Black Tank Help Needed
I have a black tank problem in my new Jayco trailer. Today it was 2/3 full on the meter and I emptied it, but it didn't empty. It flowed for about 15 seconds and then stopped. I went back inside an...
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On my first RV, I sometimes had a slow drain when dumping, and sometimes not. One day, after about 2 years, I was dumping my black tank at home using a macerator. I had a clear section so I could see when "stuff" stopped coming out. Imagine my surprise when a perfect circle of the tank wall plopped down into that clear section. I did, indeed, have that circular cutout in my tank. Once it came out, I never had a slow drain again.
Flushing from the dump valve end may push a blockage out of the way when flushing from above may not.
Backflush valve
DallasSteve wrote:Boomerweps wrote:
There is a sewer fitting that’s clear and has a garden hose inlet. You can use this to flush the drain lines out. Worse case, you can backfill your tank this way and see if it pushes any blockage around.
That sounds interesting, but I don't understand. Is there an Amazon link or something you could share? My trailer comes with a black tank flush connection. Will that do the same thing?
Flushing from the dump valve end may push a blockage out of the way when flushing from above may not.
Backflush valve
