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04-24-2017, 07:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,115
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RhinoFlex dump hose experience - YUK!
I bought the Camco RhinoFlex 15' kit about two years ago and really liked the functionality of the way it snaps together for easy storage, but had reservations about the durability of snapping plastic. Well, yesterday was my Robin Williams moment. Sure it's just a silly comedy and that will never happen to me, right? Wrong. I pulled the black handle to discover that more than a dozen large holes had appeared since using the hose last week, producing many picturesque brown fountains.
Getting past the mega star rating on Amazon and reading the one-star reviews, I see that this is the product's usual failure mode.
It was a great high tech solution right up to that moment. You have been warned.
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04-24-2017, 08:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
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I had a similar experience with the Rhinoflex we bought a couple of years ago and replaced it with a Valterra one. No further problems so far. Our Rhino was leaking around the connection though. One thing I always do after hooking up the sewer hose is to first open the gray tank valve for just a bit to test for leaks. Then I close it and dump the black? Then fully dump the gray. I'd rather find the leaks, if any, with fairly clean gray water instead of the nasty black stuff. LOL
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04-24-2017, 08:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
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RhinoFlex dump hose experience - YUK!
Excellent technique. That sounds like the voice of experience. Lesson learned.
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04-24-2017, 09:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Denver, CO
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An additional step I take is look at the connection between the hose and the fittings. They tend to unwind some and have to be tightened up. I'm planning to replace all of mine as they are 3+ years old and I'm not super happy with them.
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04-24-2017, 01:34 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Posts: 9
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I was concidering one. Thanks for the heads up!
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04-24-2017, 01:52 PM
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Senior Member
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 596
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Wow, that's a moment you look around to see if anyone saw it.
their quality must have declined, ours is going on 8 years old. I got a Valterra with this coach, I gave it away at a campground, hated that hose..
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2002 Holiday Rambler Imperial 40PKD
with Residential refrigerator conversion
2014 Jeep Wrangler in tow, M&G brake system
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04-24-2017, 04:36 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 7,736
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"............. One thing I always do after hooking up the sewer hose is to first open the gray tank valve for just a bit to test for leaks.............."
Sure fire way to eliminate any surprises
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2002 Country Coach Intrigue
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04-24-2017, 04:42 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 1,499
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Guess what I have and it's also 2 years old. Thanks for the warning.
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Tom and Amy from Northern Virginia.
2000 Allegro 454/Workhorse P32/TST/Crossfire
Life is a DIY project, so own less and live more
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04-24-2017, 04:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Sorry to laugh, but that was funny.
We just update to the Valterra Viper. Haven't used yet, but they feel like they are extremely well made. Our last Valterra (cheaper version than these Vipers) lasted 12 years of weekend/summer use.
Vipers are 26 mil and still very flexible. They are a little on the pricey side though.
We'll see how well they do once the season starts. Hopefully, they live up to the strong reviews on Amazon.
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04-24-2017, 05:15 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: CO
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I bought a Rhinoflex after my Valterra setup broke after 9 years. The Rhinoflex hose came off the connector after a couple of uses. Was lucky that it came off pulling it out of the cabinet or would have had one of those moments. Bought another Valterra.
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2014 GMC Sierra 1500 Toad
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04-24-2017, 05:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 224
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I had a RhinoFlex that sprung pinholes near the end, so I cut the bad part off and reinstalled the fittings. It worked well. For a while...
Months later I dumped the black tank and flushed it, then when I dumped the grey tank the hose split big time. I held pressure on the wound until it was done, then walked the hose over to the dumpster.
No more RhinoFail for me.
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04-24-2017, 05:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 8,433
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I bought the Rhinoflex a couple of years ago. We spent several months in south Arizona, and the hose didn't stand up to the weather there. It cracked in many of the accordion folds. Luckily I found the cracks before having a major leakage.
I kept the ends, and replaced the snappy hose with the Camco Heavy Duty hose. But, in the meantime, I had also purchased a Rhinoflex extension hose. Same hose, but no 90 degree elbow on the discharge end, just a regular bayonet connection. It was still in the cardboard box when I broke it out to use as a connection to my new blue sewer tote this past week. Well, the snappy hose leaks quite a bit where the ends are connected. I tightened them up, and made sure the collar was snugged up securely, but still have leakage. My plan is to get rid of the snappy hose, and replace with the regular Camco heavy duty replacement hose.
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2014 40G Fleetwood Discovery
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04-25-2017, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,283
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I buy the cheap Camco hoses from Walmart. I'm keeping a spare on hand. I've found the expensive ones do not last any longer than the cheapest. 20' like $7, and reuse connector ends.
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2015 Fleetwood Discovery 40E on a Freightliner XCS chassis with a Cummins ISL9 pulling 1 and/or 2 motorcycles, '07 Honda Accord OR a 17' Runabout Boat.
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04-25-2017, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Wherever I go, there I am
Posts: 574
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It's great that people get log life from the hoses. Someone said 9 years!
But these are basically expendables, like the rubber hoses on the back of your washing machine. Keep therm in use long enough and they will fail.
I think I'll just replace ours every couple of years, as preventive maintenance.
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2011 Itasca Sunstar 35F AKA The AdventureMobile
Dragging around a 2013 Ford Edge with a Blue Ox Alpha Tow Bar and an RViBrake3
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