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Posted: 07/11/12 07:13am

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Just wondering if this would be a good idea or not. I buy this product from the wine making store to clean carboys and wine bottles. I used it on a 100 year our carboy with serious crud in it. 24 hours later the carboy sparkled. It is a pink powder and very powerful. It is also a disinfectant.

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Posted: 07/11/12 08:23am

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Another choice might be to find a porta-potty company and get them to pump the tank through the toilet.Then you can work on the drain line without too much flowing out when you break up whatever is plugging the line. You might have the plastic piece from the plumbing install wedged in the drain line.

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Posted: 07/13/12 04:03am

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Thanks everyone for the help. The flush king arrived. After reading some of the replies it's possible that the clog is in the pipe after the valve. That pvc pipe is always dry and if the clog was there, it would be hard to break it down without a snake.

In the event the clog is there, I put the flush king on and filled up the pipe with water and then opened the black tank valve. Right now the entire PVC pipe is filled with water going all the way to the black tank so hopefully when I open it everything will come out.

I am heading to the campground at Wildwood State Park for 1 day in a few hours. I'll post later tonight an update but I think the flush king will hopefully do the trick!!

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Anthony

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Posted: 07/13/12 04:54am

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Good luck Anthony!

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Here is probably the final update!

I arrive at the campsite early this morning. They had a spot left but only for 1 day. Before I even unhook the truck or set anything up, I went head and hooked up the sewer hose. While hooking up the hose the damn flush king came loose but thank god I grabbed it as quickly as I could and put it back on. Also lucky it was filled with water that I back flushed, there was no smell or anything.

As I am panicking a nice fellow comes over. I look over thinking he saw the entire thing and is going to scream at me. He looks over and says "are you the guy that posted on rv.net? I read your entire story" I was in shock!!! I then told him it was me we both started laughing!!! What a funny moment this was!!!I could not believe someone local read the thread and knew it was me, way too funny!!!

I asked how on earth did he know it was me. Turns out he was following the thread and he even knew where I was going before I posted. He saw a picture of the trailer in another section and recognized it as I pulled in. He told his wife it had to be me and he was coming over. You really can't make this stuff up! So now I have a fellow rv.net member willing to help me! Nothing can stop us now lol.

So guess what? The clog is no more!!! My new friend was there to witness it too! I was so happy. We back filled it a few times and while he helped outside I checked the levels inside and made sure it did not overflow. We did this a few times until all we saw was clear water!!!

The flush king did the trick! All is well now, we tested it a few times and all is working very nicely. I will flush the gray tank tomorrow. So as I close this thread out, I don't think I could have asked for a better ending. All is well now, thank you all for your help and thank you my new friend for coming over and helping me too!

When you read this you have to post something please so everyone does not think I am crazy!!!

Thanks again,

Anthony

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Posted: 07/13/12 12:37pm

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Tank constipation is no laughing matter. Glad everything worked it's way out. Now you can relax knowing your pipes are clean and flowing agian.

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Posted: 07/13/12 12:55pm

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Ever read a good book and are sorry when it ends? I'm glad Anthony got it fixed but miss the drama and all the advice. I'm headed out on a long cross country trip next Tuesday and Hope everything works.