How Do I Know When My Tanks are Full?
I have a 1996 Winnie Brave 33'. It's got "Levels Test" board on the wall. There are only 4 indicators for each level. Best I can tell, they work correctly. My real question is this, when the grey w...
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The easiest way to tell if the black tank is full is to shut off the water and look down the toilet. There's usually about 6" of air space between the top of the liquid and the floor when it's full.
When the gauge says full DUMP. It's not worth it to find out the hard way you have a leaking connection between the toilet and the tank. We found out the hard way comming home from the Winnebago Grand National Rally one year. The tank was only about 1/4 full because we had it pumped while at the rally. When we left there was a long line of coaches waiting to dump. Since ours was almost empty and we could get home in a few hours we decided to dump at home.
When we pulled into the drive at home and got out there was an awful stench and goo running out of the rear of the motorhome. Apparently the pumper truck had partially collapsed the black tank and the connection to the toilet came apart. The sloshing for a few hundred miles had spread sewage all over the tank compartment and it was running down the side of the motorhome.
It took several hours of serious cleaning and removing access panels to get out all the crud. It cost another $250 to have the tank connections repaired. Now we always dump before we hit the road, even if there's only a few gallons in each tank.
As far as the grey tank is concerned we had the water come into the shower once. I took a 5 gallon bucket and went outside to the dump valves. I opened the grey tank valve and filled the bucket then went back in and dumped it in the toilet.
When the gauge says full DUMP. It's not worth it to find out the hard way you have a leaking connection between the toilet and the tank. We found out the hard way comming home from the Winnebago Grand National Rally one year. The tank was only about 1/4 full because we had it pumped while at the rally. When we left there was a long line of coaches waiting to dump. Since ours was almost empty and we could get home in a few hours we decided to dump at home.
When we pulled into the drive at home and got out there was an awful stench and goo running out of the rear of the motorhome. Apparently the pumper truck had partially collapsed the black tank and the connection to the toilet came apart. The sloshing for a few hundred miles had spread sewage all over the tank compartment and it was running down the side of the motorhome.
It took several hours of serious cleaning and removing access panels to get out all the crud. It cost another $250 to have the tank connections repaired. Now we always dump before we hit the road, even if there's only a few gallons in each tank.
As far as the grey tank is concerned we had the water come into the shower once. I took a 5 gallon bucket and went outside to the dump valves. I opened the grey tank valve and filled the bucket then went back in and dumped it in the toilet.
