Water tank locking cap novice: question (1 Viewer)

[gowboy]

hello all, sad question alert:

water tank exterior locking cap will not lock - do I need to bother replacing it? (am I ever likely to get the tank "spiked"?). Is this just a personal peace-of-mind thingy?
thanks and have a good day.

 

[Terry]

Hi Gowboy ----- not likely to get spiked but give it a good soaking in wd40 :thumb: they are very common failure items
terry

 

[callumwa]

Chances are you will not have a problem.

Try to free it as suggested, if you still cannot get it to lock its just whether you want to pay a few quid for that "piece of mind".:thumb:

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[DESCO]

Another method that seems to work have done it a few times drop cap into a bowl of hot water, this seems to free them up don't know why only know it has worked the few times I have tried it.

 

[robnchris]

zadi

hello all, sad question alert:

water tank exterior locking cap will not lock - do I need to bother replacing it? (am I ever likely to get the tank "spiked"?). Is this just a personal peace-of-mind thingy?
thanks and have a good day.

Ours was the same wouldnt lock, took it to bits found the inside had
disintergrated, bought a new Zadi type off e bay £12.75.
Easy peasy.

 

[barryd]

I would get it fixed as Tuggers are notorious for emptying their waste hogs or in extreme cases Thetfords into unlocked ones. I thought everyone knew that?

Had the same problem, WD40, loads of jiggling and it was fine.

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[pappajohn]

I would get it fixed as Tuggers are notorious for emptying their waste hogs or in extreme cases Thetfords into unlocked ones. I thought everyone knew that?

Had the same problem, WD40, loads of jiggling and it was fine.

do you have any verified (and accessible) reports of this Barry....i find it a bit hard to believe really.
if i saw ANYONE attempting this they would need surgery to have their face removed from said thetford/wastehog :Angry:

 

[Geo]

So far wev'e had WD40 and boiling water

Wonder what boiling WD 40 would do for em
Nooooooooooooooooo Dont go there

 

[barryd]

do you have any verified (and accessible) reports of this Barry....i find it a bit hard to believe really.
if i saw ANYONE attempting this they would need surgery to have their face removed from said thetford/wastehog :Angry:

Sorry it's a complete fabrication. Should have added a smiley. Just my sad sense of humour.

Wd 40 bit was true though

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[jonandshell]

These caps seem to have a useful life of about three months before they pack up.:Sad:

Has anyone out there had longer out of theirs?!

 

[DESCO]

We had the ones on our previous van for 2 years had 2 water tanks with the occasional warm water treatment still working OK when we sold it.

Never used WD40 as was told that it rotted plastic.

 

[Terry]

These caps seem to have a useful life of about three months before they pack up.:Sad:

Has anyone out there had longer out of theirs?!

Still going strong after 4 1/2 yrs (touch wood ):thumb:oh: kiss of death now
terry

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[peter marshall]

Hi Gowboy
I did the hot water trick it worked ok. Pete :thumb:

 

[gowboy]

Thanks to all for your replies

OK I have learned:

1. Hot Water
2. Jiggle it
3. WD40
4. Jiggle it
5. Get a new one
6. Keep an eye out for (suspicious) types with caravans....

:thumb:

 

[JohnM]

Dont bother to lock mine.

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[johnp10]

The tank lock on the Mobilvetta I've just changed worked backwards, ie unlock to lock and vice versa.
I know it sounds daft, but they are Italian!

 

[EthnGeoff]

Mine is very temperamental, has refused to lock on a couple of occasions, then as if by magic it works fine again. I find that prayer seems to give most success.
Geoff.

 

[SmellyFeet]

Thanks for the ebay link, ours has just been smashed to bits after refusing to come off. Second one on an 07 van as this one is a replacement. Obviously a design classic.


Dave