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BurbMan
Explorer III
Sep 29, 2013

Anybody ever use a blue tote for their black tank?

Stuck on this site for 2 weeks with no truck, just made my second trip pulling a 15 gal blue tote full of gray water uphill to the dump station by hand.... Now I see the level in the black tank get...
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2oldman
Explorer II
Sep 29, 2013
Yes. No. The tote doesn't care.

One thing you need to be cognizant of is how much sewage is still IN the hose after you close the dump valve. IOW, don't fill the tote too full before closing the dump valve. Ask how I know this!

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