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sewer hose connection

I bought a Rhino sewer hose for my 95 Foretravel. It appears to be too small on the connections end to the drain valve.
Is there a special connection end or size?
I didn't see any options when shopping for the hose as far as end size or type for the connection to the waste pipe.
1995 U320C SE 40'
Jeep 4x4 Commander - Limited - Hemi
"The Pack"  Yogi and Diesel our Airedales -  Charlie our Boxer/Akita mix. Gone but NEVER forgotten Jake our yellow Lab.
NRA Law Enforcement Firearms instructor - Handgun/shotgun
Regional Firearms instructor for national Armored Transp. Co.

Re: sewer hose connection

Reply #1 –
You need a Thetford to Valterra adapter.
VALTERRA UNIVERSAL ADAPTER
Regards,
Brett

'99 42' Foretravel Xtreme
'14 Brown Motorsports Stacker
'05 Chevy SSR
'02 BMW R1150R

Re: sewer hose connection

Reply #2 –
The Valterra/standard sewer adaptor leaked when I first bought my 1996 U320.
More connections means more possible leaks.
Rather than replacing the adaptor, I removed the Valterra fitting and glued on a standard fitting.
Wyatt
96 U320 40 WTFE, build 4943
84 Toyota Supra towd
2015 Jeep Wrangler towd
Victoria, BC, Canada

Re: sewer hose connection

Reply #3 –
Thanks for the advice.

I will order the adapter and see how it works, If I need to I will glue on the Thetford fitting from my old sewer hose.
1995 U320C SE 40'
Jeep 4x4 Commander - Limited - Hemi
"The Pack"  Yogi and Diesel our Airedales -  Charlie our Boxer/Akita mix. Gone but NEVER forgotten Jake our yellow Lab.
NRA Law Enforcement Firearms instructor - Handgun/shotgun
Regional Firearms instructor for national Armored Transp. Co.

Re: sewer hose connection

Reply #4 –
IF, and I do mean if, you go to replace the hose onto the fitting it can be a real struggle. When we had our class C I bought a hose spreader at a Camping World for around $6. I used it once on our C but have helped three other RVers put new hose on their connectors.
First put the end of the new hose in boiling water, then put spreader into hose end, opened spreader to stretch hose, then put end connector into hose. We have sat and watched others attempt to get hose on until we couldn't take it any longer so went over to provide assistance. Made new friends with that spreader!!
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

Re: sewer hose connection

Reply #5 –
Quote from: nitehawk –
IF, and I do mean if, you go to replace the hose onto the fitting it can be a real struggle. When we had our class C I bought a hose spreader at a Camping World for around $6. I used it once on our C but have helped three other RVers put new hose on their connectors.
First put the end of the new hose in boiling water, then put spreader into hose end, opened spreader to stretch hose, then put end connector into hose. We have sat and watched others attempt to get hose on until we couldn't take it any longer so went over to provide assistance. Made new friends with that spreader!!

Thanks for the heads up! I can't wait to get my hands dirty when it comes! But thats just me.
1995 U320C SE 40'
Jeep 4x4 Commander - Limited - Hemi
"The Pack"  Yogi and Diesel our Airedales -  Charlie our Boxer/Akita mix. Gone but NEVER forgotten Jake our yellow Lab.
NRA Law Enforcement Firearms instructor - Handgun/shotgun
Regional Firearms instructor for national Armored Transp. Co.

Re: sewer hose connection

Reply #6 –
Quote from: P. Wyatt Sabourin –
The Valterra/standard sewer adaptor leaked when I first bought my 1996 U320.
More connections means more possible leaks.
Rather than replacing the adaptor, I removed the Valterra fitting and glued on a standard fitting.

X-2 and I'm still using the Rhinoflex I used with my old SOB coach.
1994 U225
build #4514

Re: sewer hose connection

Reply #7 –
A heat gun will work well also, if your carfull and don't melt the plastic.
Richard & Betty Bark & Keiko our Golden Doodle
2003 U320T 3820 PBDS
Build # 6215
MC # 16926
2016 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 diesel
 

Re: sewer hose connection

Reply #8 –
The standard RV sewer connectors are readily available at ACE hardware, Home Depot, or even Walmart. You must determine which pipe interface you need, male or female by looking at your current sewer connector.
I needed a female pipe end which was slide over the end of the pipe left when I cut the old adaptor off (with a couple inches of pipe inside).
The sewer connector on your coach will be the male end with the female sewer end on the hose. Back in the 1980's this was reversed with male on the end of the hose which had more tendancy to leak.

Wyatt

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Thanks for the advice.

I will order the adapter and see how it works, If I need to I will glue on the Thetford fitting from my old sewer hose.

1995 U320C SE 40'
Wyatt
96 U320 40 WTFE, build 4943
84 Toyota Supra towd
2015 Jeep Wrangler towd
Victoria, BC, Canada