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Yes I did and this solved it for good. Sometimes stuff gets stuck down there. Reach your arm down the hole as far as you can. When down to the max feel around for anything chunky. Grab it and squeeze it between your fingers until it gets smaller then dump some water in it (After you pull your arm out of coarse}. Do this once a month for regular maintenance. Wash your hands before cooking. I do have a self help video available. Hope this helps.
THey MUST be kidding. A 2X2 board will work fine. Make sure that you bend it a bit, and if it gives any (ANY) indication that it might break, use a stronger board. You don't want to leave 1/2 of your stick in the tank. Get a stick about 3' long, perhaps 4'. If you need to go shopping for the stick, you might also find a metal piece of conduit will work as well.
I would also try filling the tank 1/2 full with water and then drive down a winding road. All that water weight sloshing side to side will (ok Should) break up the debris into manageable pieces. It might take a 10 mile drive though. And if DH has the truck, good luck with that one.
I would say try filling it, then drain a few times. The stick or conduit can help move things away from just below the toilet opening.
One problem that I did not realize until it was pointed out to me. If you let the bottom of the tank go dry (such as while in storage) the left over sludge at the bottom off the tank can become one large 'cracker' of material. Getting rid of this thin layer of material is also a challenge, but less than you will have. Adding 1/2 tank of water, then driving to a campground (about 10 miles minimum on a windy road) and it should all drain out.
A completely full water tank will not slosh nearly as much as a 1/2 full tank, as there is no place for the water to flow to as it crosses the tank.
Fred.
