We have a 2005 Jayco Featherlite 23B Expandable, used trailer, and we love it, with few exceptions. I am not ashamed to admit we are not pros at this lifestyle, so I will probably ask a stupid question. However, here-goes.....this Model is low to the ground, and therefore the grey water/black water outlet cap is not far off the ground. More often than not, any "full hookup" sites we are fortunate-enough to secure, include a ground sewer connector that is at a higher level than our outlet, and we have to end up utilizing only what water we can hold in our fresh water tank, and then using the "dump station" as we leave for home. What can we do to make our unit higher, without compromising our leveling, or damaging our suspension, etc.?

find a different campground. most of them I have been in have the sewer input at ground level. of course you could get a macerator pump or sewer solution and ditch the stinky slinky.don't do what I saw one fella do with a rental MH in Galveston. hooked the stinky slinky up to a clean out on a vertical sewer pipe about 2 ft off the ground. lift and dump, lift and dump, and repeat. :)bumpy

Hook up your sewer hose and dump on site........your grey/black tanks are higher than CG in ground sewer connection.After dumping you will have to 'walk' the sewer hose to drain it.If the trailer leaf sprigs are mounted UNDER the axle you can do an axle flip....install the leaf springs on TOP of axle. This will raise the whole trailer and give you more clearance.Personally......if I would just 'walk' the sewer hoseunless you really need the trailer taller for other reasons (towing level, matching to tow vehicle, off road clearance needed, clearance for different tires)

Search flipping the axles using the function above. Getting the trailer a but higher off the ground is probably the best solution.

I lean toward the Sewer Solution. Actually I carry it and the standard hose with my built-in No Fuss Flush.I was always concerned about the ability of the SS to `flush' out the leftovers once the initial whoosh when dumping was completed. A recent live test showed that the SS might do a better job of flushing than the standard with a flushing system. It calls for flushing, then back flushing than flushing again and repeat. The clear connections show when the water is clear.I, personally, am not a fan of `walking' the hose to the sewer after flushing.

The black tank valve stays closed until you need to dump so most of the stuff in the black tank will pressure and gravity flow into the sewer connection then walk the remainder to empty the sewer hose. Grey tank will also flow as it builds up pressure in the hose and then you can wlk the hose to get rid of the rest. You'll be surprised at how little is left that has to be walked.Flipping the axles will solve other problems as well. Helps to eliminate tail dragging in dips, reduces the vacuum caused by semi's going by and will make it easier to traverse rough dirt roads.

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Jayco254
Explorer
Oct 14, 2014
How is the end of your dump tube made, on my 2007 Jay Feather it was turned down at a 90 degree angle. After cutting the angle off and reinstalling the cap so the tube runs straight out I have no problems with dumping.
PAThwacker
Explorer
Oct 13, 2014
#1 complaint: low clearance
#2 complaint: low payload
pitch
Explorer II
Oct 12, 2014
Where are you camping where this happens "more often than not"?
We also have a 23b and never have run into this. Many times the approx. one foot section of the slinky immediately before the elbow will sag below the sewer,but never have run into a sewer higher than our outlet.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Oct 10, 2014
get the proper end cap and just dump grey water using a garden hose.
bumpy
bdhoun
Explorer
Oct 10, 2014
The Jayco hybrids don't use leaf spring suspension, rather the torsion axle. So doing an axle flip is not an option. The easiest solution would be to level the trailer with taller blocks so the entire hybrid is higher. This might mean you will need to use a folding step to make it easier to get in and out.

So far, I have not had issues with my '06 dumping, but I have had to walk the hose on a few occasions.
bikendan
Explorer
Oct 10, 2014
that's been the #1 complaint about Jayco hybrids, especially the 23B.

i sometimes have to walk the hose to empty it, on my Roo.
but we rarely have hookups of any kind, since we dry camp almost exclusively. therefore dumping at the dump station is usually easier than at the FU campsite, if the campsite sewer dump is high.
time2roll
Nomad
Oct 09, 2014
I would continue to use the sewer as is. Just leave the grey open and use the fresh water connection so you can take a shower etc. Dump the black only as needed. Then visit the dump station on the way out to empty the tanks completely.

Yes some places are a PITN.
Padlin
Explorer
Oct 09, 2014
Could lug around 4" high blocks to drive the trailer up on when first setting up. A pair of 4" x 8" x 5' blocks may be heavy though.
1492
Moderator
Oct 09, 2014
Moved from Forum Technical Support
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Oct 09, 2014
K Charles wrote:
When you dump the black tank it is higher then the hose so it will empty. Only the hose will have stuff in it. Then dump the gray so the stuff in the hose isn't that yucky. Then pick up the hose (with both ends still hooked) a few times and it will empty.

and that last cup of "stuff" in the ridges of the stinky slinky will go on your shoes.
bumpy

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