COFFEE GROUNDS

[Larry-P]

When at home, we occasionally dispose of coffee grounds by running them through our garbage disposel.
Has anyone dumped coffee grounds into their kitchen sink in the Monty's??
Does/would this cause a problem because they would settle onto the bottom of the gray tanks??
Do not want to carry the coffee pot to the bath & dump into the toilet. Out of the question.

[jackandh2o]

Larrt P, I guess I'm missing something. Why not just put them in the trash?

Ray

[Larry-P]

The coffee pot we use does not have a paper filter. We use a Bodem type coffee maker. The grounds are just loose at the bottom of the pot. Just dumping them into the garbage would be too messy.

[Art-n-Marge]

And I think dumping them in the drain is even messier because they might not get drained out enough when dumping the tank, then over time, complications may arise. Just cuz you can't see them doesn't mean something is not making a mess.

Any article I've read on tank treatment suggests it is highly recommended that no debris is dumped into the gray tank, including coffee grounds, food bits, any type of trash and that these items should be put in a trash receptacle that gets dumped elsewhere. I believe it's because a lot of debris settles to the bottom and may not get evacuated and over time, becomes solid, creates odors and increases the amount of water and time to keep the tank clean and maintained.

Same with black tanks, only bio waste, water and TP meant to dissolve easily. Nothing else goes in there for the same reasons you identify about the debris in the tanks. For this reason, I wouldn't put coffee grounds in the black tank either.

My view is that a trash can will be messy looking, after all, it all the waste from what you use in life. Use a covered trash can or keep the can outdoors, but not seeing the mess is worse than seeing the mess. I am not familiar with a Bodem, but I imagine it's like a French press type maker that has the grounds at the bottom and while it might be messier to clean out, I think it's far better to clean the pot into the trash, not the drain.

That's my answer to your questions and have been doing following these rules for some time with great success.

[bncinwv]

I would venture to say that you would be setting yourself up for trouble in the future. The galley tanks are a very slow draining tank due to the smaller sized pipe that drains it and I can see a very good possibility that the grounds eventually would build up and blcok the discharge.
Bingo

[CasaDelSol]

Buy a Mr Coffee for the Monty and keep the Bodem at home

[wingerphil]

quote:Buy a Mr Coffee for the Monty and keep the Bodem at home

or, if you dont want to change from the Bodem, buy some coffee filters and sit one in the sink drain and dump the leftover coffee down the drain through the filter then just toss the filter.

[Mrs. CountryGuy]

Phil has the right idea, and all the comments on NOT putting grounds in your gray tank, are, in my opinion, RIGHT on. Cannot suggest doing so.

Not familiar with the coffee maker, but, I'll be willing to offer to try a cup of your coffee should we meet someday on the road!

Happy trails!

[abonzer]

Not sure what type of maker this is, but if like a french press then put a small coffee filter in the bottom of the pot. Then lift out the filter when you are done enjoying your morning brew. Makes clean up easier but not perfect. We do this and it makes clean up easier. We use a french press when we dry camp and don't want to run the generator.
Neighbors like this method at 6AM.

[Larry-P]

Thank you all for your comments. My wife has been pouring the grounds into a paper filter and drining the grounds of water as much as possible before throwing the into the garbage. We just thought we would ask the question of dumping the grounds elsewhere.
We will continue our current procedure for getting rid of the grounds.

[Wheelhouse]

Why not just take the pot to a nearby bush, tree or green growth and pour it there. Coffee grounds are great for planting and plants. The grounds are bio-degradable and shouldn't hurt anything. That is unless it is decaf coffee, just kidding.

[ray fischer]

we save our 3 lb coffee cans from home and monty and keep one on counter to dump coffee grounds, bacon grease, etc, when full, throw in trash.

[hikerdoc]

I'm with Wheelhouse on this one. We compost ours at home and find a flower bed or tree to mix the grounds in on the road. Its a great soil additive.

[HPRUM2000]

kurig+k cups good no grounds hprum2000

[Buffpilot]

We bought an extra fine stainless steel strainer that fits in the sink trap from WalMart that really catches all the small bits. We do not put coffee grounds in the sink though.

[simonsrf]

....or you could try an AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker.

We love ours, and getting rid of the grounds is real easy.