Getting waste to flow up into a waste tote.
I'm not very good at parking yet so I bought a 42 gallon waste tote so I don't have to move my camper when my black tank is full. My black tank holds 32 gallons so I figured the 42 gallon tote would b...
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The answer for the OP is NOT to spend more money on a new tote, especially for one that fills at the bottom (those are horrible in my opinion), or to learn to back in better. Not every site is sloped 100% perfect. Every campsite is different and presents their own challenges. The OP needs instructions on how to use the tote when the fill hole is higher than the drain hole on the camper.
Although my trailer sits pretty high, there are occasions when the slope of the ground makes the top of my Barker Tote higher. And this is about the only way to take care of it.
The bottom of the tank in the camper will still be higher than the fill hole on the tote. (don't worry abou the height of the drain hole or valve. So the black tank will drain out completely. But once the contents raeach the level spot, it will stop running.
The only way I have found to finish draiing the hose is to simply lift the hose a little at a time (nearest the tote), and let the hose begin to drain out. Then put the hose back to the ground again and let it fill back up, then lift the hose again. You may have repeat this a dozen times, but it will eventually drain the hose out.
Once the contents are below the camper valve, you can unhook the hose from the camper and simply lift it straight up and let the contents drain into the tote, lifting it all up so it will all drain out.
This is the only way I've found to make it work when the tote fill hole is highter than the bottom of the trailer drain hole. Just keep lifting the hose up and down until it's drained out. Time consuming? Yes. The secret is to NOT get in a hurry.
Two things I've learned about RV camper ownership. 1) Never get in a hurry hitching up. 2) Never get in a hurry dumping your tanks. Do both carefully, methodically, and thughtfully.
This works. I had to do it just the last week-end again.
And YES, I dump both black and gray. I dump every day when camping. I dump the black first, and backflush the gray shower water into the black tank and dump the black again. I repeat 2 or 3 times and it washes out the black tank.
We can take 4 showers and dump both tanks and it will come close to filling our 32 gallon tote. We can take 6-8 showers if we dump at the at dump stations. But 4 showers and toilet use come close to filling the tote so it won't over fill. And the back flush pulls everything out of the black tank. Works for me.
And one more note: I've been using the same tote for over 13 years years now, black and gray water. I rinse it well at the dump statin. Never, never, never, any smells, and always clean.
Although my trailer sits pretty high, there are occasions when the slope of the ground makes the top of my Barker Tote higher. And this is about the only way to take care of it.
The bottom of the tank in the camper will still be higher than the fill hole on the tote. (don't worry abou the height of the drain hole or valve. So the black tank will drain out completely. But once the contents raeach the level spot, it will stop running.
The only way I have found to finish draiing the hose is to simply lift the hose a little at a time (nearest the tote), and let the hose begin to drain out. Then put the hose back to the ground again and let it fill back up, then lift the hose again. You may have repeat this a dozen times, but it will eventually drain the hose out.
Once the contents are below the camper valve, you can unhook the hose from the camper and simply lift it straight up and let the contents drain into the tote, lifting it all up so it will all drain out.
This is the only way I've found to make it work when the tote fill hole is highter than the bottom of the trailer drain hole. Just keep lifting the hose up and down until it's drained out. Time consuming? Yes. The secret is to NOT get in a hurry.
Two things I've learned about RV camper ownership. 1) Never get in a hurry hitching up. 2) Never get in a hurry dumping your tanks. Do both carefully, methodically, and thughtfully.
This works. I had to do it just the last week-end again.
And YES, I dump both black and gray. I dump every day when camping. I dump the black first, and backflush the gray shower water into the black tank and dump the black again. I repeat 2 or 3 times and it washes out the black tank.
We can take 4 showers and dump both tanks and it will come close to filling our 32 gallon tote. We can take 6-8 showers if we dump at the at dump stations. But 4 showers and toilet use come close to filling the tote so it won't over fill. And the back flush pulls everything out of the black tank. Works for me.
And one more note: I've been using the same tote for over 13 years years now, black and gray water. I rinse it well at the dump statin. Never, never, never, any smells, and always clean.
