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holliswood
Explorer
Aug 22, 2014

gray water tank

I cannot find the gray water tank nor the outlet,I can only find the black water tank outlet I have never seen a camper that has only one valve I can't believe the gray water goes into the black water tank
thanks for your help.
  • I have a1990 dodge xplorer class B & I can't find the gray water tank nor its drain valve
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    On most campers there is but one outlet, NOW on SOME campers there are 3 dump vavles.. Black, Gray, and "Main"

    Follow the pipe back, if it comes first to a valve, that is a "Main" More on this later,, continue to follow it back, sooner or later it should split into two lines, one big, one small, the big one is the black tank it too should have a valve, the small one is the gray, and another vavle there too

    To use.. Hook up and open main valve.

    Dump black tank (open valve)

    Dump gray (open valve)

    Close all valves

    To rinse black tank using contents of gray

    Open main valve,

    Dump black tank

    CLOSE MAIN VALVE

    Open gray valve

    Count to 10

    Close gray and open black and main

    Do this again

    Then open gray and main to finish dumping gray

    And close all valves when done.
  • More information would be a big help but it's been about 50 years since I've seen any 'single tank' RVs of any kind so unless you have a really old one, one tank is not likely. You MAY have one that has an internal valve that still dumps out the one OPENING under your RV however but the valve could be inside or outside but would have to be separate.
  • You may be able to get under the camper and see the tanks. If so, follow the drains and see where they go.

    Like Dutchmen said, we need more info.
  • What kind of camper? If you want help, more information is needed? Make, model, year, what kind of camper (trailer, 5th wheel, truck camper, motor home?)