Black tank burst
And some waste went into basement. Lucky I had emptied the poo the day before. What type of bacteria cleaner could I use to clean rug area of basement? And yes I was running black tank flush & ...
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Water pressure is 44 lbs/sq inch per 100 feet of depth. This is a constant it makes no difference if the column of water is 1 1/2 inches in diameter (typical vent diameter) or the water pressure at 100 ft depth of water impounded 30 miles behind a dam! It has to do with height only!
So to keep numbers simple figure that your RV vent is 10 foot long. That would be water pressure of 4.4 lbs/sq inch. Doesn’t sound like much does it!
However, years ago I also forgot what I was doing! And blew the top seam on my waste tank! I forgot the dimensions now but if the tank was 36 in x 48 in that would be 1728 sq inches times 4.4 = 7603# total pressure on the top surface of the tank! No wonder I separated the top of the tank!
This is why it blew a fitting seal rather than just running out the vent!
So to keep numbers simple figure that your RV vent is 10 foot long. That would be water pressure of 4.4 lbs/sq inch. Doesn’t sound like much does it!
However, years ago I also forgot what I was doing! And blew the top seam on my waste tank! I forgot the dimensions now but if the tank was 36 in x 48 in that would be 1728 sq inches times 4.4 = 7603# total pressure on the top surface of the tank! No wonder I separated the top of the tank!
This is why it blew a fitting seal rather than just running out the vent!
