Black tank flush issue
Emptied the black tank today and did as I usually do, hooked up the garden hose to the flush connector and turned it on. The tank had drained to near empty when I turned it on. Lo and behold, the wa...
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tinstartrvlr wrote:
"From the manufacturer:
Vac/Check cannot be installed in an inaccessible location where venting of water from device during normal operation causes damage. It must be installed in an easily accessible location to end user."
Venting of water? Do they mean when it fails? I thought it should only have air going through it normally. Guess they dropped the ball on mine; its under the sink (easily accessible) and when it decided to malfunction, the floor and everything below it got wet. Think the damage will be evident someday.
No, they don't mean when it fails. Under certain conditions water is expelled as a normal part of its operation, and the RV manufacturers cannot read.
Another clue from their website:
ATMOSPHERIC VACUUM BREAKER/
CHECK VALVE
(571 Vac Chk) must be 6” above flood
rim of the highest fixture connected
to the wasteholding tank. (ASSE
1001-02; device shall not be installed
where the venting of water from the
device during normal functioning will
cause damage.)
