Black tank dump plumbing replacement?
My kids got a used RV and on their maiden trip discovered the black tank dump plumbing leaks. Appears to have one or more cracks in the plumbing from the tank to the dump valve. They tried to patch ...
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valhalla360 wrote:
Only reason to keep them separate is if you are somewhere that only allows gray water dumping. At one time it was considered acceptable to dump gray water on the ground but not black water. That was many years ago...now it all needs to go into a dump station and I've yet to find one that has separate drains for Black vs Gray. Who cares if it's all a Black water tank?
On the contrary. There are several reasons to keep them separate. First is, as has already been mentioned, the possibility of black tank smells coming through the sink and shower traps while driving. However, the biggest is that if you happen to overfill the grey, it comes up in the shower. It's one thing to have grey water in the shower, it's another entirely to have sewage in the shower.:(
