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Spade_Cooley
Explorer
Dec 13, 2019

How much water to ad to black tank when starting out.?

I'm not a beginner and have never had trouble with blockage but know a number of people who have, My neighbor in this RV park is currently stopped up and had to buy a solution to dump into her tank t...
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ReneeG
Explorer
Dec 17, 2019
NRALIFR wrote:

You might also check to make sure she isn’t leaving the black tank valve open all the time. That will cause problems for sure.

:):)


Bingo! When hooked up at a park, leave your tank valve closed and don't open it till you dump it prior to leaving. Leaving the valve open allows liquids to flow through and the solids to sit. You need all the liquids in it to move the solids.

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