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pnichols
May 25, 2017Explorer II
Some of you expressed concerns about mixing grey/black tanks if the grey is full and you still have black capacity.
I sometimes do it this way: Use a bucket I carry along. Fill it with grey water by carefully and partially opening the grey dump valve with the bucket under it. Walk into the RV's toilet area, press the toilet's bowl emptying valve (with the water pump turned off), and dump the bucket into the toilet.
Repeat as required to keep drycamping longer until the black tank is full - as indicated by an accurate black tank meter or by looking through the toilet bowl emptying valve opening with a flashlight to physically see how full the black tank is.
I sometimes do it this way: Use a bucket I carry along. Fill it with grey water by carefully and partially opening the grey dump valve with the bucket under it. Walk into the RV's toilet area, press the toilet's bowl emptying valve (with the water pump turned off), and dump the bucket into the toilet.
Repeat as required to keep drycamping longer until the black tank is full - as indicated by an accurate black tank meter or by looking through the toilet bowl emptying valve opening with a flashlight to physically see how full the black tank is.
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