Pinhole leaks in sewer hose - what to replace with?

rockhillmanor wrote:

Gjac wrote:
I guess everyone thinks differently on this forum which is good. Myself I would rather replace mine with a new one from Walmart every 5 years due to pin holes or rusted springs than buy one for 4 times the price that will last 10 years, unless someone steps on it. They start to smell after several years anyway. Mine is encapsulated in a plastic housing and does not get disconnected except when I change it.

It is NOT just that it lasts longer.

I too dug my heels in thinking I was not going to buy some new dodad sewer hose either. IMHO a sewer hose was a sewer hose.

Then I helped an elderly couple at a CG unhook their Rhino sewer hose and put it away for them because the husband was not feeling well.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE! After 6 years of handling/trying to jam that cheap stinky slinky that comes with your MH and then handling that Rhino hose just once was all it took. I ran out and bought one that day.

I could not believe how just changing to the Rhino made hooking, unhooking up to the sewer and storage SO much easier.

The key feature is that it "collapses" any where in the line you want so for short runs you don't have a full length of slinky winding all over you site to the sewer hookup. You are in control of just how much sewer hose you need. Then collapse it all the way to fit in one corner of your bay flat instead of a balled up slinky that won't stay put after you put it in.

And their connections and extension are IMHO the best around. When you buy the Rhino it also INCLUDES all the connectors you are going to eventually have to buy when required by CG's.

I use the sewer connection ALL the time whether it is required or not. Wish everybody did. It eliminates all the sewer smell that comes out when you just shove a hose down it without a connector.

Sorry for pushing the Rhino I just wished I didn't wait so long to get sewer hose smart! Sure made my RV'ing experience a whole lot nicer!:B

Thanks for the explanation, but in my case the sewer hose is encased in a thermoplastic semi circular housing under the wet bay compartment I slide it out to dump and back in to store. It never lays on the ground and I just slide out enough hose to reach the dump hole. I never remove have to remove it except to replace it. I don't know what other MFG's have this set up but I really like it.

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

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

rockhillmanor wrote:

myredracer wrote:
I can't see any abrasions or signs of where the leaks would be. I can hear them if I lift the hose to move the contents along. ..

If you get a sidewinder you do NOT have to lift the hose to empty it.

Its' graduated and expandable to fit any type of situation you have at a CG. I don't leave home without it.

We've got a slinky. Actually several of them because we have a wye fitting for two grey tanks. It's a PITA to get the slope all right when you have a wye fitting to deal with and 3 sections of hose.

I got in the habit of just laying the hose on the ground and working the "stuff" along. Saves the time of setting up the slinkies and packing away. Haven't been laying the hose on sharp crushed gravel.

Gjac wrote:
I guess everyone thinks differently on this forum which is good. Myself I would rather replace mine with a new one from Walmart every 5 years due to pin holes or rusted springs than buy one for 4 times the price that will last 10 years, unless someone steps on it. They start to smell after several years anyway. Mine is encapsulated in a plastic housing and does not get disconnected except when I change it.

yep, when you add up an expensive aluminum trellis arrangement and a fancy stinky slinky you are about half way to a macerator pump.
bumpy

Gjac wrote:
I guess everyone thinks differently on this forum which is good. Myself I would rather replace mine with a new one from Walmart every 5 years due to pin holes or rusted springs than buy one for 4 times the price that will last 10 years, unless someone steps on it. They start to smell after several years anyway. Mine is encapsulated in a plastic housing and does not get disconnected except when I change it.

It is NOT just that it lasts longer.

I too dug my heels in thinking I was not going to buy some new dodad sewer hose either. IMHO a sewer hose was a sewer hose.

Then I helped an elderly couple at a CG unhook their Rhino sewer hose and put it away for them because the husband was not feeling well.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE! After 6 years of handling/trying to jam that cheap stinky slinky that comes with your MH and then handling that Rhino hose just once was all it took. I ran out and bought one that day.

I could not believe how just changing to the Rhino made hooking, unhooking up to the sewer and storage SO much easier.

The key feature is that it "collapses" any where in the line you want so for short runs you don't have a full length of slinky winding all over you site to the sewer hookup. You are in control of just how much sewer hose you need. Then collapse it all the way to fit in one corner of your bay flat instead of a balled up slinky that won't stay put after you put it in.

And their connections and extension are IMHO the best around. When you buy the Rhino it also INCLUDES all the connectors you are going to eventually have to buy when required by CG's.

I use the sewer connection ALL the time whether it is required or not. Wish everybody did. It eliminates all the sewer smell that comes out when you just shove a hose down it without a connector.

Sorry for pushing the Rhino I just wished I didn't wait so long to get sewer hose smart! Sure made my RV'ing experience a whole lot nicer!:B

Have had my Blue Line since '07 still going strong.

Another vote for the RhinoFlex hose. Have had ours for 6+ years now without any trouble. If you rinse the hose out good after each use you will eliminate most of the odor. Tim

I guess everyone thinks differently on this forum which is good. Myself I would rather replace mine with a new one from Walmart every 5 years due to pin holes or rusted springs than buy one for 4 times the price that will last 10 years, unless someone steps on it. They start to smell after several years anyway. Mine is encapsulated in a plastic housing and does not get disconnected except when I change it.

In over 20 years of rv'ing I've not found anything better than Rhino. We keep ours suspended with a Sidewinder.