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Re: What mistakes have you made that might help others...?
run100 wrote: If you purchase a camper that comes with a brand new sewer hose, don't assume the clamp that holds the hose on the connector is fully tightened. If you make this mistake, the hose may pop off as soon as you pull the black tank valve. Now, why would I mention such a thing??? Oh yes - the horror of horrors! I was a crew chief for a Kc-135 crew, and our waste system is remarkably similar to that of an RV. the big difference is you have two people doing it, one below putting the drain hose in the trailer tank and the guy above connecting the hose and releasing the valve. Well, you darn better know what your doing above and below and communicate well before you pull that valve open to the guy 15 ft below whos about to get the full load coming his way. One day the inevitable happened, One crew wasn't communicating and the guy below hadn't grabbed the hose and placed it in the tank before the other guy pulled open the valve. The guy below waste literally bathed in **** head to toe. I always remembered that and have never made that mistake. I almost think duct taping the connection once its on is not a bad practice.638Views0likes0Comments
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