Black tank flush overfill
Hooked city water to black tank flush and got distracted. Toilet was full but not overflowing. Water was running out belly of camper. No water on bathroom floor. Pulled black water drain valve. (It w...
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sprintnut wrote:nickthehunter wrote:
Why do people not leave their black tank valve open when flushing the tank? Valve open, tank won't overfill, why would I want to risk a disaster?
Nick, I close the black valve when using flusher because the flusher does not clean the tank out. After years of use I have found filling the tank several times and draining does a much better job of getting stuff out. Maybe the shape of my tank is difficult to rinse with just the flusher but I do what works best for me. By the way, my accident was a error on my part by hooking water hose to flusher instead of water supply fitting.
I also close mine, but the first time I timed how long it took to get to 1/2 a tank with strong water pressure and I never let it go over that time. the tank doesnt need to be full to get it clean, 1/3 of a tank or more will do it, you just have to do it a few times.
