Laura and Barry
New Member
I just tried to drain my black water tank for the first time this past weekend.
Can someone tell me how to properly use the flush out for the black water tank? A note near the water connection says not to use it without having the "#$@%" valve in the open position. I don't remember the reference used for the valve name (thus the "#$@%") but whatever the name was it wasn't labeled on any other valves in the compartment. Very confusing.
I did run water to the flush valve because I of course wanted to flush the tank after draining it but when I opened the black water tank drain valve only a very small amount of the contents came out and that was in a small stream rather than in a big WOOSH like I'm used to with my previous trailers. After a while the stream stopped and I was left with 2/3 of the tank contents still in the tank according to the gauges inside.
This is my first 5ver so I don't know anything about how the utilities are configured. I crawled under the trailer to try and look at the actual valve to see if the lever was fully extending but of course all I could see was the black underbelly material that I suppose is part of the winerizing?
Anyone have an idea about how I should start troubleshooting when I visit my trailer again this weekend?
Thanks,
Barry
Can someone tell me how to properly use the flush out for the black water tank? A note near the water connection says not to use it without having the "#$@%" valve in the open position. I don't remember the reference used for the valve name (thus the "#$@%") but whatever the name was it wasn't labeled on any other valves in the compartment. Very confusing.
I did run water to the flush valve because I of course wanted to flush the tank after draining it but when I opened the black water tank drain valve only a very small amount of the contents came out and that was in a small stream rather than in a big WOOSH like I'm used to with my previous trailers. After a while the stream stopped and I was left with 2/3 of the tank contents still in the tank according to the gauges inside.
This is my first 5ver so I don't know anything about how the utilities are configured. I crawled under the trailer to try and look at the actual valve to see if the lever was fully extending but of course all I could see was the black underbelly material that I suppose is part of the winerizing?
Anyone have an idea about how I should start troubleshooting when I visit my trailer again this weekend?
Thanks,
Barry