Well, I'm buggered off..... only once since I installed my Tornado rinsing system into the black tank, have I found a hose at the dump station with threads. Every other time, the hose end has been cut. I'm assuming to prevent really rude people from taking way too long to try and clean every particle out of their tanks. I have a Water Thief connected to the Tornado and try to jam it onto the hose, but the back pressure blows it off every time. I try and hold it with my hands, but usually end up getting drenched as the pressure is just too much. I've tried crimping the hose and throttling the pressure, but that has had limited success. Am I missing something? I really want to use the system, as that one time (and a choice few when I could "hold" the Water Thief on), it really pushed a lot more out of the tanks. Appreciate your help......**NOTE: I am NOT going to haul buckets of water in and out of the trailer at the dump station. I really need a "connection" option to work.

The issue is people stick the hose end the sewer hose to rise it out, possible contaminate and some will try to fill there fresh water tank with it,

Just disconnect their hose and connect up your own hose (separate from freshwater hose of course).Mike

Not only should they NOT have a threaded end on to, prevent filling of fresh water tanks, it also helps speed up the selfish idiots who think that taking ten to fifteen minutes of slow ritual, while dumping, is just fine. Even though there is a line backing up behind them. I can only imagine how bad it would be if the same type of clods add a tank flushing ritual to their list of OCD procedures while dumping. It's simple, put a pair of disposable gloves on, connect the hose, dump the black, dump the grey, put the hose away, move on. If it takes more than five minutes, and there is somebody behind you, you need to rethink the ritual.Unless you are putting the RV away for the season, there is zero need for a tank flush. Once you dump, use the onboard water to add a 2-3 gallons to the black tank, as a bonus, toss in a small amount of liquid laundry detergent, and drive away. After decades of doing this, and dumping many hundreds of times, I have never seen a need for a flush system, or had a tank clog, while on the road. Sitting for months at a time, in a seasonal site, yes, on the road, never.

Walaby wrote:Just disconnect their hose and connect up your own hose (separate from freshwater hose of course).Mikex2. Carry an old hose for this. And be sure to reconnect their hose when you are done. And of course try to do this when no one is waiting in line behind you.

Yes, unfortunately it is intentional. Anything a facility can do to keep folks from holding things up at the dump station.

Do they cut hose end off at dump station on purpose?

LLeopold
Explorer
May 19, 2016
This just in, and to close this thread...

Woman Accused Of Taking Bat To Man’s Car For Staying In Front Of Gas Pump For Too Long
djsamuel
Nomad
May 17, 2016
Veebyes wrote:
8 pages about 2" cut off a hose! Some really need to get out & do some camping.

Best post!
dodge_guy
Explorer II
May 17, 2016
orggardn wrote:
Wow..... isn't this special. Sure didn't know this was going to invoke the proverbial sh*t storm when I asked the question.

Usually, I say "thanks" for all the feedback, not sure that's appropriate here.

Seriously, I did read every post and did learn something - which I try to do each and every day.

And you still want to come back!!!!:E
Veebyes
Explorer II
May 17, 2016
8 pages about 2" cut off a hose! Some really need to get out & do some camping.
orggardn
Explorer
May 17, 2016
Wow..... isn't this special. Sure didn't know this was going to invoke the proverbial sh*t storm when I asked the question.

Usually, I say "thanks" for all the feedback, not sure that's appropriate here.

Seriously, I did read every post and did learn something - which I try to do each and every day.
jake2250
Explorer
May 17, 2016
Gas stations are for just putting gas in your tank,, if no one is there you can wait and fill up,,five gallons will get you to the next station!! Oh goodness and I'll be so upset if you waddle out of your car and go over to pump, then fish for your wallet or ramble thru your purse for your atm debit card. Then go sit in your car diddling around while the pump has already shut off!!
Then get out and figure out how to get a receipt!!
Good Lord just hold the handle and put twenty bucks in and get out of my way!!

Putting in or taking out, I am paying for it,why you freaking out??
Where you going? were all just going to be jammed up on the freeway cutting dodging and screaming.

So I am paying close to three bucks a gallon (east coast),,(four bucks a gallon here), I need to check my oil, wash my window and get three corn dogs with melted chili cheese for $1:99, plus sit in the front seat and call home,, while the pump has clicked off three minutes ago,, then click and click to get every ounce of fuel into the neck..

But I bought a rinse appliance that adds a few extra minutes of time saved later to decompress and I am the criminal?
I have not yet seen a fight break out at a gas station yet. Have not been threatened to hurry up or I will be moved out of the way!!
Especially at a truck stop!!
Everybody has a job to do and we do it..
If you wanna rush it and just knock a few gallons off the by all means have at it and move on.
Even with the new minimum wage going to $15 an hour,, $7 to dump gets me twenty minutes of paid for time!!
$10 to dump in Montana and I cant dump all of my junk??
Oh well its your world,, were just living in it!!
Boon_Docker
Explorer III
May 17, 2016
2oldman wrote:
Surprised the mods haven't taken over this thread yet. It's coming off the rails.

Oh listen...............I hear footsteps. :B
2gypsies1
Explorer III
May 17, 2016
SCVJeff wrote:
4x4van wrote:
westernrvparkowner wrote:
Here is one actual other reason. In Montana, state law requires that a hose be available to rinse down the dump station pad. That water line MUST be labeled "Non Potable" and is actually required to be constructed so that it cannot be threaded onto a fresh water fill.

That's funny, since most older RVs have a gravity fill inlet for their fresh water tank, and a cut-off hose will actually fit into that inlet while a threaded end won't.:D
Any hose I have seen won't come remotely close to reaching my gravity fill

Trying to get away from the above unnecessary silly squabbling and back to the OP's question:

We've volunteered in national and state parks and we were told that the reason the hose is cut off is to discourage folks from thinking that it's potable water which they can use to fill their fresh water tank.

If the park has a potable water fill it will be away from the dump holes.

There are many new RVers out there who quite possibly do not know the difference between potable and non-potable.
Naio
Explorer II
May 17, 2016
soren wrote:
...After he does both tanks, he takes the short fresh water hose, located on one of those spring loaded towers, and slides it through his hose like he is cleaning the barrel of a gun. For his final act he stretches the hose tight, holds it in opening and FILLS HIS FRESH WATER TANK!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!

Ok, you guys can resume your pen*s fight now. I gotta go wash my eyeballs after reading that.
SCVJeff
Explorer
May 17, 2016
Stand Still and look this way

There, a double shot. Thought this stuff worked better.....

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