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Re: Needing advice for black tank issue
I did not think of the large portable tank possibility. With that, I would be able to open it up and get a high pressure hose in through the dump valve and try to break it down from the other side. I did try contacting a holding tank service, but due to liability, they will not pump or vacuum out of an RV tank, hense the 40 gal buddy tank that they will pump out of. I seriously appreciate your suggestions on that. As for a professional rv tank cleaner service, we are rural, and have none in the area and my only option for that is to haul the trailer into the city and to an RV service facility where they can do it. Being that I live in it, am rural and have pets, hauling it into a service yard will take some planning and why I am doing all I can think of to fix the issue within my means. All the suggestions though have my brain thinking and giving me other idea's, so I really appreciate all your suggestions.437Views0likes0CommentsNeeding advice for black tank issue
For background: I recently bought a 31ft 5th wheel to live in full time on family property due to the high economical cost of living in my area. The problem I am having is that the people I bought the RV from never emptied the black tank and it went through a few winters of freezing and was pretty full when I got it. I emptied what I could but there is a major clog in the tank, AFTER the bottom bend from the toliet into the tank itself. I have tried numerous things to dislodge this from wands, snakes, chemicals, but nothing has been effective. To make matters worse, the property is not set up for rv dumping, and my current system is to empty into a buddy tank, and then plumbing services will come out and pump out of that. It works well when the system is not clogged. However, because its not hooked up to a sewer system, I cannot keep the tank open and send a high pressure hose through the "back door" so to speak, and have to go through the toilet itself. I am at a loss and my next step is to have a mobile RV come out and drop the tank and then manually fix the problem. I have been considering, due to the situation where I have the trailer parked, changing out this system after getting it fixed and installing either a composting toilet or cassette toilet. We also have a harsh winter at times and this would also fix the potential issue of freezing the black tank. I do not plan on touring the country in my RV at this time, and I plan to keep it parked, as I work full time, so I really dont want to have to move the trailer monthly to have to go dump at the RV dump site. I have the ability to dump into a port a potty we have on the property on a daily basis if need be, but would prefer not to have to do this more often than weekly. My question to those of you who are knowledgeable in this area, what are your recommendations? Should I just get the black tank fixed and hope to never have this issue again? or change the system up. Also, if you advise to change the system up, what sort of toilet would be best for my situation. I am the only person in the RV, so one adult user. I appreciate any response, as I am new to the full time RV world, never encountered an issue such as this with a black tank, and am unsure which direction to go. thank you so much for reading.1.5KViews0likes9Comments
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