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Ruthless's avatar
Ruthless
Explorer
Jun 30, 2014

Black tank flush system

Today when leaving a state park campground, I stopped at the dump station to dump my tanks. While using my black tank flush system, the water wasn't regulated with a water regulator, and I didn't use my water regulator. Water was forcefully coming out of the black tank flush system connector on the side of my TT. Should I be concerned about the water pressure damaging my black tank or pipes?
  • Did any water actually get INTO the tank? If not the check valve at the inlet may be stuck closed and the water never made it past the valve.
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    On my old Quickie Flush, the hose blew off once at the tank. I put it back on and re-tightened the clamp.
  • The tank isn't sealed and the piping is much larger than the hose, so you probably can't do any damage.
  • Did you check the floor of your tt? On ours, when that happened, water also came out from under the bathroom sink.
  • Stupid question, but are you sure you had a washer installed? I know on my black flush connector, I sometimes have to use two washers in the female connector because the male threads aren't deep enough on some water hoses.
  • The concern is that you could blow the hose off the flush nozzle. On mine that happened and I had to drop the sealed underbelly then remove and replace the soaked insulation. Fortunately it was fresh water.

    Of course a year or two later the same rinser with it's hose now securely clamped onto the inlet caused my black tank to rupture stem to stern. Yep I got to pull the belly again and remove the insulation again, only this time it was a much more foul job.

    Unsolicited advice, leave the dump valve open while the rinser is running. :)