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Re: Black Tank Leak From Over Pressure
I pulled the underbelly down today on the back half. It was messy and wet and was able to see what happened. The black tank did in fact rupture at the top flange seal across the entire top front of the tank. I wasnt able to get pictures, but it's definitely that. The force of the rupture separated the bracket on one side and the tank is dislodged. I'll need to pull the other half of the underbelly down as there was a little more effluent on the front part from wicking. There is also some in the floor insulation above the tank from the force of the rushing water out of the tank. There was a small gap in vapor barrier right there, so that will need to come out. The only good thing from this is that the black tank was emptied before we left the last time we were there, so the only thing really in there was remnants in the bottom of the tank, a few dissolved tank tabs, and fresh water. The smell wasnt that bad overall, considering what happened. Have someone coming to asses things and see about next steps. A for the neighbor, I have no intention of calling it out and such. They are good people and meant well. I certainly won't thank them for this, as suggested, but they didn't mean harm, and I'm not the kind to want others to be accountable when I should have never had the black tank flush even hooked up without clearly labeling it as such. Should I be getting that floor insulation out now? I may need to drop the tank out to get to it, which I'm not sure I'm qualified to handle.423Views0likes0CommentsRe: Black Tank Leak From Over Pressure
Well, I wasn't thee, so I'm going by what I was told. Perhaps it was just a valve or fitting, but something broke from the black tank flush and there's a leak underneath. Nothing inside the RV, though. So, carefully pull the unberbelly cover and start looking?423Views0likes0CommentsBlack Tank Leak From Over Pressure
Hello all, Today at our seasonal site, my wife arrived several hours before me and turned things on as we usually do. When we leave for the weekend, we turn the water off and release the pressure in the lines, etc. So today she arrives, turns on the water, hot water heater, etc. She isn't getting water, so she goes outside and is checking things. Our neighbor, trying to be helpful, comes over and finds a valve junction I put on for various water lines (fresh water, black tank flush, hose, etc.). He turns on the black tank flush and tells her he found the issue and try it. She goes in, water works (because she just had to wait a moment for the fresh water pressure to build). About 45 mins later, she hears a loud bang, and water is coming out underneath. She calls me and describes what happened. After asking a few questions, I realize the black tank flush built up pressure, ruptured something and is spilling out. She dumped the black tank, turned off the black tank flush and had someone at the campground confirm things... That's what happened. So, we need some repairs I'm sure. I plan to have a professional deal with this. I don't know if the tank ruptured or just blew a fitting, but while I'm handy, I want this done right. My question is this... It's probably going to be a few days before we get someone out to look at it and fix it. I know there's black water in the area between the floor and the underbelly plastic seal. Should I wait for a pro, or do I need to get this open and drained asap? I don't want mold or worse, but I don't want to damage anything salvageable (like the plastic underbelly cover) if the pro would handle this differently. Thoughts? Stupid error. Neighbors are nice enough, but I wish they minded their own business. Looking for advice Thanks, - Mike1.9KViews0likes13CommentsRe: WD hitch question
We had a Pro Series, and that uses a friction bar for sway control. It worked well enough, but when we upgraded the trailer, we upgraded the hitch to a Blue Ox. We were split between the Blue Ox, Equalizer and Reese Dual Cam. Ended up with the Blue Ox due to the simple install, and easy hookup/removal. All are great hitches, though. Given you have the choice now, go with something that has an integrated sway control. The friction type work, but they are noisy as hell on slow turns and there are some caveats with backing up (you need to remove the pressure from the plate first).398Views0likes0CommentsRe: Bike rack on a TT
We had a 23 Ft Coachman and had a rear 2" receiver fabricated to the frame on the rear. We then just used a standard 2" receiver bike rack. Worked great and never worried about losing them. There are some clamp on models that clamp to the frame... not the bumper.449Views0likes0CommentsRe: Light weight bunk house manufacturers?
bud121156 wrote: We have a Freedom Express 230BH model. Sticker says 4200 lbs. Dual axle. No slide. That's a great camper! This was our first and it served us well for about 12,000 miles. We just upgraded this year to have more room, but it was very well built and never had a single problem!616Views0likes0CommentsTravel Trailer Upgrade
Hi all... We are fairly new to the RV world and love it. We purchased a Coachmen TT last year 230BH and kept small due to the TV we had at the time. We have since traded in the TV and have a Ford F150 EB with the max tow. We are wrapping up a cross country trip (6 weeks from Jersey to Yellowstone and back). We have found things a little cramped and are looking at upgrading. In know... we should have gone used first or done the TV first, but we learn... anyway, we are very happy with the Coachmen, but are open to other brands. However, its confusing... there are so many. Keystone has no less than 10, and Forest Rover has even more (Coachmen being one). Any way to determine differences among these brands? are some more "upscale"? Anyway... thanks for any help. We love RVing and are looking forward to many more years of fun.1.2KViews0likes5CommentsRe: Question on F150 Eco GVWR
aussy wrote: For what it is worth....I just ordered a F-150 with max tow and chrome package in long bed. I did the long bed on the possibility I would want to do a small fiver......Mine is coming in Blue Jean....what color are you getting?? datadr wrote: Thanks, all. Looks like we're getting a Max Tow package. We'll skip the Max Payload. We won't need anything that heavy duty. Appreciate all of the insight, and completely agree with the idea of "plan for the worst case". Better safe than sorry. Not sure on color as available inventory will determine it... but kind of keen on the Kodiak Brown. We probably prefer the 145" WB, but not opposed to the 157" WB.364Views0likes0Comments
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