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Leaky fresh water tank cap

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SalishAire
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Leaky fresh water tank cap

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I could find mention of other folks having problems with the big red cap on the fresh water tank of an A25 leaking but I couldn't find if anyone had come up with a solution. So far I have made an O ring for it (I believe that there wasn't one at all when we bought the boat.)
Norman and Clarice Gregory
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ssrig
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Re: Leaky fresh water tank cap

Post by ssrig »

Mine also leaked and it was no wonder, the upper flange on the tank looked like it had been cut with a drywall knife, I trimmed the flange flat and inserted an O ring and that fixed the leaking.
LopezMike
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Re: Leaky fresh water tank cap

Post by LopezMike »

Mine came with no O-ring and, of course, leaked.

I had a fair bit of difficulty keeping it leak free even with an O-ring until it dawned on me to lubricate both the O-ring and the threads. The best lubricant I've found by far is the wax used to seal a toilet to the floor. New stuff, mind you!!!

Completely insoluble in water and seems to stay in place forever.

Mike
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