2112 wrote:
I let my gray tank get close to full. Then open the gray valve and allow the section of pipe between the closed Valtera valve and gray valve fill. Then I open the black valve, wait about 5 seconds and close the black valve. Just wanting to keep what's in the black tank in the black tank.
It really doesn't matter but I'm just funny that way. I don't want poop to back flow into my shower if I wait too long to transfer or dump.
You make a good point. Probably the main reason RV's have separate tanks is to mitigate the black tank backing up into the shower.