Black and gray sewer valves open or closed
I have a 2016 ventana I store it in a garage. My question is should I store it with the black and gray valves open or closed? Keep in mind I have properly flushed and cleaned both tanks. I have cur...
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Ole B,
One year, (second or third year we had the RV...still a newbie! LOL) I had the "bright idea" of leaving the valves open during our winter storage. The tanks were well cleaned & flushed. I have a black tank flush kit installed and a clear pipe, so I could confirm everything was clean. Or so I thought.
Apparently sometime during the long winter's nap, I may have adjusted the level of the coach or perhaps the jacks settled a bit. I don't remember the details, I didn't think it mattered at the time.
Well, you guessed it. There WAS some stuff left in the black tank (fortunately not much) and the shift in level of the coach caused it to find the drain. Soooo.....dewinterizing in the Spring was a bit messier than usual. LOL :)
So, keep 'em closed. Keep the cap on.
~Rick
One year, (second or third year we had the RV...still a newbie! LOL) I had the "bright idea" of leaving the valves open during our winter storage. The tanks were well cleaned & flushed. I have a black tank flush kit installed and a clear pipe, so I could confirm everything was clean. Or so I thought.
Apparently sometime during the long winter's nap, I may have adjusted the level of the coach or perhaps the jacks settled a bit. I don't remember the details, I didn't think it mattered at the time.
Well, you guessed it. There WAS some stuff left in the black tank (fortunately not much) and the shift in level of the coach caused it to find the drain. Soooo.....dewinterizing in the Spring was a bit messier than usual. LOL :)
So, keep 'em closed. Keep the cap on.
~Rick
