joppa
Massachusetts
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I always add some water a dash of aqua chem and a couple of cups worth of calgon
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine
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klenger
Tucson AZ
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I was told to add a bit of RV antifreeze becasue it helps to lubricate the seals in the dump valves. I used to do that when I lived in Colorado and had RV antifreeze on hand, but since I almost never winterize here in AZ, I don't bother keeping any around. I do try to add some water though.
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mcc1229
Piedmont NC
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Five gallons of water and Toss in a orange deodorizer
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Chuck&Gail
In the Colorado Mountains
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We add about a gallon in each tank after dumping. No trouble in over ten years, so I'll keep doing it. We dump every time we leave the CG.
Chuck
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Big_Eck
Cold Canada
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Good advice keeps things liquified
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tallyo
Fort Myers,Florida
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I always add water after I dump. Sometimes I throw ice cubes down the toilet and as we travel they bang around knocking off stuff stuck to the sides of the tank.
I backwash my tank everytime.
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Timbo08
Houston Texas
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I'm kind of "anal" :about the holding tanks. After I dump them I refill several times until clear water comes out.
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WBVenard
Bernardsville, NJ
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I always try to dump with the black water tank at least 2/3 full. If it is not that full, I put more water in while hooked up to the city water. I can easily do this by connecting a dedicated black water hose with check valve, directly to the black water tank. This way it gushes out fast and takes most of the solid stuff out with the water, other wise a lot of the solid will stay in the tank, and if you do not add water it will dry out and become difficult to impossible to get out. I then refill the black water tank to at least 2/3 full and drain it again. While filling the tank, there is a sprayer inside the tank that is supposed to clean the inside of the tank. I do this part without a pressure reducer on the hose for maximum pressure.
I also have a clear plastic section in the hose at the exit of the tank so I can see when there is no more solid or toilet paper coming out. After the 1st dump and then the rinse, it is always coming out clear. Then I dump the grey water tank to clean out the hose.
Right away after that, I put the aqua chem in the toilet and flush it 2 or 3 times to keep what ever might be left in the tank soft and to keep the inside oder free. I have not added soap or a lot of water and it has worked for me.
One other idea I read somewhere is worth repeating. Most RVers hook a hose from city water to the black water tank to fill it for rinsing. There should always be a check valve to prevent any bad stuff from getting back to the city water faucet, (most if not all tanks have a check valve built in), but I always carry a spray bottle filled with bleach and water mixture (guess at ratio and intentionally make it strong) to disinfect anything that could possibly get back to the city water faucet, before I hook up.
If you have watched other campers like I have, you undoubtedly have seen some of them get very sloppy with their procedures. I have seen sewage dumped all over the camp site. Not a nice thing to happen. Good idea to make sure your 4" hoses are well connect together, or that much water gushing out at once can blow two hoses apart. I've seen it happen to other many times. I try to be smart enough to learn from others mistakes instead of my own.
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wa8yxm
Wherever I happen to park
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Depends. Black tank I will usually add a bit of water. Gray, I don't. But there are two conditions:
When I'm living in the rig, I'm going to be adding water to the tanks right soon anyway, so why bother. The only time I need to add is when I'm moving out of the RV for a while.. This is one of only two times I add "Stuff" to the tanks (A biological in both cases) and this "Stuff" needs added water to work properly, so I add water
The other time I add "Stuff" is when I'm dry camping
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jerry David
portland, Ore
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When leaving a rv site always empty ice cube box in toilet and add
dish detergent. Also put a cup of dish detergent in grey water. Buy it
at costco in bulk, keeps it clean and smelling good. Get some soap
suds when dumping the next time.
Jerry David
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