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silverbullet555
Explorer
Explorer
We are off soon on a trip and the camping site we are using has full hookups. Power and water will be great.

It'll be 4 of us for 4 nights. 2 adults and 2 kids.

A couple questions around the sewer hook up piece. Do you find it more convenient to hook up to sewer when you get there so there are no issues of full tanks later? Both grey and black? Or do you wait and see if you need to.

If you do what do you do with the 90 deg end that goes into the hook up. We have a dump hose that sits in a "case" on the outside of the camper. But, to hook in to the sewer I envision a 90 degree fitting will be advantageous.

This all reminds me that I need to get a fitting for our grey water tank to make it easier to drain cleanly.
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Kayteg1
Explorer II
Explorer II
SewerSolution is using 1" smooth hose for drainage and you flush it with clean water before disconnecting.
White gloves job if you are careful.
Additional benefit - you can turn the water injector into the piping/tanks giving them easy flush.

silverbullet555
Explorer
Explorer
Kayteg1 wrote:
silverbullet555 wrote:
Trip was good. Hooked up twice to drain tanks while there. Only bummer is the hose kept water trapped and now my bin that holds the hose has grey water sloshing around. When we get home tomorrow (2nd trip of the week), I'll clean that out and sanitize it.


In case you did not hear it before - Sewer Solution will avoid such situations.


Because it runs more water down the hose? I have the camco clean out fitting, but didn't use it in this case. Learning as I go. 6 of the last 7 nights have been in the camper fr the Oregon Coast to Lake Cascade in ID.
1995 Northland Grizzly 860. 2355 lbs of purple goodness! Sold
2005 Lance 845 - Baby Bertha
2007 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Classic CC SB 4WD
Torklift mounts
Torklift superhitch
Hellwig swaybar and 3500lb helper springs
2002 Cobalt 226 "Baby Blue"

Kayteg1
Explorer II
Explorer II
silverbullet555 wrote:
Trip was good. Hooked up twice to drain tanks while there. Only bummer is the hose kept water trapped and now my bin that holds the hose has grey water sloshing around. When we get home tomorrow (2nd trip of the week), I'll clean that out and sanitize it.


In case you did not hear it before - Sewer Solution will avoid such situations.

silverbullet555
Explorer
Explorer
Trip was good. Hooked up twice to drain tanks while there. Only bummer is the hose kept water trapped and now my bin that holds the hose has grey water sloshing around. When we get home tomorrow (2nd trip of the week), I'll clean that out and sanitize it.
1995 Northland Grizzly 860. 2355 lbs of purple goodness! Sold
2005 Lance 845 - Baby Bertha
2007 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Classic CC SB 4WD
Torklift mounts
Torklift superhitch
Hellwig swaybar and 3500lb helper springs
2002 Cobalt 226 "Baby Blue"

Kayteg1
Explorer II
Explorer II
There is a term "pyramid of death" who made a lot of forum replies applying to black tanks. I own different RVs for over 30 years and never experienced the phenomena, but I always use lot of water with #2.
Also when I pack to leave while having hookups, I start with filling the toilet with water to the rim and then dumping it.
As I said, I prefer to use Sewer Solution, but when we've been fultiming after house sale, we had 3" hose with dump valves open for 3 months without an issue.

StirCrazy
Moderator
Moderator
deltabravo wrote:


The general consensus in the RV world is to not leave the tank dump valves open full time when you have the poop hose hooked up.


I wouldn't say that exactly. I would say the general consensus is to leave the black water tank valve closed and only dump it when you need to or are leaving, but I would say most will leave there grey water valve open as there is no issue of toilet paper building a monument in that tank.

Steve
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Kayteg1
Explorer II
Explorer II
specta wrote:


How big is the shower in your Class B conversion?

I am just finishing the 2nd one.
The first one had the shower from Lance and it is sold.
For 2nd conversion I bought extended van and put shower from Fleetwood and fitted wet toilet under the sink.
You don't see how big TC is till you try to put the same stuff into van. 😮
As for bellowed - it is speller correction, where it should be beloved.

Grit_dog
Navigator
Navigator
specta wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
Sounds like finding camper with comfortable shower is main issue here.
I did own 2 TC who had the same bathrooms lay out.
But for long time I could not figure out why I am very comfortable taking showers in Fleetwood, but not in Lance.
Finally I took tape measure and check, that not detectable by human eye, the Fleetwood shower pan was 1.5" wider, when in Lance I had the curtain on my back most of the time.


How big is the shower in your Class B conversion?


Good to see you guys talking again!

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deltabravo
Nomad
Nomad
specta wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:

Yeah, RIGHT !
you have you bellowed TC

I'm still wondering what your "bellowed TC" is. :@


Ditto.
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deltabravo
Nomad
Nomad
silverbullet555 wrote:
Do you find it more convenient to hook up to sewer when you get there so there are no issues of full tanks later?


Hooking up the sewer hose upon arrival or later has very little relevance there not being "issues with fill tanks later."

The general consensus in the RV world is to not leave the tank dump valves open full time when you have the poop hose hooked up.
2009 Silverado 3500HD Dually, D/A, CCLB 4x4 (bought new 8/30/09)
2018 Arctic Fox 992 with an Onan 2500i "quiet" model generator

specta
Explorer
Explorer
Kayteg1 wrote:
Sounds like finding camper with comfortable shower is main issue here.
I did own 2 TC who had the same bathrooms lay out.
But for long time I could not figure out why I am very comfortable taking showers in Fleetwood, but not in Lance.
Finally I took tape measure and check, that not detectable by human eye, the Fleetwood shower pan was 1.5" wider, when in Lance I had the curtain on my back most of the time.


How big is the shower in your Class B conversion?
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.

Kayteg1
Explorer II
Explorer II
Sounds like finding camper with comfortable shower is main issue here.
I did own 2 TC who had the same bathrooms lay out.
But for long time I could not figure out why I am very comfortable taking showers in Fleetwood, but not in Lance.
Finally I took tape measure and check, that not detectable by human eye, the Fleetwood shower pan was 1.5" wider, when in Lance I had the curtain on my back most of the time.

Siletzspey
Explorer
Explorer
When not boondocking in our truck camper, we usually plug-in and then connect to fresh/black/gray/CableTV as needed or if we're not going to be using the camper for short drives nearby for awhile. When black/gray are connected, I keep the valves CLOSED most of the time. When I dump, I want a rush of water, and in some RV Parks it seems like there is positive air flow out of the sewer system which just fans up the black/gray smells if the valves are left OPEN.

We often use the RV Park's shower since our TC's shower is cramped and I like to keep it dry as much as possible.

specta
Explorer
Explorer
Kayteg1 wrote:


Yeah, RIGHT !
you have you bellowed TC


I'm still wondering what your "bellowed TC" is. :@
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.