Using "clean out" for RV sewage dump?

[Tgunter5]

Newbie here!!! Still trying to figure out things as I go. Is it "common" and or "ok" to use a sewage clean-out to dump your waste tanks from the trailer? I've posted an internet picture that is similar to what our sewage clean out looks like, and its conveniently located right behind our trailer when parked. When taking short trips to the lake, this would be awesome to do since some of the sites we rent are water and electricity only and we are usually stuck behind a line waiting to use the dump station. Please let me know pros and cons and if anyone else does this at home!!!! We are located within city limits so it not a septic. Not sure if that matters

 

[nisbitch]

I can’t see a problem with it if you’re using city sewers. I’d keep the lid on it tight while not in use, but I wouldn’t hesitate to use it to dump. Just give it a good rinse after to ensure everything travels to the sewer.

 

[Rapid1]

I wish mine was on the same side of the house as the trailer. There may be some rules about doing so but unless someone complains it should be no issue. Same volume to the system as if you were home anyway huh?

 

[WhittleBurner]

We've been using ours for about 7 years now with no problems. We don't leave it hooked up but do use it when needed. There's a campground about 45 minutes from the house we go to on occasion. If there is a long line at the dump station when we leave we drive on by and dump when we get home.

 

[Capt Bob]

Gravity fed. Been using the "clean out" for years to dispose of my boat "porta potty", pop up cassette potty and flush/clean of my 22mle at the house.
no problems whatsoever.

 

[powerscol]

If you connected to a septic system, be careful on the sudden volume - do it in stages (30 seconds to a minute) with a few minutes in between. If you just dump everything at once you can push solids through your tank into your field - not a good thing. That being dais I use my clean out all the time. If you have an access cover over your tank exit pipe you can keep an eye on things. If your on city, just go for it.

 

[Ynot4me2]

We use our septic regularly. Lol. Seriously though I'm sure glad we have access to it. I don't have the stress of finding a place to dump, and I can take my sweet time and not feel rush rushed. Heck, sometimes I even read the news paper. [emoji6]

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If you connected to a septic system, be careful on the sudden volume - do it in stages (30 seconds to a minute) with a few minutes in between. If you just dump everything at once you can push solids through your tank into your field - not a good thing. That being dais I use my clean out all the time. If you have an access cover over your tank exit pipe you can keep an eye on things. If your on city, just go for it.

Overloading a septic tank is a very big problem. Stirring up solids and overflowing them into the leach field can be very expensive, especially if you have to get permits to fix. If you're going to dump into a septic system do about 15 gallons every 30min. Similar to a washing machine. And only about 100 gallons a day, including what the household puts in. If you're on a city sewer system, go for it. I actually connected to the clean out behind the slop sink in the garage. It was the best $20.00 in pvc I've ever spent.

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[jmbopp]

I used to string a few sections of sewer hose to get to the cleanout in my front yard, now I use my macerator pump.

 

[Tgunter5]

Fantastic!!! Thanks for all the replies. Feel much more comfortable doing this at home now. Plus I can take my time and give it a good flush

 

[ultramafic]

Fantastic!!! Thanks for all the replies. Feel much more comfortable doing this at home now. Plus I can take my time and give it a good flush

Thats exactly what we used to do at our last two houses, dump and spray out with the black tank rinse taking my time, funny the sensor always worked for the most part. Latest house doesnt have one that i know of and our drivway isnt big enougb to get the rig into so we are outta luck, i do my best when we are at camp sites with full service.

Mike

 

[TerryH]

Newbies here but I plan on doing this exact thing. Clean out is about 70 feet from the driveway. I bought a macerator pump with 1" outlet. Just the wife and I and most of the time just weekend trips. I called a plumber friend just to verify there was no issue with doing this on septic. We are using only septic safe additives in the 31G's tanks.

 

[MemphisRebel82]

Sometimes after a long trip we will bring our trailer back to the house to unpack, where I leave it overnight until I take it back to storage the next morning. I think technically in my City you are not supposed to dump into the clean out... but what happens at 10:30pm in my front yard is between me and the crickets.

 

[TerryH]

We used the macerator pump and the cleanout in our septic system last weekend. Worked perfectly other than when the junk Camco 45 degree fitting came apart in midstream. Thank goodness I was standing right there and had the Valterra waste valve right by me.

 

[azink007]

I dump into a 3” clean out on our sewer and it works great! I installed a bayonet adapter so that is it easy to connect the stinky slinky. It’s much easier than stopping at the dump station. You should have no concerns if you are on a city sewer system, as others have pointed out there are some considerations when on septic.

 

[bshgto]

I wish mine was on the same side of the house as the trailer. There may be some rules about doing so but unless someone complains it should be no issue. Same volume to the system as if you were home anyway huh?

My cleanout is right next to the driveway were I park my camper and I used to do this all the time when I got home for a finale clean out or put the camper away for the winter. My next door neighbor complained to the county that i was using the cleanout for this purpose. They came out and I had a 1/2 hour discussion on were the water came from that was in my tanks and was going down the sewer system. There take was if the water did not come from your house which you pay a water/sewer fee on you cannot do this and subject to a fine. My take was all the times I`ve washed my car and didn`t put water down the sewer to be treated would clearly off set the small amount of water that came from a different water source. The county pinhead didn`t look at it that way and I was told not to do it again.
I remember when neighbors were friendly and not looking "to get you". And when Kennedy said "ask not......." God I miss those days.

 

[azink007]

My cleanout is right next to the driveway were I park my camper and I used to do this all the time when I got home for a finale clean out or put the camper away for the winter. My next door neighbor complained to the county that i was using the cleanout for this purpose. They came out and I had a 1/2 hour discussion on were the water came from that was in my tanks and was going down the sewer system. There take was if the water did not come from your house which you pay a water/sewer fee on you cannot do this and subject to a fine. My take was all the times I`ve washed my car and didn`t put water down the sewer to be treated would clearly off set the small amount of water that came from a different water source. The county pinhead didn`t look at it that way and I was told not to do it again.
I remember when neighbors were friendly and not looking "to get you". And when Kennedy said "ask not......." God I miss those days.

Wow, what a jerk of a neighbor! What does it matter to him? Anyway, I’d think that whatever you’d be dumping would have come from your house anyway from filling the FW tank in the first place

 

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Newbie here!!! Still trying to figure out things as I go. Is it "common" and or "ok" to use a sewage clean-out to dump your waste tanks from the trailer? I've posted an internet picture that is similar to what our sewage clean out looks like, and its conveniently located right behind our trailer when parked. When taking short trips to the lake, this would be awesome to do since some of the sites we rent are water and electricity only and we are usually stuck behind a line waiting to use the dump station. Please let me know pros and cons and if anyone else does this at home!!!! We are located within city limits so it not a septic. Not sure if that matters

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If it's a public sewer system yes do it all day long it is perfectly legal and safe for both blackandgray. If you are on a septic system do not do it, even 30 seconds at a time like another has said. It is a matter of overloading your time feeding averages. You will basically overload your septic system with a time weighted average feeding. Septic tanks if they get stirred up, Or have dumped large amounts of volume in short periods of time, which could be something as little as 15 or 20 gallons in a short period of time, they will allow the suspended solids to pass in the leachfield and solids will plug your leachfield every time. Over the course of a few years you will have major other problems.

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My cleanout is right next to the driveway were I park my camper and I used to do this all the time when I got home for a finale clean out or put the camper away for the winter. My next door neighbor complained to the county that i was using the cleanout for this purpose. They came out and I had a 1/2 hour discussion on were the water came from that was in my tanks and was going down the sewer system. There take was if the water did not come from your house which you pay a water/sewer fee on you cannot do this and subject to a fine. My take was all the times I`ve washed my car and didn`t put water down the sewer to be treated would clearly off set the small amount of water that came from a different water source. The county pinhead didn`t look at it that way and I was told not to do it again.
I remember when neighbors were friendly and not looking "to get you". And when Kennedy said "ask not......." God I miss those days.

I think my comeback words would be it came from me when I was not using the house so I am simply replenishing what I did not put in my house for that period of time. Also there are macerator pumps that you can hook on the end of your sewer outlet on the RV and run a garden hose into a slop sink or something equivalent to that in the garage, at that point it would be coming from the house. And not be nearly as obvious.

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[huntindog]

I think my comeback words would be it came from me when I was not using the house so I am simply replenishing what I did not put in my house for that period of time. Also there are macerator pumps that you can hook on the end of your sewer outlet on the RV and run a garden hose into a slop sink or something equivalent to that in the garage, at that point it would be coming from the house. And not be nearly as obvious.

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At least in my case..... The water DOES come from my house. It then goes into my RV, and from there it goes into my house sewer.