Having some sewer work done on the house, so I'm thinking why not add a RV dump point? Thinking 3-4 inches high in the flower bed.Any thoughts? Yay or nay? Where would I look for fittings, caps, lids etc.Norm

Sounds like a good idea to me. The guys doing the sewer work should be able to tell you. I suspect a typical cleanout pipe would work just fine.

I did it when I got my 1st MH 20yrs ago... (in the flower bed, even). I've seen dire warnings in other threads on here. Will overwhelm the system with volume, wrong chemicals, chemicals will ruin your septic system and on and on. The only thing is can tell you is from my experience (nothing theoretical). We used our MH to go to the races. My wife and I were out 1 or 2 nights a week from Feb thru Nov. Always dry camped in the race track parking lot and used the water and toilet at will. We would even party with friends from time to time.I never had any problems with my home septic system in the 15 years I dumped into it and the system passed inspection when we sold the house.

We had one put in when we installed our septic system, and a friend recently added one to his city sewer line. Just make sure you've got your elevations right and you should be fine.

Absolutely. Whoever installs does not even need to know what you intend to use it for. Just call it a clean-out pipe (4 inch PVC), and then you can drop your camper sewer hose right in it. Put a screw on cap on it. I you live in town and tapping into the city sewer this way from your house, your in good shape. If your on a septic system, you can do whatever you want. Call it a "clean-out" no matter what though and have it installed as low to the ground as possible.

Maybe I was misunderstood. I like the idea. It was the part about dunnin it into the flower bed at a shallow depth that concerned me. If you can do it safely I sure wou8ld

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Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Mar 31, 2014
ACDNate wrote:
Francesca Knowles wrote:

You mean a cleanout/access tee, right?

I'll hussle on down to City Hall just as soon as you put up links to any municipal system that imposes any such requirement for such a small upfit to a single-residence's sewer line along with the applicable restrictions as to putting sewage into it.

The point you are missing is that utility systems aren't the most open minded with doing things that a system wasn't designed for. Of course it would work fine, thats not the point.

:h

I've actually participated in a long planning process for a municipal sewage system, and can assure you that they're designed to treat sewage. And since "sewage" is what's in an RV black tank.... what exactly IS your (and Mocoondo's) point?
mlts22
Explorer
Mar 31, 2014
From what I've seen, the city is fine with it, provided they get their water/wastewater dues. However, NIMBY syndrome is alive and well.
westend
Explorer
Apr 01, 2014
Francesca Knowles wrote:
ACDNate wrote:
Francesca Knowles wrote:

You mean a cleanout/access tee, right?

I'll hussle on down to City Hall just as soon as you put up links to any municipal system that imposes any such requirement for such a small upfit to a single-residence's sewer line along with the applicable restrictions as to putting sewage into it.

The point you are missing is that utility systems aren't the most open minded with doing things that a system wasn't designed for. Of course it would work fine, thats not the point.

:h

I've actually participated in a long planning process for a municipal sewage system, and can assure you that they're designed to treat sewage. And since "sewage" is what's in an RV black tank.... what exactly IS your (and Mocoondo's) point?
Exterior located sewer cleanouts are OK with my State Code, based on UBC so should carry through most States.
Not to say that some municipalities may make a regulation against using it to drain sewage from an RV or anything else. Not everyone would like to see their neighbors use the cleanout as a drain.
mustangglp
Explorer
Apr 01, 2014
What kind of chemicals are guys using? I am pretty sure any thing that not OK for your septic system the city wouldn't want!
I use about a 1/4 cup of laundry detergent and dump in my clean out right next to my tank why could it possibly be a problem outher then not wasting a bunch of money and creating a job for someone?

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