We went for the first time this weekend in our new TT (as per my other thread).It was only for Fri & Sat nights and we had city water but no sewer on site. The site's city water spigot/hydrant had a regular male hose connector on it and we attached our white water hose while camping.This morning (Sunday) before leaving the CG we towed over to the dump station and emptied the tanks. When I went to attach my non-potable water hose to the onboard black tank flush I saw the dump station spigot did not have a male hose connector. The guy at the second dump station next to me said I need to carry a hose adaptor. The dump station hydrant looked like this but only the blue part not the brass tip:Is the brass adaptor a 3/4" male pipe thread to 3/4" male hose connector?The crazy thing was the campground had the same hydrant at the campsites WITH the brass hose adaptor tip on them.Secondly, should I flush my black tank now that I am home and wait a few weeks until the next time I camp to empty it?

That is in compliance with the National Sanitary Code. If the faucet (or any attached hose) has a male end, some dummy will hook up and fill his onboard fresh water tank. E-Coli is not nice to your stomach.

brianosaur wrote:We went for the first time this weekend in our new TT (as per my other thread).It was only for Fri & Sat nights and we had city water but no sewer on site. The site's city water spigot/hydrant had a regular male hose connector on it and we attached our white water hose while camping.This morning (Sunday) before leaving the CG we towed over to the dump station and emptied the tanks. When I went to attach my non-potable water hose to the onboard black tank flush I saw the dump station spigot did not have a male hose connector. The guy at the second dump station next to me said I need to carry a hose adaptor. Secondly, should I flush my black tank now that I am home and wait a few weeks until the next time I camp to empty it?The hose adaptor can be bought at Camping world. I would flush the black now that you are home. I flush and then close the black tank valve, let the tank fill up for 10 min. and then empty the tank again.when there is clear water only coming out, close the valve. Job done.

It is not necessary to flush black tank every trip. Especially if you camp regularly. I try to flush my tanks each trip if possible, however if there is a line at the dump station or any host of reason that flushing isn't feasible. I just dump and go. I flush the next trip. Don't obsess over your black tank.Do what you can to keep it clean, but you are just going to fill it with stuff the next trip out no matter what. If you skip a flush the sky will not fall.Just flush it the next time out, if you can.

brianosaur wrote:Secondly, should I flush my black tank now that I am home and wait a few weeks until the next time I camp to empty it?When I empty my black tank, I put about a cup of liquid detergent and a few gallons of water in the tank so it's ready to go.So yes, flush your tank now. Don't empty it when you go camping, next time, unless it's about 3/4 full.You don't want stuff drying out and sticking to the tank.Lantley is correct. Don't get obsessed over the black tank being clean.

Allworth wrote:That is in compliance with the National Sanitary Code. If the faucet (or any attached hose) has a male end, some dummy will hook up and fill his onboard fresh water tank. E-Coli is not nice to your stomach.Makes sense. Kinda silly at this county campground because it isn't well water. All the plumbing has underground pipes from the same fresh city water supply.It's like saying don't drink from your bathroom faucet because your toilet is in the same room. I get it though. Who the heck knows what is actually on the hydrant and would be on a garden hose end at the dump station. More like drinking from the faucet in a airport bathroom. Water may be okay but the fixtures have to be just plain nasty.

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gbopp
Explorer
Apr 15, 2018
brianosaur wrote:
Secondly, should I flush my black tank now that I am home and wait a few weeks until the next time I camp to empty it?

When I empty my black tank, I put about a cup of liquid detergent and a few gallons of water in the tank so it's ready to go.
So yes, flush your tank now. Don't empty it when you go camping, next time, unless it's about 3/4 full.
You don't want stuff drying out and sticking to the tank.

Lantley is correct. Don't get obsessed over the black tank being clean.
Lantley
Nomad
Apr 15, 2018
It is not necessary to flush black tank every trip. Especially if you camp regularly. I try to flush my tanks each trip if possible, however if there is a line at the dump station or any host of reason that flushing isn't feasible. I just dump and go. I flush the next trip. Don't obsess over your black tank.
Do what you can to keep it clean, but you are just going to fill it with stuff the next trip out no matter what. If you skip a flush the sky will not fall.
Just flush it the next time out, if you can.
MarkTwain
Explorer
Apr 15, 2018
brianosaur wrote:
We went for the first time this weekend in our new TT (as per my other thread).

It was only for Fri & Sat nights and we had city water but no sewer on site. The site's city water spigot/hydrant had a regular male hose connector on it and we attached our white water hose while camping.

This morning (Sunday) before leaving the CG we towed over to the dump station and emptied the tanks. When I went to attach my non-potable water hose to the onboard black tank flush I saw the dump station spigot did not have a male hose connector.

The guy at the second dump station next to me said I need to carry a hose adaptor.

Secondly, should I flush my black tank now that I am home and wait a few weeks until the next time I camp to empty it?

The hose adaptor can be bought at Camping world. I would flush the black now that you are home. I flush and then close the black tank valve, let the tank fill up for 10 min. and then empty the tank again.
when there is clear water only coming out, close the valve. Job done.
Allworth
Explorer II
Apr 15, 2018
That is in compliance with the National Sanitary Code. If the faucet (or any attached hose) has a male end, some dummy will hook up and fill his onboard fresh water tank. E-Coli is not nice to your stomach.

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