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12-10-2017, 02:02 PM
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Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
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Combined Gray & Black tank
Just read the article in FMCA magazine about the Newell. Noticed they have a either a 143 or optional 184 gallon COMBINED gray and black tank. Wow ... wouldn't that be nice .... one tank and use the flush ... would get everything out and your gray wouldn't get all yukky. Wonder if Entegra might do that in the future? If so, that might be something that would be worth trading up for!
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Lynn & (Dan in spirit ) Fur kids Carl & Alvin
Full time - home base is Myakka River Motorcoach Resort in Port Charlotte, FL
2015 Entegra Anthem 44B with HWH Active Air
2021 Grand Cherokee Summit
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12-10-2017, 02:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Montgomery, TX (Home Sweet Home)
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A single holding tank is something I’ve noticed on other higher end coaches.
I’m certainly going to buy one..
.. as soon as we hit the Powerball.
-Matt
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2017 Entegra Aspire 44R (bunks) towing 2019 F-350 LB (Sold)
2012 Tiffin Phaeton 40QKH (Our Phaeton was so nice, we bought it twice)
2016 Open Range RF376FBH (Sold)
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12-10-2017, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I have a better idea! The black and grey tanks should be pink. You see my wife and I have all the routine jobs categorized as blue and pink jobs. I do blue, she does pink. If the tanks were pink......I wouldn’t have to worry about them anymore.
Unfortunately THAT will never happen.
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Larry and Stacey
2016 Entegra Anthem 42 RBQ
2016 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
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12-10-2017, 03:18 PM
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Seriously. Why does the industry use two tanks? Just one makes more sense. It would be a lot less complicated. If the reason is to have a way to flush the poo from the hose, that’s cray cray.
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Larry and Stacey
2016 Entegra Anthem 42 RBQ
2016 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
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12-10-2017, 03:22 PM
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Location: SW FL
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It is good idea, but there are still a few places that allow gray water discharged, we stay at one in Nebraska. It's also allowed in my yard. Black tank or mixed, not so much.
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Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B"
A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded
A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold
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12-10-2017, 03:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brobox
It is good idea, but there are still a few places that allow gray water discharged, we stay at one in Nebraska. It's also allowed in my yard. Black tank or mixed, not so much.
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Gray is almost as nasty as black - can’t imagine anyone in their right mind dumping either in anything other than the sewer. Just my opinion!
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Lynn & (Dan in spirit ) Fur kids Carl & Alvin
Full time - home base is Myakka River Motorcoach Resort in Port Charlotte, FL
2015 Entegra Anthem 44B with HWH Active Air
2021 Grand Cherokee Summit
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12-10-2017, 03:29 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Highland NY
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For a cool 2.1 mil you too can have a single tank system.........
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2021 Cornerstone Y Azure
2018 Anthem, Victory Blue Sold, 2019 Ram Laramie 1500
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12-10-2017, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DebbieMH
Gray is almost as nasty as black - can’t imagine anyone in their right mind dumping either in anything other than the sewer. Just my opinion!
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Sharpe County NE in their county park allows gray tank discharge. Not my rules and my yard has never smelled or been contaminated from shower water in that past 20 years. However I really clean my gray tank before arriving home and we do not rinse dishes in the sink.. I am also allowed to dump my gray tank at my storage location. BTW, I have been called crazy many times.
Those that stay in resorts 100% of the time, great idea, but those that use their MH's off road, are not going to run to town to dump shower water. JMO and personal use in the past.
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Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B"
A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded
A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold
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12-10-2017, 03:52 PM
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Location: Highland NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brobox
Sharpe County NE in their county park allows gray tank discharge. Not my rules and my yard has never smelled or been contaminated from shower water in that past 20 years. However I really clean my gray tank before arriving home. I am also allowed to dump my gray tank at my storage location. BTW, I have been called crazy many times.
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I dump gray in my yard also.
I just got through affixing a hose fitting to my septic tank lid. That way I can dump everything right into my tank when I get home. I simply drilled a 5/8' hole and slid a hose end down through it, Then I capped the end. Now all I need to do is attach the macerator hose to it and dump.
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2021 Cornerstone Y Azure
2018 Anthem, Victory Blue Sold, 2019 Ram Laramie 1500
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12-10-2017, 04:07 PM
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Senior Member
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I like separate tanks. I also dump grey water on the grass at home. It keeps the grass nice and green and is easier on our septic system. We have an aerobic system and either way the water ends up on the grass. When I am not home, I leave my grey tank open and only have to dump the black tank every 5-7 days. If they were combined I would have to dump every day. On laundry day it would be more than once. JMO
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2014 Entegra Coach Aspire 44B
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12-10-2017, 04:52 PM
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I was at a state park several years ago that didn't have full hook-ups. A gully washer thunderstorm hit one night and as I watched it through the windows I couldn't help but notice a bunch of flash lights in the dark.
The next morning I asked a neighbor, thinking he had troubles during the storm. His reply was that it was typical for everyone to pull their grey tank in heavy rains so they didn't have to worry about filling up. That night several campers did the same thing.
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12-10-2017, 05:18 PM
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Senior Member
Foretravel Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DebbieMH
Just read the article in FMCA magazine about the Newell. Noticed they have a either a 143 or optional 184 gallon COMBINED
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If you combine your black & gray tank capacities What would the result be?
ours is 170 gal. (55b + 115g)
Just one tank instead of 2, without worrying that one tank will fill while the other is nearly empty..
The other side of the coin is it is a lot easier to place 2 smaller tanks under the coach as opposed to finding a space large enough for the humungus single tank.
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'02 Foretravel... "This Shack will do"
being pushed by an '06 Scion xB
SKP's of Box Elder, South Dakota
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12-10-2017, 05:37 PM
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I'd can see a few advantages of the two tank system. One is when partially full, less slosh when traveling. Second would be that I've never come close to filling the black tank but have had the grey filled on a few occasions. My indicator of a full tank is water pooling in my shower. I would not want poo water coming up into the shower.
Edit: Just noticed this Entegra owners. I'm not one, but interesting topic all the same.
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Sean
2016 Duramax 2500HD
2017 Jayco 26.6BHS
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12-10-2017, 06:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Txloser
Edit: Just noticed this Entegra owners. I'm not one, but interesting topic all the same.
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The OP was commenting on the Newell advertisement ..So not dependent on the Entegra brand.
The Prevost converters have used a single holding tank for quite a few years
The newer Foretravel's also have went to a single combined tank..
The rest of the manufacturers may in time also go this route.
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'02 Foretravel... "This Shack will do"
being pushed by an '06 Scion xB
SKP's of Box Elder, South Dakota
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