black tank

Be gentle if this is a dumb question, my search-foo is apparently weak today. How do you guys add the 3 - 5 gallons of water to your black tank before using it? Connect a hose to the black tank rinse? Hold down the toilet flush a really long time? Stick a hose down the toilet? Thanks for...

I have a 2021 Heritage Glen 356qb. I went to rinse the black tank on the secondary bathroom worked fine. I hooked the hose up to the black flush for the main bathroom and it is like there is no water going into the tank. No sound. I leave it hook up for minutes and nothing. Before I put it...

I cannot reach the black tank valve handle to open for draining. I have to use a broom stick or something long enough to reach it to knock it open and beat it shut. How can you change direction of the handle or make it easier for a short person to reach when handle is so far under the unit to...

Hi all, Newbie here: I am currently parked hooked up to my house via a garden hose. I empty black tank into portable tote. This was my first time to empty black tank with #2 😂 Did a rinse or two using outside kitchen hose & filled black tank up 1/3 or less with a pod. I am having odors in...

Hello, Purchased a 2018 r-pod 178 from a private party last summer. Trailer is in great shape over all so we took it out for a weekend as soon as we got it licensed. During the 3 hour drive I stopped a couple times and did a walk around and everything was good. Made it to the campsite and as I...

Does anyone Know for certain, if the bathroom sink, dumps into the Black Tank ? We own a 2021 Rockwood 2104s this never cross my mind ! There was a Article in a RV Travel by Chuck Woodburry, that said some trailers are set up this way, to limit the need for additional piping into the gray tank...

I have a used 27' 2018 Coachman Liberty edition. When I remove the cover to the Black And Gray tanks to attach my drain hose, I get deluged with about a pint of liquid before I can get the hose attached. The valve and the release mechanism are controlled by cables and their operations are not...

Curious in finding out what chemical people are using in their Black Tank. With the Many Brands, in the market...Which works the Best and which is a waste of money ?

Hi All, New member with a recently acquired 2018 FR3 32DS - and unfortunately with the crazy cold weather in Texas, I had the unit stored but still had a bit of liquid in the black tank from when I purchased it from the dealer (they sanitized the tank). So, I unfortunately now have a cracked DWV...

Ya I know, who even wants to open these threads up, right? I have a Salem Hemisphere 25 rbhl. When I was cleaning everything for the last time before storage, I recall using the wand in the toilet for good measure. But in my minds eye, I feel like the wand didn't go as far in as I expected...

I have a 2019 Forester MBS 2401W and thought that I needed to remove the valve but discovered the valve was ok, however, when I tried removing the valve, it was impossible to move much less remove it. Any suggestions? Thanks

Some guys I work with all more newbie than me was telling of putting ice in black tank before a trip. I guess to clean tank some and of course would need to dump at end. I can see some logic behind it but I also worry about to damaging the tank flush or sensors. Has anyone done this just looking...

I have a 2015 REVrb. The 3 inch drain has been replace several times at the dealer. This time I did the repair. The drain is about the level of the skids, so it gets hit easily and it broke the valves. The black and grey are both 3". There is a hose clip at the back of each tank and a "stub"...

We just completed our third trip in our brand new Wildwood camper. I noticed that when flushing the black tank we have a small drip of a leak coming from the black plastic anti-siphon vacuum breaker valve. The valve is located in my camp kitchen compartment. It may have leaked every time we...

I just bought a 2021 alpha wolf a couple month ago and it’s my first rv. There seems to still be standing water under the toilet when I flush. I drained the black tank and some sewer came out but there’s still standing water under the toilet. I’m just wondering if I have a clog how do I fix it...

I have a 2608BS. This morning when I emptied and flushed the black tank I noticed a fair amount of water spilling out of the connection outside to the flush input. I hand tightened it and there was still a fair amount leaking out. A couple minutes later my wife alerted me to water on the...

I have a 2017 Hurricane 34F Where can I find plumbing specs showing what drains to which tank etc? I left the bathroom sink on slightly one night when I was worried about the line freezing and it filled the black tank instead of the grey. I've also read that some have the kitchen sink...

Hi all, I believe I have a decent amount of build-up inside my black tank. When the rig was new, the better half and I could easily make it 9 days without having to dump. Recently we noticed we are only making it 4 or 5 days, even while being conscious of extra water and paper going in. I...

We have the Heritage Glen aelite 36FL. We are using it now and have questions about our tanks. We only discovered we have 2 black tanks, our walkthrough was useless. We are trying to figure out exactly what is using the front drain. Also, it looks like we probably should be getting a Y...

I am new to the travel trailer world (this is my first post) and recently purchased my first travel trailer which is a 2010 Rockwood Ultra Lite 8314BSS. While out in it over the weekend, I drained the black tank and was starting to flush it when water started pouring out under the trailer...

We are staying in our trailer in a trailer court awaiting completion of our home. I have used all methods for combating the cold including tank warmers. The only problem I have is getting a good flush of the Black tank because the unit is stationary and I presume the solids are building up. I...

Our camper (see signature) has 3 waste levers...1 grey lever on the righ and 2 black levers on the left...but i only have 1 bathroom. Since our underbelly is sealed and i don't have any clear fittings for my septic hose setup, i have yet to figure out if both levers truely empty a black tank...

per sensors anyway. After last trip to OBX's oregon inlet, I did empty the gray, emptied the black and went thru several hose rinse(flush king reverse flush) at the dump station across the park. The TT has the bypass hose already so I'm thinking I just need to run RV anti-freeze in the system...

Hi all. I have a Superlite 29rkws. Went to use the black tank flush for first time and water won't go in, At home tried to pump antifreeze in but only got sprayed with it coming out by connection. Am I doing something wrong? What gives?

I was dumping my black tank for my final trip of the year this morning and decided to use the blank tank flush for the first time on our trailer . It’s a 2017 Forest River Vibe 268RKS and I wanted to make sure nothing was left . Unfortunately my wife noticed water coming out from under the...