dumping tanks in Winnebago view
Dear All, We are considering a downsize from a 5er to the Winnebago view. From what I saw at a dealer, there is only one valve for both grey and black tanks. Black doesn't seem to flow unless macer...
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This is really long so I hope this helps out. I know it is more than you asked for but here it is.
I wrote up a big explanation and then by just hitting one key I lost it all. So this time I’m doing it in Word and then copy and paste it.
I have a 2015 View Profile and there is a 1 ½” valve, it is right below the rear cabinet where the fresh tank and low point drains are located. Take a look below that compartment.
I have done a little plumbing on my rig. Normally in order to use the grey water to clean out the lines after draining the black tank you open the 1 ½” drain and turn on the macerator pump and pump it through and it comes out the 3” drain.
Now what I have done is where the 1 ½” is located just after the valve towards the macerator pump there is a clean out. I took the clean out plug out and installed a 1 ¼” to ¾” reducer. Yes I said 1 ¼” as they put a reducer into the drain so it is not a 1 ½”. Then into the ¾” side I installed a gate valve with a hose cap on the end. Then I bought a rubber donut that fits into a sewer drain and another piece that fits into the donut that accepts a hose. Now I can take the hose that I use to rinse my black tank (oh I also installed a black tank flush on my black tank) and hook it onto the gate valve and hook it to the donut in the sewer and open the gate valve and open it and drain my grey tank without using the macerator pump.
There is another plus for doing this as they call for 2 gallons of anti freeze to be put into the grey tank via the sink drain. With the gate valve install this allows me to hook a short section on hose onto the valve and then put it into a jug of anti freeze and turn on the macerator pump and suck it through till it comes out the 3” drain. The shut the gate valve and let the excise anti freeze that is in the line to settle back down to the 1 ½” valve. Open the valve and this lets some flow into this area also.
One thing I found out is the drain from the bathroom vanity drains into the black tank also. The shower and kitchen sink drain into the grey tank. At first I didn’t like this idea but then it makes sense. The black tank always lasts longer than the grey so this puts a little more water into the black and it also makes sure that there is plenty of water in the black tank.
I hope this is not to long of an explanation and that it helps you and any other that have this model. I did a lot of crawling around under the rig to figure this out.
I wrote up a big explanation and then by just hitting one key I lost it all. So this time I’m doing it in Word and then copy and paste it.
I have a 2015 View Profile and there is a 1 ½” valve, it is right below the rear cabinet where the fresh tank and low point drains are located. Take a look below that compartment.
I have done a little plumbing on my rig. Normally in order to use the grey water to clean out the lines after draining the black tank you open the 1 ½” drain and turn on the macerator pump and pump it through and it comes out the 3” drain.
Now what I have done is where the 1 ½” is located just after the valve towards the macerator pump there is a clean out. I took the clean out plug out and installed a 1 ¼” to ¾” reducer. Yes I said 1 ¼” as they put a reducer into the drain so it is not a 1 ½”. Then into the ¾” side I installed a gate valve with a hose cap on the end. Then I bought a rubber donut that fits into a sewer drain and another piece that fits into the donut that accepts a hose. Now I can take the hose that I use to rinse my black tank (oh I also installed a black tank flush on my black tank) and hook it onto the gate valve and hook it to the donut in the sewer and open the gate valve and open it and drain my grey tank without using the macerator pump.
There is another plus for doing this as they call for 2 gallons of anti freeze to be put into the grey tank via the sink drain. With the gate valve install this allows me to hook a short section on hose onto the valve and then put it into a jug of anti freeze and turn on the macerator pump and suck it through till it comes out the 3” drain. The shut the gate valve and let the excise anti freeze that is in the line to settle back down to the 1 ½” valve. Open the valve and this lets some flow into this area also.
One thing I found out is the drain from the bathroom vanity drains into the black tank also. The shower and kitchen sink drain into the grey tank. At first I didn’t like this idea but then it makes sense. The black tank always lasts longer than the grey so this puts a little more water into the black and it also makes sure that there is plenty of water in the black tank.
I hope this is not to long of an explanation and that it helps you and any other that have this model. I did a lot of crawling around under the rig to figure this out.
