Black Tank Leak From Over Pressure
Hello all,
Today at our seasonal site, my wife arrived several hours before me and turned things on as we usually do. When we leave for the weekend, we turn the water off and release the pressure in the lines, etc.
So today she arrives, turns on the water, hot water heater, etc. She isn't getting water, so she goes outside and is checking things. Our neighbor, trying to be helpful, comes over and finds a valve junction I put on for various water lines (fresh water, black tank flush, hose, etc.). He turns on the black tank flush and tells her he found the issue and try it. She goes in, water works (because she just had to wait a moment for the fresh water pressure to build).
About 45 mins later, she hears a loud bang, and water is coming out underneath. She calls me and describes what happened. After asking a few questions, I realize the black tank flush built up pressure, ruptured something and is spilling out.
She dumped the black tank, turned off the black tank flush and had someone at the campground confirm things... That's what happened.
So, we need some repairs I'm sure. I plan to have a professional deal with this. I don't know if the tank ruptured or just blew a fitting, but while I'm handy, I want this done right.
My question is this... It's probably going to be a few days before we get someone out to look at it and fix it. I know there's black water in the area between the floor and the underbelly plastic seal. Should I wait for a pro, or do I need to get this open and drained asap? I don't want mold or worse, but I don't want to damage anything salvageable (like the plastic underbelly cover) if the pro would handle this differently.
Thoughts? Stupid error. Neighbors are nice enough, but I wish they minded their own business. Looking for advice
Thanks,
- Mike
Today at our seasonal site, my wife arrived several hours before me and turned things on as we usually do. When we leave for the weekend, we turn the water off and release the pressure in the lines, etc.
So today she arrives, turns on the water, hot water heater, etc. She isn't getting water, so she goes outside and is checking things. Our neighbor, trying to be helpful, comes over and finds a valve junction I put on for various water lines (fresh water, black tank flush, hose, etc.). He turns on the black tank flush and tells her he found the issue and try it. She goes in, water works (because she just had to wait a moment for the fresh water pressure to build).
About 45 mins later, she hears a loud bang, and water is coming out underneath. She calls me and describes what happened. After asking a few questions, I realize the black tank flush built up pressure, ruptured something and is spilling out.
She dumped the black tank, turned off the black tank flush and had someone at the campground confirm things... That's what happened.
So, we need some repairs I'm sure. I plan to have a professional deal with this. I don't know if the tank ruptured or just blew a fitting, but while I'm handy, I want this done right.
My question is this... It's probably going to be a few days before we get someone out to look at it and fix it. I know there's black water in the area between the floor and the underbelly plastic seal. Should I wait for a pro, or do I need to get this open and drained asap? I don't want mold or worse, but I don't want to damage anything salvageable (like the plastic underbelly cover) if the pro would handle this differently.
Thoughts? Stupid error. Neighbors are nice enough, but I wish they minded their own business. Looking for advice
Thanks,
- Mike
