RV-Dump parking sloping the wrong way
Having just returned from a 4-week trip, once again we found that most RV dumps have the same problem: the area where you park your RV does not slope the right way to provide a complete dump. Have you...
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There's a standard for that - NFPA 1194 which says "The slab shall be not less than 3 ft × 3 ft (0.9 m × 0.9 m), at least 3½ in. (88.9 mm) thick, and properly reinforced, the surface of which is trowelled to a smooth finish and sloped from each side inward to a sewer inlet." Many CGs are old and may predate this standard.
We are usually at FHU sites but don't recall a dump station with a slope in the wrong direction relative to the sewer inlet that was a problem for dumping. Not sure why it's a big deal other than if you had a spill. Just "walk" your hose to the inlet to empty it. If there's a hose connection at the dump station, I'll use the in-tank flusher (time depending on if there's someone behind us) and then I'll leave some water in the tank. Helps to have some water left in the tank so you don't end up with dried up "stuff" stuck to the tank bottom.
We are usually at FHU sites but don't recall a dump station with a slope in the wrong direction relative to the sewer inlet that was a problem for dumping. Not sure why it's a big deal other than if you had a spill. Just "walk" your hose to the inlet to empty it. If there's a hose connection at the dump station, I'll use the in-tank flusher (time depending on if there's someone behind us) and then I'll leave some water in the tank. Helps to have some water left in the tank so you don't end up with dried up "stuff" stuck to the tank bottom.
