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Removing black tank for septic system

kilboar
Explorer
Explorer
Has anyone done this?

Just bought a 2017 Coleman Travel Trailer to park and hook into a septic system and want to bypass the black water tank and hopefully even install a residential toilet. Is there a simple or better way of doing this?
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Grit_dog
Navigator
Navigator
^Hes going to use it as a cabin and not move it.
To the OP, you doing the same with the gray tank or still plan on dump ing it?
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Westcoasting
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Explorer
Why would you want to do it, what are the advantages?

Guy_Roan
Explorer
Explorer
Lots of people who have their trailers on a permanent site at our RV park have done it.
It is relatively simple to drop the tank and take it out,but the big consideration is hooking up the vent pipe to the sewer pipe.
I'll probably be doing it with our 2018 trailer as soon as I have a problem with the toilet

Guy

Lwiddis
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Explorer II
I vote with Ed. Bunch of work for little return.
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edbehnke
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Explorer
to do it correctly you'd need to know the plumbing rules. and, if you take out the black water tank at some point i'd think you will sale the trailer and it won't have a tank...replacing it would probably cost $1300-2000.

i'd suggest just leaving the tank alone and figure out a dumbing schedule, i.e. every two weeks or so.

http://www.rvdoctor.com/2011/03/rv-holding-tank-removal.html

emoving tank could also cause smells.
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