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BrokenElbow · 04-02-2011, 04:13 PM

I'm trying to camp in my driveway and use everything before we hit the road in two weeks for our 1st trip in the Monty. So I went to empty the black tank (I use a Flojet Mascerator). I hooked everything up including a hose to the black tank flush, opened the black tank valve and turned on the flush water. The black tank was draining (not much in it), but I can usually see the flush water pretty quickly. Nothing, nada. So I turned off the water (scratching my head) wondering where all that water went....oh oh. Looked in the Monty and saw no water. Looked again at the basement and there it was. Fortunately, not too much. Cleaned it up and removed the white barrier enclosing the water valves and hooked up the water again. Sure enough, the water is backing up in that hose and squirting out the connector onto the floor of the basement. None going into the black tank.

Ideas? Do you think the hose is blocked or is there a one way valve there to stop black water from coming that way?

04-02-2011, 04:13 PM	#1
BrokenElbow Montana Fan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valencia Posts: 207 M.O.C. #6835	Black Flush connection doesn't work. I'm trying to camp in my driveway and use everything before we hit the road in two weeks for our 1st trip in the Monty. So I went to empty the black tank (I use a Flojet Mascerator). I hooked everything up including a hose to the black tank flush, opened the black tank valve and turned on the flush water. The black tank was draining (not much in it), but I can usually see the flush water pretty quickly. Nothing, nada. So I turned off the water (scratching my head) wondering where all that water went....oh oh. Looked in the Monty and saw no water. Looked again at the basement and there it was. Fortunately, not too much. Cleaned it up and removed the white barrier enclosing the water valves and hooked up the water again. Sure enough, the water is backing up in that hose and squirting out the connector onto the floor of the basement. None going into the black tank. Ideas? Do you think the hose is blocked or is there a one way valve there to stop black water from coming that way?