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06-10-2020, 04:26 PM #21
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Regarding cleaning the black tank, i used a clear 45 degree clear elbow so I can see what is passing and when the tanks are empty. I use the onboard black tank flushing value during the black tank dump. Once it runs clear I use a Camco Swivel Stik Sewer Holding Tank wand. I hooks to the water hose and you insert it through the inside toilet hole. I found it will clean the sensors and the black tank extremely well. All of the above black tank ideas and experiences are dead-on.
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06-10-2020, 06:13 PM #22
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I think we have all had learning experiences with dumping. Wait until you pull the handle to open the valve on your tank and the handle comes off in you hand and now you have now way of opening the gate valve. The first thought that came to mind, standing there with the handle in my hand, was uh oh, this can't be good. lol.
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06-11-2020, 05:10 AM #23
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06-11-2020, 06:48 AM #24
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I got one of these but found that when I would twist my hose off the valve would come off as well so returned it. How do you prevent that.
I had the same thing happen in a flying j dump station on my first trip. Realized it after a few minutes. Used the hose to spray everything down as best as I could. Caps have never been put back in.
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06-11-2020, 06:59 AM #25
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Even us old dogs make mistakes. Last camping trip at the lake I dumped halfway through the week in my honey cart and took to the dump station (no problems). Then leaving the campground at the end of the week I pulled my camper up to the dump station. I brought my wife around with me, was going to teach her how to dump the tanks (even though I know she’s never going to help). I’m wearing sandals, shorts, and a t-shirt. I tell her above all else be sanitary and put on the latex gloves. I bring the hose around, and take off the cap. One little thing I forgot to check…the black tank valve, and yes, I either forgot to close the valve earlier in the week or my grandson opened it when he was playing outside. Needless to say, after getting my sandals full of the stuff and then up to my elbows trying to get the cap back on, I will not forget to check the black tank valve when I dump again. Not to mention the shrieks from my wife as she ran for the truck (as I mentioned earlier she’s not going to help). I hosed myself off, threw away my sandals, and learned a valuable lesson to always check my tank valves before taking off the cap!
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06-11-2020, 10:27 AM #26
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I'm one of those guys who does back flush the black tank every time. We full time and I leave the gray tanks open all the time (another subject that gets a lot of different reactions). I dump the black tank, then back flush it several times to clean out the gunk. You'll be surprised how much stuff is left in the black tank after just letting it run out on its own. I usually shoot 5 gallons or so back into the tank from the bottom. It gets all the left over stuff out and I never have a clog or smell in the rig.
It's just what I do. Everyone has their own way they want to manage their waste. Whatever works best for you is the right way.
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06-11-2020, 10:49 AM #27
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Hey, don't feel like you are the only person who has had a problem dumping the tank. At least in your case it was only gray water. I'm sure there are so many stories you could hear from other RVers.
I've been rving for years and have lived full time for about 6 years. BUT, not long ago we came back from a trip, it was late I hooked up everything like always and I noticed there was a little gunk (tp and water) in the clear elbow. So, I thought I'd just shoot a little water in to wash the gunk down the slinky sewer hose. But for some reason I didn't open the valve so water was going into the connection building pressure till POW, the clear elbow blew off from the pressure building up! What a mess. It wasn't a lot of sewage, but any sewage splattered all over a person is too much! Yuck. My wife had to hose me off, I stripped to my underwear (luckily it was dark and no one around).
So, just be prepared, you'll probably do something without thinking it through again. It happens to us all.
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06-11-2020, 11:43 AM #28
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I keep forgetting that part, I installed the valve so long ago.... I had the same problem. I had just completed some trim modifications and had some self tapping screws on hand. I grabbed one and drilled it into the sewer pipe just in front of one of the tangs on the valve so it could not come off unless the screw was taken out.
I put the screw on the top of the sewer pipe not on the sides or bottom... after you put the screw in, if you decide to take the valve off you have to put the screw back in the hole or it will leak.Dallas
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06-11-2020, 12:34 PM #29
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I use a "Rhino Blaster". It connects to the end of the rv sewer pipe, then the slinky sewer hose connects to it. The Blaster has a clear 45 degree plastic elbow so you can see what's coming out. When you close the valve on it and turn on the hose, it forces water back through the sewer line back into black tank. I usually flush it a few times using about 5 gallons or so each time. Rinses out left over gunk and keeps the black tank free from clogs.
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05-02-2022, 11:29 AM #30
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