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Tvov
Apr 15, 2014Explorer II
willald wrote:
X2 on the next test including a tank flusher unit of some kind (quickie, tornado, whatever). Either a tank flusher, or a flush king unit.
I definitely think that your original test would have been much better, if some kind of flushing had been done with the 3" hose setup (whether that flush was done with a tank rinser, flush king, whatever).
You did a flush afterward with the Sewer Solution, but not with the 3" hose. Its no surprise (and not a fair comparison), that you'd end up with a cleaner tank with the sewer solution and flush afterward vs 3" with no flush.
My bet is that if you do a flush afterward with both approaches, you're going to find the tank gets cleaned, emptied 'bout the same with either approach.
Yes and no... The sewer solution comes with a built in flushing valve, while a standard 3" stinky slinky is just for draining. So it was interesting to see what does, and doesn't, end up draining from the tank. Having said that... after dumping I usually just direct a hose into the open toilet to flush out my tank, I don't have any bends in the plumbing.
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