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Title: 98 Beaver Patriot
Post by: Randy Keaveny on July 12, 2023, 05:59:07 PM

Looking for ANY info on the water fill tree...98 Beaver Motorcoach.....1/2 3 way fill/drain valves?...top side has 1/2 swivel while the side 2 are 1/2 male to accommodate hose connection and the valve above or below

any ideas on what these are called?  or where they are available.   

I have found lots with the male nipple   but not with the setup I have

I have patent # off the one that I have disassembled and is cracked.   but it only comes back as 3 way valve

Thanks
Randy

Title: Re: 98 Beaver Patriot
Post by: Paul Meehan on July 12, 2023, 07:05:23 PM

Go to Amazon and look for Flair-It fittings.  Sorry, here is another name/brand that I bought but I am unable to remember it.  This is a frequently item.

Someone will chime in with the correct item.

Title: Re: 98 Beaver Patriot
Post by: Joel Ashley on July 12, 2023, 11:10:11 PM

Call and see if these fellows can help, Randy.  It's from what's called the water "manifold".

https://www.nwrvsupply.com           (866) 6RV-SHOP


Joel

Title: Re: 98 Beaver Patriot
Post by: Carl Boger on July 13, 2023, 01:09:16 AM

Randy,

When I got my coach it was pretty much patched together with some of the manifold valves in place and some of them bypassed or plumbed in with other valves.

Instead of repairing what I had I bought 2 pex copper pass though manifolds and mounted them vertically.  I put additional 1/4 turn ball valves on the bottom for extra low point drains, and plumbed the original lines up to the manifolds pex valves. 

Now I can turn any lines off just like before and I have not had any leaks in five plus years.  It wasn't super cheap, but neither are those plastic fittings.  It will also be easy to repair if something does fail.

I just mention this in case you want to go in a different direction.  I have put the pex manifold systems in two of my homes and not had any issues in over 15 years.

Hopefully you will find this helpful.

Title: Re: 98 Beaver Patriot
Post by: Randy Keaveny on July 13, 2023, 05:24:05 PM

Thank you....were my motorhome is in Idaho is a small place of 100 people....so....parts are basically non existent....the parts I did find were pex   brass valve....that was 1/2 female to fit onto the existing valve....but...I found that the bottom portion of the valve.....the threads were all bunked up.....so....back to square one...but...once I am back down there it have another game plan....

thanks for you info

Randy

Title: Re: 98 Beaver Patriot
Post by: Paul Meehan on July 14, 2023, 02:02:23 AM

Randy, if you decide to stay with the plastic Flair-It valves vs copper I am sure you can find what you need on Amazon at this link. 

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Flair-it+16910&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Good luck!