Plastic handle in the water tank.

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Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 20.08.2023  ·  #1

This plastic handle is on the base of a water tank (euramobil) it lift's up and turns around, but doesn't appear to do anything.
Possible a drain of some kind.

 

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Re: Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 20.08.2023  ·  #2

Its a drain bung Martin,
Lift the handle and it makes the bung slimmer and pull straight up,
when you push the bung back in you insert the bung and then push it back down side wards to make the bung spread and fill the hole

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Re: Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 20.08.2023  ·  #3

Have you upgraded to an European Mobil Martin?

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Re: Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 20.08.2023  ·  #4

EURAMOBIL

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Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 20.08.2023  ·  #5

Quote by TommyS

Have you upgraded to an European Mobil Martin?

not a chance its my Daughters.
@mad max. we will try that, But I fear it has never been removed before, It does rotate, but it doesn't seem to want to come out too easily.

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Re: Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 20.08.2023  ·  #6

Its just a matter of pulling it straight up. I drain my tank in the winter although the one I have comes out easily

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Re: Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 20.08.2023  ·  #7

Lube ?

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Re: Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 21.08.2023  ·  #8

Quote by sprinter

not a chance its my Daughters.
@mad max. we will try that, But I fear it has never been removed before, It does rotate, but it doesn't seem to want to come out too easily.

You could tap it out from underneath, but I suspect it's been there a long time and if you disturb it , it won't go in again properly and will need replacing, it works as John has explained

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Re: Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 21.08.2023  ·  #9

 

Is it the same as this, you can get on Ebay

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Re: Plastic handle in the water tank.

 ·  Posted: 21.08.2023  ·  #10

I have repaired mine twice, last time with a stainless bolt replacing the plastic peg. Just watch your knuckles when it does release.

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