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IDoMyOwnStunts's avatar
May 09, 2016

Dumping fresh water

I'd like to hear some opinions and considerations on dumping your freshwater tank. Where do you do it? Do you go to a dump station and let it run into the drain? Do you pull the valve open at home and let it run in the street or on your pad? What about at a campsite? Do you pull the valve and drive? And finally, do you do it differently if you have bleach or other sanitizing agent in it vs when you are just winterizing or shedding weight for towing?

I've seen people pull the valve and drive, but I'm not sure how others feel about that. I personally pulled the valve at home, but I have no RV pad, so it runs in the street. I'm on a hill, so it doesn't completely drain at home. But if I need to sanitize, I really wouldn't feel too comfortable about dumping bleach water on my street because the drain runs into a creek about 4 houses down. Thanks.

To be clear, I am talking freshwater, not grey. I have a 100 gallon tank.

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  • I dump fresh water the same locations that the clouds dump fresh water. Pretty much anywhere. Just don't make a mud hole for someone else.
  • I dump the fresh water at home in my driveway. When I sanitize, I do not fill the whole tank (60 gal). I will take a short drive, letting it slosh to clean whole tank. When returning home, I still drain in my driveway, but very little actually reaches the street, which evaporates quickly.

    Jerry
  • jerseyjim wrote:
    Dump your waste water anywhere except into a dump station either at a campground or a rest area that HAS dump stations....100 gallons?

    That water goes somewhere....I hope right into your tap water at home!

    Don't even think about it.

    You may want to read the OP again. It's about Fresh Water.

    I dump it on my gravel parking pad. A grassy area would also be okay.
    I would not drain it while going down the road. It just looks bad for RV's. No one knows what you're dumping. :)
  • Dump your waste water anywhere except into a dump station either at a campground or a rest area that HAS dump stations....100 gallons?

    That water goes somewhere....I hope right into your tap water at home!

    Don't even think about it.