. I'm going to go ahead and measure the actual dimensions of that raised portion. Going this direction, the exact measurement of that area is going to measure 4-5/16" tall with the width of right at 3" wide. Then we can also take a measurement, the distance that we have between our mount holes. Going up and down, we're going to measure from the closest edge of this hole to the closest edge of this mount hole.
That measurement is going to measure 4-13/16". That's going to be the same for the outer holes up and down. Now the center holes are set a little bit higher than the outer holes. The closest edge to closest edge of the center holes is 5". If we go side to side measuring between closest edge of this outer hole to this outer hole, that gave us a measurement of 4-1/2".
Closest edge of the inner hole to the same point on the other side is 3-1/2". Distance between these holes, closest edge to closest edge, that looks to be about 2-11/16". That would be the same here on top. If that's going to work for you or not, you can compare those measurements with what you have. If you're adding it, then you know what at least you'll need as far as the cutout goes. That's where it gets the universal fit from. It has a lot of different mount holes here on the back here. You can use a combination of the holes to get this installed on your particular application. We've got the fittings here on the back. We're going to have the plastic 1-1/4" barbed connection that connects to the RV plumbing for the gravity fill. We're going to have 1/2" air vent connection. The unit does come with your installation putty tape, and it's going to come with your mounting screws. The screw heads are painted to match the color of the hatch. It's going to come with two keyed alike keys and, again, that thumb latch mechanism. The mount holes are all going to be hidden by that main hatch door. They just go around the perimeter here of that mounting flange. The housing itself is constructed of a durable UV stabilized plastic construction. That's going to be black in color. That's going to do it for today's look at the Valterra Universal Gravity Fill Inlet and Lockable Hatch for RVs.
Delivery was so fast!!
Simple design and easy to install. Clean look. Also fast and free shipping!
Perfect fit quick delivery
Great product, and easy to install , which I like
Great product, and easy to install , which I like
works good
Nice that it comes with new hardware and seal
The ordering and delivery were better than expected. I haven’t installed the products yet but I feel very confident that they are as advertised. These are being used in a Shuttle Bus conversion to a Motor Home.
Product exactly as described. The included sealing putty mad the installation quick and easy.
Very satisfied with the products and shipping.thanks for the speedy delivery.put handle on today the water fill this week. Rim in 2 wks.
The order process was as easy as it could have been, and I received the package during the Christmas rush shipping in just a few day. Exactly what I was wanting and easy to get.Thanks
Used this in a motorhome wet bay to replace an old fresh water fill that was falling apart. Nice that the non-locking latch was included since I don't need the lock. This fresh water fill is heavier and sturdier than I expected. The hose port is supposed to twist lock into the housing, but it doesn't hold well.
Part was a perfect fit and installed easily. Multiple hole alignment matched existing mounting holes so no hole drilling needed. All hose fittings were standard and the hose clamps fitted the hoses perfectly. This is a great replacement product.
Exactly what I was looking for.
First working with etrailer was a pleasure. Their site was informative, order filled quickly, every step in the process documented and communicated. Delivered on time.
I bought this for our 2006 Lance 1191 truck camper. It worked but required some cutting of the camper sidewall to accomodate the unit. The face plate is large enough to fully cover the original hole and the necessary enlarged area. Fill and overflow hose connections matched perfectly. When viewing the completed installation it looks like original equipment. Be aware that the inside box is smaller then the orignal unit. If you have large hands you may not like the cramped space around the twist off pipe cap.
Finally got it installed, had to make a few minor adjustments, the air hose was larger than the old one, the unit is a bit larger than the last so a bit of enlargement necessary. Looks great.
Nice upgrade from oem style,enhances look of trailer.
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Laurie C.
9/2/2018
Had to install it sideways to fit the existing hole. The connections worked fine but the lock was a pain. The plastic part that holds the cap on kept getting in the way of the lock slot. Had to resort to prying off breaking the cover to fill the tank.