Sand in black water tank?

[Mr_D]

Originally Posted by bluepill

A good reason to use an inline filter. Cheap insurance.

We have an inline whole house filter built in, so far we haven't really needed it but........

[Dunner]

Originally Posted by MikeandClaudia

Just shows you have TRUE GRIT--Just like John Wayne!

That's pretty big talk... for a one eyed, fat man.

[Dr4Film]

I would suggest cleaning your black tank with a pressure washer.

There are septic companies that have specialized equipment for this purpose.

One good power washing should take care of it along with whatever else may be in the tank. You will be starting out with one of the cleanest black tanks found except for a brand new one straight from the factory and most of those have been known to come with leftover plastic junk from the installation.

Dr4Film ----- Richard

[LadyFitz...]

Originally Posted by Dr4Film

I would suggest cleaning your black tank with a pressure washer.

There are septic companies that have specialized equipment for this purpose.

One good power washing should take care of it along with whatever else may be in the tank. You will be starting out with one of the cleanest black tanks found except for a brand new one straight from the factory and most of those have been known to come with leftover plastic junk from the installation.

Dr4Film ----- Richard

Now there is an idea! I've never seen anyone come up with that for how to deal with poop pyramids, either.

[rf4]

didn't see this mentioned, but the sink in your bathroom will drain into the black tank (the shower usually doesn't); therefore, anyone washing their hands in there or taking a sponge bath will send whatever dirt down to the black tank.

We learned this the hard way as the kids are used to washing their hands in the bathroom and we dry camp alot in the desert - they filled up the black tank rather quickly with water on one of our first trips.

[Ken-55]

FWIW: years ago (at the stick house) we had trouble with the washing machine located in the basement. Turns out the screen filter on the incoming cold water was filled with sand. Turns out, the water pipe in the street was broken on the water companies side of the shut off. We opted to replace our portion of the supply line (from street shut off in) at that time since they paid to dig the street up.

[firedoc]

I don't think it is a normal configuration for the sink to drain to the black tank. But I could be wrong

[Dunner]

As I posted in another thread; the next time you dump, empty both tanks, leave one valve open and turn on the sink faucet. Need I say more?

[ga traveler]

Originally Posted by firedoc

I don't think it is a normal configuration for the sink to drain to the black tank. But I could be wrong

a few years back, some of the bright designers at the factorys, came up with the idea of running the water from the bathroom sink into the black tank. The idea was it would add more water and help clean out the black tank. Airstream motorhomes was one of them.

[alvinc]

Originally Posted by ga traveler

a few years back, some of the bright designers at the factorys, came up with the idea of running the water from the bathroom sink into the black tank. The idea was it would add more water and help clean out the black tank. Airstream motorhomes was one of them.

I figured it just depended on where the black tank ended up. I.E. depending on the unit layout and the plumbing, it was sometimes easier to route the shower or bathroom sink to the black tank rather than the grey tank.

[Dunner]

I actually wish my kitchen sink would drain into the black and the shower into the grey. That way it would balance the usage of the tanks and I wouldn't be standing in water after 3 days of my extended hot showers. I do have my grey plumbed to the black with a spare water pump, so I can pump excess grey into the black if it gets too full.

[sdennislee]

In my last rig the shower and vanity went to the black tank, so the showering off of snad from the beach theory has possibilities.

[ga traveler]

Originally Posted by alvinc

I figured it just depended on where the black tank ended up. I.E. depending on the unit layout and the plumbing, it was sometimes easier to route the shower or bathroom sink to the black tank rather than the grey tank.

I wasn't guessing at this. Each December there is a dealers show in Louisville, Kty. It is not open to the public. (I wish it was) You get to meet the designers of the Chassis, Motorhomes, Generators, Awning, etc. They actually listen to your feedback. That is why Ford came up with the new F53 air intake for the earlier 2 valve V10 engine. They quit dumping the bathroom sink water into the black tank, because we (the dealers) had so much negative feedback from our dry camper customers. I have worked on hundreds (probably thousands) of motorhomes. The black tank is always almost directly under the commode. It would be easier to run the bathroom sink into black tank every time.

[Billieg]

Originally Posted by ga traveler

I wasn't guessing at this. Each December there is a dealers show in Louisville, Kty. It is not open to the public. (I wish it was) You get to meet the designers of the Chassis, Motorhomes, Generators, Awning, etc. They actually listen to your feedback. That is why Ford came up with the new F53 air intake for the earlier 2 valve V10 engine. They quit dumping the bathroom sink water into the black tank, because we (the dealers) had so much negative feedback from our dry camper customers. I have worked on hundreds (probably thousands) of motorhomes. The black tank is always almost directly under the commode. It would be easier to run the bathroom sink into black tank every time.

I could see where this is a catch 22 for the manufactures. I don't dry camp and would like the sinks to run into the black tank so the grey wouldn't smell so bad and I wouldn't have to press the toilet pedal down to fill it up with water before dumping. I can see where this wouldn't work dry camping.

Maybe they could put in a valve you could pull so you could direct the lines to any tank you wanted. It would only be a few dollars extra of parts and labor to do it and satisfy all.