Black Tank Backing Up-Please help!
So we've gone dry camping twice in a new to me 2002 Cougar Fifth wheel. Both times we've had a blacktank/toilet backup issue. Emptying the black tank does not help. Yes I know about putting enough ...
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bamcote wrote:
My brother-in-law had an older Mako fifth wheel and had the same problems as you, even with using plenty of water to flush. Got to the point he would run a garden hose from the toilet side of the clog to try to break it up as well as the roto router. Etc. last clog was so bad he had to cut the pipes from below and fix it. Very shortly after that he traded it in. His new fifth wheel-the first thing he did when checking to purchase it was to see how the toilet dumped into the tank.
I'm really having a feeling that what your friend experienced is my problem. I'm picturing the pipe is sticking too far into the tank. If I knew how to remove and reinstall the black tank and sealing the pipe successfully I'd do it but I don't know...
With that said, my last camper was a TT and never an issue. A close friend of mine whom we camp with frequently has had many used campers and never an issue either and he's not really much one to be very meticulous about using enough water/maintaining the black tank etc...
