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specta
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How far from home do you have to go to dump your tanks or can you dump them at home?
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
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towpro
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Explorer
on the Lot my brother and I built in Mountains of Central PA I ended up installing a "penn state privy" basically a 1000 square holding tank with an box with toilet seat mounted over a hole on one end that is vented to outside.
We covered the whole tank with a 68" x 98" shed so we store stuff in it.

I installed a 4" chimney to vent the tank to outside, than added a 120v radon van to this vent stack.
first time I used it you set on the seat with fan running and the wind would just about suck you down and seal you to the seat, so I put a high current dimmer on the radon fan to slow it down :).

at the final inspection the the inspector said "I don't want to see you bury a pipe from that RV to the holding tank". so we use a blue tote instead :).

with 3 or more RV's using this we can go 2 years before the tank gets full enough. We know its time to pump out the tank if you get hit by "splash back" when using the inside seat 😞

at new home I live uphill from street so I can use a masarator pump, but its just as easy to drive a couple miles down the street to use the local campground (that charges $20.00)

my RV storage area has a what looks like a sewer clean out right next to this building that is on the property. the building has a toilet so this clean out drain must work. I know the water there comes on.

I keep forgetting to ask the guy that run the RV storage committee about that.
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Kayteg1
Explorer II
Explorer II
jimh425 wrote:
I keep a list of people and locations who dump the grey on the ground because it doesn’t matter. Then, when my grey tank is full I stop by their house and let it rip. Of course, I also publish the locations online because it doesn’t matter. 😄


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jimh406
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Explorer III
I keep a list of people and locations who dump the grey on the ground because it doesn’t matter. Then, when my grey tank is full I stop by their house and let it rip. Of course, I also publish the locations online because it doesn’t matter. 😄

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KKELLER14K
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Explorer II
When I built my house...RV was in the plans. I have a water and 30 amp power service in the driveway for visitors, but on the side of the house I have a water, 30 amp power,
and sewer hookup for a long stay...

specta
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Explorer
steelhunter wrote:
I have a small creek on my property.

It's a good place to empty the tanks.


LOL :B :B
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

Grit_dog
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Navigator
steelhunter wrote:
I have a small creek on my property.

It's a good place to empty the tanks.


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steelhunter
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Explorer
I have a small creek on my property.

It's a good place to empty the tanks.

otrfun
Explorer II
Explorer II
DutchmenSport wrote:
. . . we use our camper at home, almost 100% of the time, we use our Blue Tote to dump our tanks and then tote that to our septic tank and dump into the septic tank. The distance from where the camper parks and where the septic tank is located is just too far. And to consider adding a new dump line for the camper would involve quite a distance, plus going under 2 asphalt drive way sections . . .
If you can drive reasonably close to your septic tank (within ~50 ft.), it might be less hassle just leaving the tote in the bed of your truck and using a macerator (and garden hose) to fill/empty your tote. No need to manually move or lift the tote this way.

Kayteg1
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Explorer II
DutchmenSport wrote:


Because we use our camper at home, almost 100% of the time, we use our Blue Tote to dump our tanks and then tote that to our septic tank and dump into the septic tank. The distance from where the camper parks and where the septic tank is located is just too far. And to consider adding a new dump line for the camper would involve quite a distance, plus going under 2 asphalt drive way sections.


I have 1 camper on my rental property in CA and I made easy "hook up" with 3/4" plastic pipes, who are easy to cover with dirt.
The flow is slow, but using camper tanks as temporary storage, works pretty well. Then once a week I dump black water, using fresh water pressure with Sewer Solution. Works as a charm.
You mention asphalt driveways on your way, but I don't see a problem to make part of the piping a steel pipe and drive cars over it.
Even garden hose will work with Sewer Solution.
Sure beats dealing with tote.

specta
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Explorer
DutchmenSport wrote:
We camp at State Parks almost exclusively,


I live in a state park and always travel with a full fresh water tank because I seldom stay in state or RV parks.

Never owned a tote and doubt that I ever will.

Being a one person show my 28 gal black tanks lasts a long time.
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

DutchmenSport
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Explorer
We camp at State Parks almost exclusively, and everywhere we go either has full hook-up or a dump station at the park. So, we never have to struggle over where we are going to dump.

Because we use our camper at home, almost 100% of the time, we use our Blue Tote to dump our tanks and then tote that to our septic tank and dump into the septic tank. The distance from where the camper parks and where the septic tank is located is just too far. And to consider adding a new dump line for the camper would involve quite a distance, plus going under 2 asphalt drive way sections.

So, this is how I solved the problem. We had a high rise neck put on the septic tank with an easy to remove cap. This is how the tank is pumped out now too.

I then built a ramp, very simple, just cinder blocks with a bunch of boards laid on top with some supports in the middle. All I need to do is attach the hose to the trailer, dump into the tote, and drag it to the ramp and dump away! FYI, I quit using the law mower as a tow vehicle. I found it much easier to just pull the tote by hand.







Of course, if we are at a campground that does not have full hook-up and we need to dump our tanks, we use the tote and just tow it to the dump station with the truck.

Very, very seldom do we ever travel with full tanks. But if we do, we can always dump at home too doing it this way.

JimK-NY
Explorer II
Explorer II
I have a Northstar camper with a built in cassette toilet. I can dump at home in the toilet. If I had to go to an actual RV dump station, I am not sure where I would need to go. There was a small campground and dump located about 7 miles from my house. That is now closed. There are two other places listed on sanidumps.com but they would take close to 2 hours round trip not counting making arrangements and dumping.

I have had this same sort of issue in many locations. I love my cassette toilet giving me the option to dump in dump stations, outhouses and even in toilets. I rarely use a toilet and when I do I selection a more remote location with a door to the outside and limited other users. It is not messy to dump in a toilet but there is an odor that needs to clear.

jaycocreek
Explorer II
Explorer II
I have a 35 gallon tote or I could use the sewer clean out at the house...I usually just use the tote though. I had a RV 30 Amp hookup put in near the water and sewer for full hookups for an RV...Comes in handy sometimes.
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specta
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Explorer
DutchmenSport wrote:
Buzzcut1 wrote:
Dick_B wrote:
X2 on the sewer cleanout at home BUT be sure to remove the donut before dumping since it can, and will, fall off when dumping.


The What?


Donut. Everyone should carry one in your dumping arsenal. Click here.


I had forgotten what they were too.
I used one a few years ago when my sewer was going into a PVC pipe that led 20 ft to the sewer.

Might be a good idea to get another one. The one I had is long gone.
Kenny
1996 Jayco 376FB Eagle Series TT
1997 Jayco 246FB Eagle Series TT
1976 Ford F-250 4wd Mercury Marauder 410 - 4V
Regular cabs. The best looking trucks.

DutchmenSport
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Explorer
Buzzcut1 wrote:
Dick_B wrote:
X2 on the sewer cleanout at home BUT be sure to remove the donut before dumping since it can, and will, fall off when dumping.


The What?


Donut. Everyone should carry one in your dumping arsenal. Click here.