Pinhole leaks in sewer hose - what to replace with?

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:
I've had a Sewer Solution. Sold it after complaints from a campground for using too much water to dump the tanks and flush.

Then I bought a macerator. It's for sale. Not a good place to mount it permanently on our current trailer, and it is a pain hook up and take off. I also don't like having both the gray and black tanks open at the same time as required to use it properly.

Another thing with macerators is the heavy weight hanging off the end of the outlet pipe and vibration from the motor running can cause either the outlet pipe or the macerator connectors to break.

It seemed we were always needing to use the Rhino hose anyway.

The Rhino hose isn't indestructible. Getting it out of the rear bumper helps prevent damage. Also, it depends upon how long you leave it attached. Like any plastic / plastic like product - it is susceptible to UV damage. And small critters. We spend 103 days at Big Bend NP - and that did in a three year old Rhino.

For our next CH position, I'm getting some gutter material to put on top of the sewer hose to protect it.

Also - read the warnings about sewer hoses and the Grand Canyon Campground. The ravens know sewer hoses often have nice tidbits inside them to eat. And they will break into any sewer hose left out.

If a campground complains about my sewer solution using too much water my rig is mobile and there are many more campgrounds.

I found that the bumper tube rusted and the scale from the rust created pin holes in the hose. The hose was free to move back and forth plus the jiggiling .The hose in now in a 5" galvenized pipe and no more trouble. Plus I have Rino flex hoses.

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:


Another thing with macerators is the heavy weight hanging off the end of the outlet pipe and vibration from the motor running can cause either the outlet pipe or the macerator connectors to break.

if this is an issue, you can easily just use a foot of a good stinky slinky to bridge between outlet pipe and the macerator to take the vibration.
and as far as the excessive water use of a sewer solution, those who backflush filling the tank up three times using a clear elbow probably use as much if not more.
bumpy

I've had a Sewer Solution. Sold it after complaints from a campground for using too much water to dump the tanks and flush.

Then I bought a macerator. It's for sale. Not a good place to mount it permanently on our current trailer, and it is a pain hook up and take off. I also don't like having both the gray and black tanks open at the same time as required to use it properly.

Another thing with macerators is the heavy weight hanging off the end of the outlet pipe and vibration from the motor running can cause either the outlet pipe or the macerator connectors to break.

It seemed we were always needing to use the Rhino hose anyway.

The Rhino hose isn't indestructible. Getting it out of the rear bumper helps prevent damage. Also, it depends upon how long you leave it attached. Like any plastic / plastic like product - it is susceptible to UV damage. And small critters. We spend 103 days at Big Bend NP - and that did in a three year old Rhino.

For our next CH position, I'm getting some gutter material to put on top of the sewer hose to protect it.

Also - read the warnings about sewer hoses and the Grand Canyon Campground. The ravens know sewer hoses often have nice tidbits inside them to eat. And they will break into any sewer hose left out.

Rhino flex. The rain gutter idea is brilliant. We use two 2x6s that are cut to fit crossways in the bed of the truck. Lay the hose on those and slant them as needed for flow. Place 2x4 stubs underneath for angle as needed.

Had two cheapo vinyl hoses that came with the camper for about a year. On their last trip I was only draining gray water, but it was shooting out of holes and seams. Bought the rhino kit from walmart the next day and tossed the whole cheapo assembly. Will buy another rhino if this one ever fails. Going on three years now.

We happened to be near a CW where we are camping so we dropped in and had a look at the various hoses. The Valterra Viper hose might be the way to go and that way we can still use the Valterra bayonet style fittings we already have. With the Viper hose, you can buy just a section of hose and not have to buy a kit with fittings we don't need.

The Viper hose is made from TPE (thermoplastic elastomers) and Valterra says it is virtually indestructible, is puncture resistant and returns to it's original shape when crushed.

The only problem with the Viper hose is that it is around 3 times the price of the lesser EZ-Coupler hose and could cost us over $200 for a set of 4 hoses. :( Maybe it will be on sale somewhere at the end of the season.

Bumpyroad wrote:

martipr wrote:
The Rhino is very good but hands down the Sewer Solution is the answer. It changes your whole dumping routine, almost makes it pleasurable.

yep, I looked forward to using mine to dump the black tank. :)
incidently you can make one of these yourself for about $20.
bumpy

Your right Bumpy, I remember seeing a post about making one. I am not sure about the hose though, the one from Sewer Solution is a pretty special 1" hose. It connects with 1" PVC pipe for longer runs, I connect to 50' of PVC to the sewer at my home. For $73.00 at Amazon it is worth it, and I am a real cheapskate.

Lots of good hoses out there and stick with the "heavy duty" versions. They are sold in "mil" thickness and the thicker the better. I've got a 10 year old sewer hose that I got when we first got into RV'ing and it's still fine. It's a heavy duty blue hose, don't remember the brand, probably Camco or Valterra.

I always thought the pin holes were the result of freezing a hose over winter that was not completely free of moisture. Guess if it happens to users in the south where it does not freeze then it must be from mechanical ware and tear.

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