bikendan wrote:
MetalGator wrote:
Terryallan wrote:
Seem to real upset about him using his bare hands. Why?
I also use my bare hands, I don't wear gloves. I have found over the years that there is nothing on the OUTSIDE of the hose, and as I don't stick my hands inside the hose, There is no problems.
I have also found over the years. There is no need to rinse out the sewer hose with a garden hose. IF after I run 30 gal of fresh water thru it from the grey tank, It is not clean enough. squirting a little water from a garden hose will not get it any cleaner.
So I pack everything away, Wash my hands, and go.
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When we got our first RV, I used to use gloves when I dumped the tanks but not anymore. I have never gotten any liquid or anything else on my hands while dumping the tanks. I keep a tube of the sanitary wet wipes in the back of my truck and wash my hands with them when finished. I also never wash my sewer hose. Dumping both my grey tanks gets anything solid out of the sewer hose.
Same thing for me.
I'm a retired firefighter/EMT, so I'm well versed in infectious diseases. But there's no reason for Hazmat procedures, when dumping a black tank.
Just use proper hand washing, just like you would after using the toilet.
Just flush it with water from the grey tank and put it away. If your worried about anything, spray it with Lysol (or equivalent). Then wash your hands with soap and water or if not handy a good alcohol based sanitizer. Gloves optional