When to Dump??
This has been beat to death, but here I go anyway.... I know it's recommended to dump ONLY when the Black Tank is full. However, we do so little camping during the school year and it's only me or m...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
I have been camping in TT'ers for over 45 years.
I have dumped when full, dumped when used 1 day and everything in between. I have NEVER had any problems; EVER. 95% of the time we just use the trailer for 1 day and when I pull into a campground with full hookups I dump.
I don't know where this odd idea came from that you can only dump when full. It's just bull pucky.
I mean really, think about it. It's just a container; nothing more, nothing less. I may run 5 or 10 gallons of water in the tank and then I pull the handle.
The way some people on here make it sound it's like your trailer is going to explode if you dump without your tank being full. :R
Excellent post!
People on this forum have a strange addiction to "rules of thumb" as though they are etched on by the hand of God on Moses' stone tablets and love to make absolute statements.
Sure, having a fuller tank makes for a better flush out and you generally don't want to simply leave the black valve open...
But bingo, If you need to dump the tank dump the tank, even if it's got one use in it, and if you can put a slug of water in it before you dump, that's good too...
Indeed the trailer is not likely to explode, nor is it likely to suffer a clog.
