Mondooker wrote:
I had plans for my first day of motorhome shopping yesterday and wasn't able to go so next Saturday will be the time. The question below is one of the questions I was going to ask at the dealership.
I was watching a walk around video the other day and saw something that surprised me, if I saw it right? If you have a bath and a half do you have two dump stations outside the coach? I just thought it would all go into one place.
When you're hooking up and flushing the black tank is it clean and orderly if done correctly or is it a dirty job under the best of circumstances? I've read that this is the worst part of camping!
Thanks guys
You have plenty of answers to your tank question, so as to what is the best method in a 1 1/2 bath model, might take some research.
Now, with the question of dumping the tanks and even though, ours has a single bath, I believe I have it down to max. simplicity and overall cleanliness of the operation.
My hose is always connected.
The last thing that goes through it, is a lot of soapy grey water.
It then gets stored in a zig zag configuration in the same basement compartment that the connections are in.
So, I just pull it out for inserting the end and also use a donut seal, if possible. Release the black water and then on occasion, run the internal spray nozzles, which is OEM and built in to the unit.
Close the black valve when complete.
Next, lift the hose to make sure it's clear.
Open the grey valve for dumping.
Close the grey valve.
Lift the hose again to clear it.
Zig zag it back in the basement.
You touch very little of anything with this method.
No disconnecting, standing on your head or holding it in the air and trying to run water through it....etc...etc...
What I've seen performed at some of the dump stations, caused me to hang my head and not watch, until they were done, not to mention the ones who just have to make a complete mess of things for the next in line.