sewer hose leak

Thanks, guys, you've convinced me. I'm just bummed that gear I bought less than a year ago is failing. Well, I have been on more than the usual number of trips, I think, since the wife and I are enjoying retirement. But, still!

Last trip; my screen door handle broke, (OK, I did bungee it to keep my dogs from nosing out) my hot water heater compartment hatch latch broke (well, I was opening it with my Leatherman, but that was the only way I could do it!) And my water pump lost it's prime! (Sure, my wife opened all the faucets when I asked her to just 'crack' one faucet to release the pressure before I disconnected my city water hose, but I don't recall my manual covering this!) and I was able to get it pumping again by squirting water from a small water bottle into it! Yes, yes, yes!

The one system I've been Johnny-on-the-spot with so far, the sewer system, is failing now? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

OK, thank you for letting me vent.

Am I having fun now?

AtomicChicken wrote:
Considering what moves through that hose each time you dump I'd say springing for a new one would be your best bet. Since it has one small leak others are sure to follow - and they'll grow in size!:B

I hear ya. As another poster mentioned, the Sun plays hell with the plastic, too.

AtomicChicken wrote:
Try not to drag the hose along on concrete when dumping. Concrete chews up that material. Think about when you pull that lever for your black water and that hose shifts around when it fills up - if it's laying on concrete doing that it's not good for it.

Or gravel, like in some of the camp grounds I've been to.

AtomicChicken wrote:
That movie 'RV' was hilarious! :B

No doubt made by someone who knew.

I'd just replace it with something decent. With that thin lining separating you and the ground your rig is on from a biohazard, it is a lot easier with money/time to replace than deal with potential "RV the movie"-like accidents.

Of course, you could go with a macerator pump and reinforced garden hose -- it takes a lot more punishment to get that thing to leak.

I don't want to be the guy who causes the complaint similar to what was posted a few days go about dumping black water on the campsite.

Considering what moves through that hose each time you dump I'd say springing for a new one would be your best bet. Since it has one small leak others are sure to follow - and they'll grow in size!

Try not to drag the hose along on concrete when dumping. Concrete chews up that material. Think about when you pull that lever for your black water and that hose shifts around when it fills up - if it's laying on concrete doing that it's not good for it.

That movie 'RV' was hilarious! :B

One of the Greatest miricals of the last 50 years is a product called GOOP.

Originally called Shoe GOO and sold for patching the sole of a tennis shoe, This stuff sticks to nearly everything and works well...

That includes sewer hose. it's what I use.

A 20 foot Camco hose is about 15 bucks. A coupler or other fitting is about 8 to 10 bucks. And in the end you u end up with an old patched hose. Buy a new one.

To save the envorment buy new, happy-camping

Replace it NOW!

From our Trvael log in 2009:

Another lesson learned. When the sewer hose springs a pinhole leak,
REPLACE IT. Our hose sprang a small pinhole leak the last time I used
it to dump black. As we are hooked up to sewer I thought that I would
fix it when we were unhooked and the hose had a chance to dry out. It
would be easier to work on when it was “dry”. WRONG move.

The next time I dumped black water, five days later, the pinhole was leaking so
I thought I would put my thumb over it. When I did the hose was so
brittle that it split into a long crack, black water everywhere! Shut the valve off and had to repair the hose.

It was wet, full of “stuff”, and certainly not very pleasant. The sun makes these hoses brittle, and when they spring a pinhole leak, fix it right away!.

It would have made Funniest Home Videos, watching me get out of the wayand close the valve at the same time.

Eycom wrote:
Stop by WallyWorld and pick up a $12.94 Camco Heavy Duty Sewer Hose, 20'. Keep it off of gravel during freezing temps and it should last you 4 or 5 years.

Is this just the hose? That would be great. I still have the Rhino fittings.

mark5w wrote:

shenandoahvalley wrote:
My sewer hoses are about four years old and still don't leak but I do intend to replace them at the end of this trip because I feel we are living on borrowed time...if I had any kind of leak I would replace the hose.

Buy 1 now and send your old one to Rmack1.

LOL!