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SJ-Chris
Feb 21, 2022Explorer II
I'm the kind of person who wants EVERYTHING on my RV to work 100% how it is supposed to. For example, it annoys me if a single light bulb is out interior or exterior. So when I dump my tanks at the end of a trip, I like them to read empty on my control panel. I sometimes let family/etc use my RVs also, so it is important to me to have everything working (especially for those not as familiar with RVs). Seems like most of the time when I dump my waste tank, the sensors say it is still 1/3rd or 2/3rds full when it is in fact empty. A QUICK flush fixes that.
If I'm camping in my RV for an extended period which results in multiple dumpings, I don't bother to flush the tank to get the sensors clean during my vacation. It is only on the last dumping when I am putting the RV away that I want the sensors to read "Empty" so that at least I know the next time I take it out (or someone else does) that it starts at empty.
And as mentioned....if that's what I'm planning on doing at the dumping station on my last dumping of a vacation, be glad that I have an exterior flush now that I can easily hook up the hose to the Tornado for 2 minutes instead of spending 10 minutes getting out the hose+wand, putting it through a window and through the RV, back and forth, etc. You should be THANKING me for this upgrade....LOL! It's all good....
Happy dumping,
Chris
If I'm camping in my RV for an extended period which results in multiple dumpings, I don't bother to flush the tank to get the sensors clean during my vacation. It is only on the last dumping when I am putting the RV away that I want the sensors to read "Empty" so that at least I know the next time I take it out (or someone else does) that it starts at empty.
And as mentioned....if that's what I'm planning on doing at the dumping station on my last dumping of a vacation, be glad that I have an exterior flush now that I can easily hook up the hose to the Tornado for 2 minutes instead of spending 10 minutes getting out the hose+wand, putting it through a window and through the RV, back and forth, etc. You should be THANKING me for this upgrade....LOL! It's all good....
Happy dumping,
Chris
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