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10-02-2008, 01:47 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Grand Blanc
Posts: 2,508
M.O.C. #5965
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Tank Flush
Love these rallies. This morning as I was flushing the black tank prior to leaving the CG, the water was starting to run clear. H John and Dave, ExNavyDiver, came by and told me about filling the toilet bowl and flushing it while running the flush hose and leaving the valve open. Instant stained water. Seems like using the hose to flush the black tank does not remove all "stuff" on the upper sides and adding the full toilet tank of water a couple of times gets this also. Oh, yes. I almost forgot, my older RVs had a separate pedal to fill the comode and the newer Sealand does not and I did not know until John and Dave came by that lifting up the flush pedal with the foot fills the tank. As I said above, Love these rallies. Thanks, guys!
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10-02-2008, 02:01 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: _
Posts: 5,238
M.O.C. #6337
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Jim
you have just discovered the "power flush"
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10-02-2008, 02:12 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
Posts: 10,917
M.O.C. #420
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Color me uniformed. I never knew that but Lorraine said she always knew it. Than again why would I ever want to fill the bowl??? I have always used the flush to fill the black tank and than dump. After 2 or 3 fills the water runs clear.
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10-02-2008, 04:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,294
M.O.C. #311
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Glenn and Lorraine
Color me uniformed. I never knew that but Lorraine said she always knew it. Than again why would I ever want to fill the bowl??? I have always used the flush to fill the black tank and than dump. After 2 or 3 fills the water runs clear.
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Glenn, as I learned today, after you have clear water leave it running, go in and fill the bowl up to almost the top then have Lorraine dump it and watch the stuff come through. You just thought it was fully clean.
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10-03-2008, 02:37 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tonawanda
Posts: 551
M.O.C. #3662
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I have taken a 5-gal pail and poured in into the toilet while the rinse is running to get a good surged to shake things up.I don't do this all the times,just occasionally.
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10-03-2008, 02:57 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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And while on the subject of black tank flushes, those of us in the northern freezing-prone climates need to remember that the black tank flush needs to be winterized as a seperate process. Compressed air and blowing the flush line out seems to be the easiest alternative (but make sure you have pressure relief somewhere, dump valve open preferably). I have never tried to get the pink stuff into this line, but assume it can be gravity fed through the connection. I also have never done the flush toilet procedure...the forum educates again...but will try it out this weekend on our next to last camping adventure of the year. Good information!!!!
Bingo
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10-04-2008, 02:57 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 2,751
M.O.C. #7753
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I have done the 5 gallon bucket in the past and it always worked but the back ain't what it used to be so lifting the pedal with my foot works well also. It is a bit slow and you can fill a bucket with the hose faster but the pedal is easier on the back... Dave
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10-05-2008, 04:27 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: merced
Posts: 983
M.O.C. #6171
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It makes sense, the surge from a full comode. I'll have to try it this week.
Thanks for the idea.
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10-05-2008, 05:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
M.O.C. #7673
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Ah! Good information as always!
Even if it is a "crappy" job!
Thanks.
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