Pre-fill water in blackwater tank?
I've had my trailer about a year and am really enjoying it. (It's an 18' 1989 Terry TT) I bought used and have been making sure I am learning all I should. I was wondering if it a good idea to fi...
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Adding water before use is recommended, at least a couple of gallons and up to 4-5 gallons. The dimensions/configuration of the tank will make a difference. Some tanks are wide and long, but quite shallow and if you don't add sufficient water first, the pyramid of p** can build up quicker to the point you can't get any more solids in the tank despite the tank having capacity left.
Our black tank is shallow and we try to get at least a few gallons in first. It can be a bit of a nuisance to stand there a min. or two standing on the foot pedal tho. We also use the tank flusher long enough to get the tank spotless with each dump. We never travel with water in any tanks - read too many stories of tank supports coming off pus travelling with partial tanks full can be a problem with the weight sloshing around.
With our first TT, we never ever had an issue with the black tank, even if we didn't add water first, but it had a tall tank in comparison to the one we have now.
The downside to adding lots of water first is that in drought areas using the least amount of water is important.
Our black tank is shallow and we try to get at least a few gallons in first. It can be a bit of a nuisance to stand there a min. or two standing on the foot pedal tho. We also use the tank flusher long enough to get the tank spotless with each dump. We never travel with water in any tanks - read too many stories of tank supports coming off pus travelling with partial tanks full can be a problem with the weight sloshing around.
With our first TT, we never ever had an issue with the black tank, even if we didn't add water first, but it had a tall tank in comparison to the one we have now.
The downside to adding lots of water first is that in drought areas using the least amount of water is important.
