frozen sewer hose and water line

...You need the sewer hose to have a good slope to it for the gary water to drain,...

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After staying at Cg's that either had a high pipe on the sewer dump or unlevel ground, I bought one of these. It will fix just about anything you can encounter regarding getting the proper slope to dump from RV to including going around trees!

The Sidewinder:

I've live full time in a TT, in 8 years I never had a hose freeze. You need the sewer hose to have a good slope to it for the gary water to drain, No flat spots. For my fresh water I use heat tape,taped to the hose with black pipe insulation over the hose an heat tape, I keep about 2 feet of heat tape out past the end of the hose to warp around the hose bibb.,this will keep ever thing working.

Have always left grey open...no problem in over 30 years...to each his own.

It doesn't matter; no tank should be left open. Only open to dump. Period.

Travlingman wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:

Travlingman wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

I haven't had water all day because my line must have froze and so after lugging jugs of water back and forth in order to do dishes I notice my sewer hose is now frozen. Any advice on what to do would be greatly appreciated.

WHY are you leaving your black tank sewer blade OPEN?

Whether you are just RV'ing or 'living' in your RV you leave the black tank closed. Let it fill to 3/4 and then dump.

The reason your sewer hose is frozen is because there is waste just sitting it in, now frozen.

Waste needs WATER to move. That also means there is most likely a mountain of poop in your black tank also.

Leave black tank closed when 3/4 fill dump. That water takes all of it out and completely down the sewer hookup. NOTHING should be in your sewer lines.

Frozen water line:
In freezing temps you need to:

Disconnect water hose from spigot and your RV.
then Drain the water hose.

That way come morning when the temps rise you just reconnect the hose and you are back in business.

Where did the op say the black tank valve is open?

OP, is it your hose that is froze up, water spiqot or is it froze inside the camper. If in camper, you can turn furnace up or put a heater in basement to help it warm up faster.

As far as the sewer hose, make sure you have a good drop angle from camper to sewer outlet. To unthaw, put hot water down hose to thaw out.

The OP stated that his sewer hose is now froze.. The assumption was made that the black valve was left open.,. I think if I were camping in this cold , I would assure that my sewer tube had proper pitch to drain...

The ONLY ways his sewer tube froze would be that a valve was left open

,AND-OR improper drainage on the sewer tube..
I would get the heaters and or hair dryer out.. I too would be concerned to move it too much while froze.....

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Here is a picture of a neighbor camper who pulled in for a long weekend with 6 people.

I tried to help him by telling him NOT to leave the black tank open when I first saw the hose filling up.

This is what he had to deal with when it came time to leave. That hose is packed solid with poop because there is no water to move it along into the dump, Like there would have been had he left the black tank 'closed' and dumped when 3/4 full.

Would the same thing not have happened if they left the grey tank open. The op said they were washing dishes by hauling water in. The water from washing dishes goes into the grey tank.

So back to how do you know it was the black tank left open.

In a word, yes...happened to my neighbor..left grey water open but hose had virtually no pitch....entire sewer hose froze. Again, no where did OP say he left black tank open...said they were doing dishes...

I have done a lot of winter camping in temps that were sometimes around 0 and below 0. A thick cardboard tube is great to insulate a sewer hose. I found one at a hardware store that lengths of steel rods came in and it was the perfect size for my sewer hose. It is best to locate one before you head out camping and carry it with you if you are going to cold climates. As for a water hose you will have to use a hose with a heat strip in it. They can be found at hardware stores and camping world. As mentioned above keep your black water tank valve closed, except of dumping. My black and gray water valves are both in the enclosed and insulated belly of my trailer and are heated with basement heat so internal plumbing is protected against freezing. If you are going to be away from your trailer for a few days I would leave the furnace set at about 50 degrees just to keep everything thawed while gone.

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rockhillmanor wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:

Travlingman wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

I haven't had water all day because my line must have froze and so after lugging jugs of water back and forth in order to do dishes I notice my sewer hose is now frozen. Any advice on what to do would be greatly appreciated.

WHY are you leaving your black tank sewer blade OPEN?

Whether you are just RV'ing or 'living' in your RV you leave the black tank closed. Let it fill to 3/4 and then dump.

The reason your sewer hose is frozen is because there is waste just sitting it in, now frozen.

Waste needs WATER to move. That also means there is most likely a mountain of poop in your black tank also.

Leave black tank closed when 3/4 fill dump. That water takes all of it out and completely down the sewer hookup. NOTHING should be in your sewer lines.

Frozen water line:
In freezing temps you need to:

Disconnect water hose from spigot and your RV.
then Drain the water hose.

That way come morning when the temps rise you just reconnect the hose and you are back in business.

Where did the op say the black tank valve is open?

OP, is it your hose that is froze up, water spiqot or is it froze inside the camper. If in camper, you can turn furnace up or put a heater in basement to help it warm up faster.

As far as the sewer hose, make sure you have a good drop angle from camper to sewer outlet. To unthaw, put hot water down hose to thaw out.

The OP stated that his sewer hose is now froze.. The assumption was made that the black valve was left open.,. I think if I were camping in this cold , I would assure that my sewer tube had proper pitch to drain...

The ONLY ways his sewer tube froze would be that a valve was left open

,AND-OR improper drainage on the sewer tube..
I would get the heaters and or hair dryer out.. I too would be concerned to move it too much while froze.....

x2
Here is a picture of a neighbor camper who pulled in for a long weekend with 6 people.

I tried to help him by telling him NOT to leave the black tank open when I first saw the hose filling up.

This is what he had to deal with when it came time to leave. That hose is packed solid with poop because there is no water to move it along into the dump, Like there would have been had he left the black tank 'closed' and dumped when 3/4 full.

Would the same thing not have happened if they left the grey tank open. The op said they were washing dishes by hauling water in. The water from washing dishes goes into the grey tank.

So back to how do you know it was the black tank left open.

^^^^^^^ NOW That would have been a real BIG poopsicle !!!!

ford truck guy wrote:

Travlingman wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

I haven't had water all day because my line must have froze and so after lugging jugs of water back and forth in order to do dishes I notice my sewer hose is now frozen. Any advice on what to do would be greatly appreciated.

WHY are you leaving your black tank sewer blade OPEN?

Whether you are just RV'ing or 'living' in your RV you leave the black tank closed. Let it fill to 3/4 and then dump.

The reason your sewer hose is frozen is because there is waste just sitting it in, now frozen.

Waste needs WATER to move. That also means there is most likely a mountain of poop in your black tank also.

Leave black tank closed when 3/4 fill dump. That water takes all of it out and completely down the sewer hookup. NOTHING should be in your sewer lines.

Frozen water line:
In freezing temps you need to:

Disconnect water hose from spigot and your RV.
then Drain the water hose.

That way come morning when the temps rise you just reconnect the hose and you are back in business.

Where did the op say the black tank valve is open?

OP, is it your hose that is froze up, water spiqot or is it froze inside the camper. If in camper, you can turn furnace up or put a heater in basement to help it warm up faster.

As far as the sewer hose, make sure you have a good drop angle from camper to sewer outlet. To unthaw, put hot water down hose to thaw out.

The OP stated that his sewer hose is now froze.. The assumption was made that the black valve was left open.,. I think if I were camping in this cold , I would assure that my sewer tube had proper pitch to drain...

The ONLY ways his sewer tube froze would be that a valve was left open

,AND-OR improper drainage on the sewer tube..
I would get the heaters and or hair dryer out.. I too would be concerned to move it too much while froze.....

x2
Here is a picture of a neighbor camper who pulled in for a long weekend with 6 people.

I tried to help him by telling him NOT to leave the black tank open when I first saw the hose filling up.

This is what he had to deal with when it came time to leave. That hose is packed solid with poop because there is no water to move it along into the dump, Like there would have been had he left the black tank 'closed' and dumped when 3/4 full.