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rocketslc · 09-01-2018, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by paddykern

I watched that video a few months ago.
I will stay with holding tanks.

This one about a cassette toilet is really funny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Z8DdrtuVo

SeektheSon1 · 09-02-2018, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rocketslc

This one about a cassette toilet is really funny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Z8DdrtuVo

Oh wow! I am thankful that someone else can be the guinea pig on these things and save us from that!!!!!

Okay, so it looks like, at least for me, after all I have read on this thread, regular RV toilets win......

SeektheSon1 · 09-02-2018, 07:56 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments. Everything everyone had to say was very helpful. I did have one other sort of related but not toilet question"

Do you always turn on the RV water pump and turn it off after every thing you need water for, like running the sink, and flushing the toilet? Or are some RV's different from each other and you don't have to turn it on and off with every time you use it? Seems like it would get old having to remember to do that. But, I saw someone on a Youtube video in an Airstream say that's how it works, and I was wondering if that is true for all RV's?

Isaac-1 · 09-02-2018, 09:11 PM

I added a pressure accumulator tank to my coach (installed T'eed into the cold water line under the bathroom sink) like this one https://smile.amazon.com/Accumulator.../dp/B00IRFW38W

It holds about 2 gallons of water, this lets me wash my hands and even flush the toilet a time or two after I have turned off the water pump switch. On my coach it will slowly leak down pressure through the water pump check valve after a couple of days. It also quietens down the water pump and smooths out the water flow which are additional benefits.

Some people just leave their water pump turned on while dry camping, though this does draw a little battery power, and runs the risk of a dripping faucet emptying the fresh water tank and worse yet potentially overflowing the gray or black tank.

SeektheSon1 · 09-02-2018, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Isaac-1

I added a pressure accumulator tank to my coach (installed T'eed into the cold water line under the bathroom sink) like this one https://smile.amazon.com/Accumulator.../dp/B00IRFW38W

It holds about 2 gallons of water, this lets me wash my hands and even flush the toilet a time or two after I have turned off the water pump switch. On my coach it will slowly leak down pressure through the water pump check valve after a couple of days. It also quietens down the water pump and smooths out the water flow which are additional benefits.

Some people just leave their water pump turned on while dry camping, though this does draw a little battery power, and runs the risk of a dripping faucet emptying the fresh water tank and worse yet potentially overflowing the gray or black tank.

That's really good to know.....noted! Sounds like a must have item.

So, if you are on regular hookups, is it fine to leave the water pump turned on the whole time, and experience no negative repercussions? Or is it a necessary evil to turn on and off the water pump whether dry camping or on full hookups?

I want to make sure I understand this completely .....Thanks again for your comments!

Isaac-1 · 09-02-2018, 11:21 PM

If you have full hookups you generally don't need to use a water pump or your onboard fresh water tank, you get water directly from the hose. Though again it can be a good idea to turn off the water when you leave your site as you are in a situation with unlimited incoming water, and limited waste water storage, think leaking toilet inlet valve that could cause the toilet bowl to overflow...

saddlesore · 09-03-2018, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Isaac-1

If you have full hookups you generally don't need to use a water pump or your onboard fresh water tank, you get water directly from the hose. Though again it can be a good idea to turn off the water when you leave your site as you are in a situation with unlimited incoming water, and limited waste water storage, think leaking toilet inlet valve that could cause the toilet bowl to overflow...

After a very expensive lesson ...I NEVER leave the "shore hose" hooked up, Hooked up Just long enough to fill the fresh tank then disconnect and store. Run off the 12v pump and fresh tank..NO Exceptions..

SeektheSon1 · 09-04-2018, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Isaac-1

If you have full hookups you generally don't need to use a water pump or your onboard fresh water tank, you get water directly from the hose. Though again it can be a good idea to turn off the water when you leave your site as you are in a situation with unlimited incoming water, and limited waste water storage, think leaking toilet inlet valve that could cause the toilet bowl to overflow...

Good advice, and thank you again for explaining. Makes sense!

Davidtr · 05-29-2020, 06:51 AM

https://www.wabtec.com/products/1415...eatment-system

When I worked on Locomotives this is one of the toilet systems that was used. If I were to choose a toilet system this is the one.

bddadles · 05-29-2020, 09:03 AM

Hello,
Been rving since 2001 and full time for the last 11 years. I have no reason to use anything but the normal RV toilet. After dumping I put in deodorizer and never had a problem with smell. Use Lots of water with each flush.
If using the water tank I turn off the pump at night just so I don't hear it if it wants to equalize.
If on city hookups there is no reason to keep the pump on.

I'm sure someone will come up with some exception to everything I have said but this works for us.

Now go have fun.

**Spdracr39** · 05-29-2020, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by saddlesore

After a very expensive lesson ...I NEVER leave the "shore hose" hooked up, Hooked up Just long enough to fill the fresh tank then disconnect and store. Run off the 12v pump and fresh tank..NO Exceptions..

This is typically what we do. It allows us to turn it off easily when leaving the rig unattended and my pump pressure is generally better than city water regulated pressure anyway. I always have water in the fresh tank.

You can run them both at once but when the pump is on the city water check valve is closed so you have to have enough water in the tank to do whatever it is you are doing.

As far as the smells go I have more issues with grey tank smells than black. My tank vents were strategically located really close to and behind the bathroom vent. This blocks proper airflow. I am changing out the style of vent cap and hope this will fix it. I rarely have an issue and when I do I can use some grey tank deodorizer to fix it. I never have black tank smells and never use anything but plenty of water in there.