Residual water in black water tank
Newbe question I'm sure has been answered before. What is the rule of thumb of how much water to put in the black water tank after you finish dumping the tank? And what is the way most people add th...
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Caveman Charlie wrote:rvsolutions wrote:
Always amazed with folks who waste water (and labor) flushing out a black tank by filling it with fresh water and rinsing. Dump it, put a bowl full of water or so and chemicals if you use them and go on your way. A little residual in there is not going to hurt a thing. I mean really, you are not going to get it clean enough to drink so why jump through the hoop?
I agree. I'm just a weekend camper. If I have time because no one is in line behind me then a few times a year I dump a couple of 3 gallon buckets of water quickly down the toilet. That is all the cleaning I ever do for the tank. Why are people so obsessed with getting it squeaky clean? As long as you don't have the pyramid of doom (poop, waste, or whatever you call it) what difference does it make how clean it is?
With my TT, if I don't carefully rinse the black tank, the camper will get smelly inside while sitting during the summer when it is not being used. Probably a combination of how it is vented and where it is stored, but rinsing the black tank takes care of it.
