โAug-10-2014 12:32 PM
โAug-14-2014 11:01 PM
PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:
I've had a Sewer Solution. Sold it after complaints from a campground for using too much water to dump the tanks and flush.
Then I bought a macerator. It's for sale. Not a good place to mount it permanently on our current trailer, and it is a pain hook up and take off. I also don't like having both the gray and black tanks open at the same time as required to use it properly.
Another thing with macerators is the heavy weight hanging off the end of the outlet pipe and vibration from the motor running can cause either the outlet pipe or the macerator connectors to break.
It seemed we were always needing to use the Rhino hose anyway.
The Rhino hose isn't indestructible. Getting it out of the rear bumper helps prevent damage. Also, it depends upon how long you leave it attached. Like any plastic / plastic like product - it is susceptible to UV damage. And small critters. We spend 103 days at Big Bend NP - and that did in a three year old Rhino.
For our next CH position, I'm getting some gutter material to put on top of the sewer hose to protect it.
Also - read the warnings about sewer hoses and the Grand Canyon Campground. The ravens know sewer hoses often have nice tidbits inside them to eat. And they will break into any sewer hose left out.
โAug-14-2014 03:09 PM
โAug-14-2014 03:47 AM
PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:
Another thing with macerators is the heavy weight hanging off the end of the outlet pipe and vibration from the motor running can cause either the outlet pipe or the macerator connectors to break.
โAug-13-2014 08:15 PM
โAug-13-2014 07:57 PM
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โAug-12-2014 11:41 PM
Bumpyroad wrote:martipr wrote:
The Rhino is very good but hands down the Sewer Solution is the answer. It changes your whole dumping routine, almost makes it pleasurable.
yep, I looked forward to using mine to dump the black tank. ๐
incidently you can make one of these yourself for about $20.
bumpy
โAug-12-2014 04:52 PM
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โAug-12-2014 11:19 AM
โAug-12-2014 11:08 AM
rockhillmanor wrote:Thanks for the explanation, but in my case the sewer hose is encased in a thermoplastic semi circular housing under the wet bay compartment I slide it out to dump and back in to store. It never lays on the ground and I just slide out enough hose to reach the dump hole. I never remove have to remove it except to replace it. I don't know what other MFG's have this set up but I really like it.Gjac wrote:
I guess everyone thinks differently on this forum which is good. Myself I would rather replace mine with a new one from Walmart every 5 years due to pin holes or rusted springs than buy one for 4 times the price that will last 10 years, unless someone steps on it. They start to smell after several years anyway. Mine is encapsulated in a plastic housing and does not get disconnected except when I change it.
It is NOT just that it lasts longer.
I too dug my heels in thinking I was not going to buy some new dodad sewer hose either. IMHO a sewer hose was a sewer hose.
Then I helped an elderly couple at a CG unhook their Rhino sewer hose and put it away for them because the husband was not feeling well.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE! After 6 years of handling/trying to jam that cheap stinky slinky that comes with your MH and then handling that Rhino hose just once was all it took. I ran out and bought one that day.
I could not believe how just changing to the Rhino made hooking, unhooking up to the sewer and storage SO much easier.
The key feature is that it "collapses" any where in the line you want so for short runs you don't have a full length of slinky winding all over you site to the sewer hookup. You are in control of just how much sewer hose you need. Then collapse it all the way to fit in one corner of your bay flat instead of a balled up slinky that won't stay put after you put it in.
And their connections and extension are IMHO the best around. When you buy the Rhino it also INCLUDES all the connectors you are going to eventually have to buy when required by CG's.
I use the sewer connection ALL the time whether it is required or not. Wish everybody did. It eliminates all the sewer smell that comes out when you just shove a hose down it without a connector.
Sorry for pushing the Rhino I just wished I didn't wait so long to get sewer hose smart! Sure made my RV'ing experience a whole lot nicer!:B
โAug-12-2014 04:02 AM
martipr wrote:
The Rhino is very good but hands down the Sewer Solution is the answer. It changes your whole dumping routine, almost makes it pleasurable.
โAug-11-2014 07:22 PM
โAug-11-2014 11:42 AM
rockhillmanor wrote:myredracer wrote:
I can't see any abrasions or signs of where the leaks would be. I can hear them if I lift the hose to move the contents along. ..
If you get a sidewinder you do NOT have to lift the hose to empty it.
Its' graduated and expandable to fit any type of situation you have at a CG. I don't leave home without it.