I believe the "sprinkler" they are referring to is a tank rinser. The most common one mentioned on this forum, also the one I have installed, is the Tornado. They are simply a small unit that is installed through the wall of your black and sometimes gray tank. You attach your water hose (not the fresh water drinking hose) to it and it spins inside the tank spraying water to, well, rinse the tank. The one thing I have noticed though, is that at many dump stations, the end of the hose they have available for you does not have the connector on it so you can't use the tornado unless you change hoses. Probably not the best idea if there is a line backed up. That's not a problem at a full hookup site. Either way, you'll be fine. Enjoy yourself.
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fatmanobx wrote: I don't know who told you not to leave your hose hooked up during your stay, but that's nuts not to. When you get to your site, hook everything up and then when you need it, it's ready.
We were out west last Dec. and I know for shure that at Grand canyon
(and a couple others that I don't remember the name)camp ground they tell you not to leave your sewer hose out because the black birds and other critters will pick at them and chew them up.
JFYI..
Thanks for the info, I had never heard of such a thing.
You're going to be on a full service site this weekend, don't obsess about what happens at the dumpsite on the way out of camp. Not now, you have other things much higher on your list of things to do and learn.
On full service sites we stay hooked up all the time to the sewer. Where are you getting the "advice" not to? Likewise the grey tank dump valve stays open all the time. Dish and shower water goes directly into the sewer system. There is no need to capture it in your grey tank and salvo it all at one time.
You will probably learn the 3" stinky slinky is a bad joke. But some things ya gotta experience to appreciate other methods like the Sewer Solution (shown below on our Roo 23SS). You won't learn all this stuff from messages here.
You may also learn the hard way that if you "flush" your toilet with lots of water like at home that you fill the tank. On a full service site you can handle this easily by dumping and rinsing it. But on a site without one you'll create an unpleasant task for yourself.
Again, don't sweat the small stuff. Get out there and enjoy the camper.
-- Chuck
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All great points everyone, I hook up when I get there and unhook when I leave.
When using a dump site, after I unhook from the rig I'll take the tank end, raise it up to final drain, then use the local water hose to final rinse the big hose, then unhook from the sewer. Keeps it more sanitary that way. If anyone's in line they don't mind you rinsing with clear, it's just part of it.
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To answer his final question that seemed to be overlooked: I see no reason you can't use the water faucet at your site to rinse your slinky, but if you use the faucet to rinse your slinky, make sure you use a hose other than your drinking water hose. After you rinse your slinky, and unhook your rinsing hose, be sure and spray the faucet with bleach to make sure there are no contaminants left there for the next person.
It's a good idea to do that yourself, spray the water connection with bleach, before you hook up your drinking water hose when you get to a new site. Just in case the last guy that rinsed his sewer hose didn't.
I don't really agree with hooking up every thing the minute you get into camp. there is a lot to do while setting up and I don't know why you should hook up right away, there's nothing in the tanks that require immediate attention is there? I clean my hose out when I have done my last dump, if I hook up just to run off the grey tanks I use a plastic 90* connector that seals the dump hole and doesn't let any smells escape. Now dump stations are another story, get a tornado to clean out your tank, you will be done in 10 minutes and you won't be holding up 50 other campers that want to dump and get on the road, same as you do.
10 minutes is at least twice too long at the campground dump site if there's a line. If you're 10th in line it'll be two hours until you even get to the drain. If there's a line salvo the black, salvo the grey, rinse the hose, and exit.
10 minute dumps is why I own a Flojet pump, I don't have two hours to waste in line. Only took one time to learn this.
I have looked into the macerater pumps, but was not sure if they are worth the money. It almost seems extra hasle to have another piece of equipment, and something else to run electricity to. I am curious to hear from those who have made the switch as to their experience with them, and which one they chose and why.
Mike
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The Flowjet pump runs on 12v. But the pump is only necessary if you have to pump some distance or up hill. I use the water powered Sewer Solution on a full service site.
Saving me two hours at the end of a weekend NOT standing in line qualified the purchase for me. Yeah it takes me some time to pump out at home, but I can get the tank very clean.
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