Black Tank & Toilet Paper

Larryzv7 wrote:

Think about it; all those people who go tent camping in the boon docks and how they handle going to the toilet, using toilet paper, etc.

I'm not quite sure what you're suggesting here but when I've been away from facilities, I always dug a hole for solids, then covered it when finished. I certainly wouldn't have considered bagging my poop/TP and carrying it out.

I always pour 5 gal in black tank after dumping,have built in tank flusher,and use plenty of water flushing.So far no problems with dumping tanks, or gauges.

Yes it is nasty for sure. Put the TP in the toilet where it belongs, just like home. These tanks are designed to handle TP. As stated you need to use allot of water before during and after you flush to keep the tank hydrated. For me the last thing I care about is an accurate black tank level reading. There's no way I'm going to handle, store, and dispose of that kind of waste, there's about 4 to 5 million other things I'd rather do....

Kathy, you’re the second person I’ve heard of that does this, and I don’t think it is nasty as long as it is handled properly. An air-tight container or tie-off plastic trash or grocery bag, sounds appropriate to me.

Think about it; all those people who go tent camping in the boon docks and how they handle going to the toilet, using toilet paper, etc. I use the regular toilet paper which I used in my house, and it does seem like the black water tank sensors are always a bit off as “Old Guy“ said.

Don’t know if that is because of toilet paper or not. But I do think that if a person uses big wads of toilet paper every time that does add up when it comes to dumping your black tank and could cause problems.

Executive, thanks for the tip on not using bleach, and the simple rules which do sound like a good way to do things. WoodGlue, and others saying to use a lot of water when dumping your black tank also sound like a good idea.

I used to put the city water hose through an RV widow and run it into the toilet. Leave it on for awhile to flush out the black tank, but now I have a “hydro-flush” attached to my drain opening and can shoot water up into the tank instead of putting the water hose through a window. My fifth wheel also has a hose attachment where you can flush out the black water tank.

There are lots of things I don't put down the toilet including TP. Having an air tight container that has a bread bag inside, secured with a flip up lid is easy enough to deal with...and I don't do this because I want my sensors to work better.

Many years ago (we've been RVing since 1990 in one class A or another)we had a problem at the dump station JUST ONCE that resulted in most of our black tank on the ground instead of "down the hole". It was raining (of course). Dealing with the mess and cleaning up the area would have been so much easier if there had not been all that white dissolving toilet paper clinging to the rough ground.

I don't care how many say that it's so disgusting to imagine not putting that nasty TP in the toilet. (They only say that here... they don't tell me this in my own RV And they certainly are not going to be around helping me clean it up off the ground.)

the thought here are to use what ever paper you use in the stick house. they only put TP in separate containers in Mexico and I for one am not ready for that. the smell and the health issue in putting human waste in the garbage is beyond my thinking. My DW was a teacher and she would tell me horror stories of the migrant kids using the rest rooms in school. they would have to teach the kids the first day how to throw TP in the toilet not the floor. the janitors would have a fit if they found it on the floor. sensors are always inaccurate, TP or not, I use a quickie flush in my TT black tank and the grey tank also. no problems with my sensors.

Bleach is not good for the black tank. Simply use enough water. If you need to clean it, add a small amount of Dawn liquid and/or Calgon and lots of water. You should not have any issues with either tank if you follow some simple rules....

Never leave your black tank valve open.
Use plenty of water when you flush.
Empty black tank when it's about 3/4ths full.
Flush black tank after emptying.
Leave a couple gallons of water in black tank at all times.
Use single ply tissue.

Using these few simple rules you'll never have a problem with your tank. Bleach will damage the toilet seals as well as the knife valve seals. "Saving" used toilet tissue is unsanitary and gross....just sayin.....Dennis

I use a lot of water and Costco brand TP!

Easy enough!

WoodGlue