Sanitizing Fresh Water Tank
I bought Thetford's Fresh Water Tank Sanitizer to use in my travel trailer. The tank needs to be flushed several times in the process. Whether you use this product, or just bleach, where do you dispos...
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I drain mine into the city sewer system. But I'm fortunate in that I have a sewer cleanout right at the rear bumper of our TT where I park it in the back yard. It was installed there by the nice folks who built the house back in '81. I cut the cast iron cap off and installed a PVC one.
When draining the fresh water tank, I just open the kitchen faucet and bath tub faucet and let the pump pump the water into the gray tank, where I let it drain into the sewer. It works great, and I don't have a mud puddle in my back yard from draining the tank the 3 times it takes for sanitizing. 42 gallons x 3 is a lot of water. I drain the bleach water, then flush the tank two times after that.
That cleanout sure comes in handy if the line at the dump station is too long. I just wait until I get home to dump.
When draining the fresh water tank, I just open the kitchen faucet and bath tub faucet and let the pump pump the water into the gray tank, where I let it drain into the sewer. It works great, and I don't have a mud puddle in my back yard from draining the tank the 3 times it takes for sanitizing. 42 gallons x 3 is a lot of water. I drain the bleach water, then flush the tank two times after that.
That cleanout sure comes in handy if the line at the dump station is too long. I just wait until I get home to dump.
