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

[orggardn]

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.

[LLeopold]

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]

Veebyes wrote:
8 pages about 2" cut off a hose! Some really need to get out & do some camping.

Best post!

[dodge_guy]

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]

8 pages about 2" cut off a hose! Some really need to get out & do some camping.

[orggardn]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Stand Still and look this way



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

[jake2250]

soren wrote:
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.

Here let me help you figure this out,,, Listen,, how many gallons is he dumping??
I have two thirty five gallon (35 Gallon) holding tanks.
how long did it take??
Did he get the job done??
dumping 101
Ok?? If it takes me more than five minutes,, I am wasting your time??
So if your behind me at Arco I should only put six bucks in cause your in a hurry??
And to worry me about blocking the Semi fueling area with your motor home RV or what ever?? I don't care,, I gotta put 200+ gallons of diesel in,, I can pee before or after.. Buy your slim jims.. I don't care,, I mark it as a Fueling break!! if it takes less than an hour I got time to kill,, if not I am right on time!! (Company comps me for fueling), Take your time I got a dash camera!!

[EV2]

jake2250 wrote:
I will be glad to let ALL of my friends and fellows camper know where to Never spend their money!!

Seriously? You have friends?:?

[westernrvparkow]

soren wrote:

Walaby wrote:
Well, I've always felt like there's always at least one jackass in every crowd. Guess we just found the RV.NET one.

Mike

Well there is that, and the fact that his last post is pretty much unintelligible blather.

Mixing drugs and alcohol is the recipe for unintelligible blather.

[jake2250]

soren wrote:
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.

Post a you tube video of your Five minute dump of your Full Black and Grey tanks!
Actually,, have a little tour of YouTube on dumping you tanks and let me know what he average time is??
Oh Wait,,,, theres a guy already on You Tube that does a study on effectiveness of tank cleaner appliances,,, Maybe peruse some online information on dumping times..
I would like to learn the correct proceedure of dumping my tanks.. I evidently am not NASCAR ready to dump!!