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dgtjhatt
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Jul 10, 2019

slow drain of freshwater tank

Recently purchased a class c and everything works fine except now I have a very slow drain when I try to drain the freshwater tank. I'm wondering if the last owner left water in the tank to long and their is a build up of algae in the tank and it has clogged the drain lines. I tried to run a wire thru the drain line but there are two elbows that the wire won't go passed. Is their something to put in the tank that will help clear up this problem?
Thanks for any suggestions you may have.
  • Fresh water tanks drain slowly compared to waste tanks. Do you leave a faucet open for air?
  • A smaller diameter more flexible snake? Or if it's accessible, get right to the fitting at the tank to take drain line off? Etc... First thing I would do is get that tank some bleach or whatever kind of disinfectant you want to use to kill that algae