2010 Scotty HiLander help
Hey Everyone, New to the site / group and the travel tailer life in general. Recently acquired a 2010 Scotty Hilander and have a couple questions and was hoping someone could help / knew the answer...
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You answered your own question about the tanks/gauges. Holding = black water= toilet. Likely toilet only. Haven’t run across a camper where any gray water goes to black tank. Defeats the purpose of separating grey and black water.
Battery question.
converter provides DC power when hooked to shore power. Generally dc fixtures can run off of the converter only up to the output of the converter.
The converter also charges the battery which also provides headroom for dc power draw when on shore power.
if you have a smart charger converter you’re not in any danger of cooking the battery by leaving it ON even if you don’t technically “need” the battery being onshore power. And it’s also easier on the converter to not be pumping out as much power as often without battery storage.
Ok, thanks for the help. I think my sensors may be bad then, as the holding (black) tank is only 8 gal as per specs, and i def had at least 3-4 gal in there, but the LED gauge was reading empty / <=25%.
Ahh interesting on the battery! appreciate the insight.
Sensor(s) aren’t necessarily bad. You alluded to the fresh and grey sensors working properly. Black water sensor gets gummed up easily. Either a semi regular maintenance item (clean and flush real well) or deal with it like 90% of RVs.
Fresh tank won’t be full unless you fill it. City water hookup doesn’t fill tank. It shouldn’t.
Battery/converter is just basic principle. Like you could remove your car battery after starting and the alternator would supply power to run. (Newer cars are different story but the principle applies )Idk how you’re handling draining tanks, assuming it’s not on a sewer hookup. Seems like a pain to have dinky little tanks in a rental unit….
Ah, good to know about the sensors getting gummed up. Any guidance on the best way to clean. I don't really see access to the black tank, but have flushed a couple times. Might root around more thoroughly and see if i can find an access panel to where the sensors are located. If it cant be fixed, then it just is what it is, but would be nice to be able to check it via the panel.
Yea, fresh tank is empty and i have hooked up to a potable water hose from my house (well water) running through a filter to the city water source, but upon buying the camper i sanitized and flushed the potable water tank. There is unfortunately some debris in the tank from past users, i assume putting a water hose on the ground and then into the tank, which i am trying to figure out how to flush out. The PEX plumbing runs to a little push valve drain prior to the pump, which when i activate drains a lot more slowly than the same style in-line drains after the pump, prompting me to speculate that there is dirt / debris in the pipe going from the fresh tank to the pump. Haven't gotten around to fiddling with it to see if i can disassemble and clean out. All of that is empty atm though as its unneeded.
Yea, i am running into grey water storage tank issues at the moment with guests. Right now, we have bio-degradable soap and shampoo, so grey water im just flushing into the brush, as its mostly clean. The black water, i have a roller storage tank, and i fill it up and bring to the side of my house where my outdoor septic inlet is and draining it into the septic tank. Its a bit of a pain, but im working on getting the process down and what tools i need to make it faster, luckily, this fills a lot slower than the grey water so far. Communication wise, I am just letting guests know up front about the holding tanks and asking them to be sparing with water. Still working out the kinks on all this as its pretty new and campers are a bit complicated. But also, the goal is for the camper to have paid for itself in a year or two, which seems feasible, so a bit of elbow grease isn't a terrible trade off.
Appreciate the insights so far!
