Have more dump stations that are inclined down 4-5 degrees from the curb side down to the drivers side? seems like you get a faster and more complete "Evacuation" with this setup. In all my years I've only seen one configured like this at Highlands Hammock SP near Sarasota. I've seen coaches with levelers jack up the curb side to dump but that's not possible for us TT and 5th Wheel Peeps.It just makes sense to me.I know, 1st world problems.

Probably for the same reason that we have other what ifs. They are not designed and built by those that actually use them.

Those are where my Power jacks help out with a tilt.

Pull the levers, dump the sh**, move on. Don't need an angled road.5 minutes max and gone. Solving a problem that does not exist.

My black tank drain pipe connection is on the passengers side of the tank, the drain pipe then drops down under the tank and crosses back to the drivers side where the gray T's into it. If my trailer isnt level side to side, or at least a little low on passengers it wont empty fully. Realitly is with the built in sprinkler cleaner its not a issue though as I fill it with fresh twice and it runs clear.

The ones the bug me are the ones where the sewer connection is uphill from even a raised RV. Last one like this was Colter Bay SP in the Tetons.

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Arcamper
Explorer
Aug 30, 2017
I much prefer the ones I can just get close to and pull the handle. Those sewer hoses are such a pain and most of the time not needed. People just seem to get so upset though when you do that...LOL
Johnny_G1
Explorer
Aug 30, 2017
Prime example is the dump station next to Walmart in Whitehorse, slopes the wrong way.
CavemanCharlie
Explorer III
Aug 31, 2017
Arcamper wrote:
I much prefer the ones I can just get close to and pull the handle. Those sewer hoses are such a pain and most of the time not needed. People just seam to get so upset though when you do that...LOL

I actually put my hose in the dump station port once and pulled the valve and suddenly the dump hose broke. What a mess that made. Nothing I could do about it except wash it down with the hose provided.
nowgrn4
Explorer
Aug 31, 2017
Sounds like some of you coach owners will have to utilize your drivers side levelers if you ever dump at Highlands Hammock SP.

He,he. I still think it's a brilliant idea.
atwowheelguy
Explorer
Sep 01, 2017
Arcamper wrote:
I much prefer the ones I can just get close to and pull the handle. Those sewer hoses are such a pain and most of the time not needed. People just seam to get so upset though when you do that...LOL

"seem"

I pulled into the campground here in Marietta, GA just to dump my tanks after dry camping one weekend. The manager took the dump fee and asked if I had been there before. I said, "Yes". He said, "OK, then you know you're supposed to use a hose, right?" A previous customer had opened the valve and splashed the tank contents in the direction of the dump station.

Must have been Hillary Clinton's campaign bus.

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/hillary-clinton-campaign-bus-dumps-sewage-on-lawrenceville-street/337579904
Dutch_12078
Explorer II
Sep 01, 2017
Arcamper wrote:
I much prefer the ones I can just get close to and pull the handle. Those sewer hoses are such a pain and most of the time not needed. People just seam to get so upset though when you do that...LOL

I've been to exactly one dump station where that was the accepted method of dumping. It was at a waste treatment plant, and RV's used the same open grating location as the commercial septic tank pumpers. Just pull across the grate and pull the valve handle. There was a fast moving stream of water in a channel under the grate that carried the waste away as fast as it was dumped in, and a high pressure hose on a retractable reel was available for rinsing down the grate.

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