GRAY and WASTE HOLDING TANKS??
My RV is equipped with a 30gal waste holding tank and a 40 gallon Gray holding tank. Silly question but when filling the holding tanks does it separate the water? Will it hold 70 gallons combined? ...
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OK, there are 3 tanks on most RV's. Some have 4 since they have 2 separate gray tanks, but I will stick with the norm here.
1. Fresh water tank - this is the tank you fill to carry water with you for showers, drinking, flushing the toilet, etc.
2. Gray tank - this is the tank that the shower and one or both sinks empty into. It is considered less dirty than the black tank, and is dumped after the black tank is dumped to rinse out the stinky slinky (aka sewer hose).
3. Black tank - this is the tank that the toilet and maybe the bathroom sink empty into. It is dumped first so the gray tank water can flush it out of the line.
Sooooo, you only have 1 tank to manually fill, the fresh water tank. The other tanks are filled by your using water in the MH, and must be dumped when full.
One note, always be sure the waste tanks are 2/3 full or more before dumping to facilitate good flushing action to get all of the solids out.
1. Fresh water tank - this is the tank you fill to carry water with you for showers, drinking, flushing the toilet, etc.
2. Gray tank - this is the tank that the shower and one or both sinks empty into. It is considered less dirty than the black tank, and is dumped after the black tank is dumped to rinse out the stinky slinky (aka sewer hose).
3. Black tank - this is the tank that the toilet and maybe the bathroom sink empty into. It is dumped first so the gray tank water can flush it out of the line.
Sooooo, you only have 1 tank to manually fill, the fresh water tank. The other tanks are filled by your using water in the MH, and must be dumped when full.
One note, always be sure the waste tanks are 2/3 full or more before dumping to facilitate good flushing action to get all of the solids out.
