The Ultimate Waste Tank Disposal Post
I've seen so many posts on this topic that I decided to write up everything I know about the three main ways to empty your waste tanks. In practice, there are only three popular ways to empty you...
Forum Discussion
I'm afraid I have to respectfully disagree with OP's cons for a stinky slinky.
- why would solids remain in the hose if you flush with grey water. Never heard of this being an issue.
- won't be smelly if rinsed with gray water.
- You'd have to really abuse a hose to collapse it. Not normally an issue.
- the cheaper vinyl hoses can/will develop pinhole leaks but can be avoided by getting a better quality hose like the Valterra Viper with TPE material.
- donut not necessary and ordinary 90 deg fitting works fine.
- setting up a slunky hose support only takes seconds. I don't even use them anymore and just lay the hose on the ground and walk the contents along (very fast).
- what's the problem with keeping gray tank valves closed?
- slowest to set up and rinse? Strongly disagree. Doesn't take me long to set up or rinse.
I don't even use the bumper for storing the hoses anymore. I just connect the ends together and put them in one end of our pass-through with the other "dirty" odds and ends.
The Sewer Solution isn't going to work for folks in drought or water restricted areas, like say California.
What does take time for us is getting the blank tank sufficiently cleaned out before heading home. Usually takes 2 or sometimes 3 flushes with the tank rinser, then topping the tank up each time and then opening the valve. This would be needed with a macerator or Sewer Solution too to get the tank thoroughly clean. The overall flushing process takes me around 15-20 min. but I do it while we are breaking camp so it doesn't really add extra overall time.
I can see there are times when a macerator pump would be good like having to pump uphill or a long distance or if you want to pump effluent into a tote tank if the tank elevation is too high.
I would hazard a guess that maybe 95% or more of RV owners successfully and happily use an ordinary stinky slinky hose.
- why would solids remain in the hose if you flush with grey water. Never heard of this being an issue.
- won't be smelly if rinsed with gray water.
- You'd have to really abuse a hose to collapse it. Not normally an issue.
- the cheaper vinyl hoses can/will develop pinhole leaks but can be avoided by getting a better quality hose like the Valterra Viper with TPE material.
- donut not necessary and ordinary 90 deg fitting works fine.
- setting up a slunky hose support only takes seconds. I don't even use them anymore and just lay the hose on the ground and walk the contents along (very fast).
- what's the problem with keeping gray tank valves closed?
- slowest to set up and rinse? Strongly disagree. Doesn't take me long to set up or rinse.
I don't even use the bumper for storing the hoses anymore. I just connect the ends together and put them in one end of our pass-through with the other "dirty" odds and ends.
The Sewer Solution isn't going to work for folks in drought or water restricted areas, like say California.
What does take time for us is getting the blank tank sufficiently cleaned out before heading home. Usually takes 2 or sometimes 3 flushes with the tank rinser, then topping the tank up each time and then opening the valve. This would be needed with a macerator or Sewer Solution too to get the tank thoroughly clean. The overall flushing process takes me around 15-20 min. but I do it while we are breaking camp so it doesn't really add extra overall time.
I can see there are times when a macerator pump would be good like having to pump uphill or a long distance or if you want to pump effluent into a tote tank if the tank elevation is too high.
I would hazard a guess that maybe 95% or more of RV owners successfully and happily use an ordinary stinky slinky hose.
