We hope everyone is enjoying their RV summer on the coast!  It is warm! It is humid! It is great costal living! Along with the summer time comes some RV chores that may not be listed on your “Fave Things To Do List”. Let’s just get to the worst first! The Black Waste Tank!!  Black tank care, done correctly, really is not such a bad chore. Starting with a clean tank, close the dump valve, go inside and fill the commode bowl with water and dump into the tank.  Do this again! This puts about 2 gallons of water in the tank. Fill it halfway,  and add your digester, flush this into your tank!  All done until time to empty black tank again.
Not using a digester?  PLEASE do, the digester is essential to the operation of your black tank. We have found a good liquid digester is Pure Power Blue. It has been the #1choice of the RV industry for many years. It is a highly effective, environmentally safe product, low in cost. It ONLY takes 2oz to treat a 40 gallon tank!

Important things to remember about that black tank! It is a holding tank not a septic tank! Your RV black tanks are meant to hold waste for a short period of time, using a digester to break down organic matter quickly in order for it to flush out of the tank as a liquid.  Do not put any household garbage,  sanitary products, chemicals, or other matter down the commode! Use only RV tissue! RV tissue is made to start breaking down immediately once it is saturated by water. (Other tissue breaks down more slowly, most over a period of 30 days or more.)

The drain valve must remain closed unless you are dumping and cleaning the tank.  The tank needs water and digester in order to break down the solids.  A closed valve also helps to protect you from sewer gases. An open valve always ends in a clogged tank! And usually a clogged sewer hose as well!

Check the sewer hose for holes or damage every time you dump your black tank. Replace as needed. Sewer hose should have a “slump” just before it is hooked onto the in ground sewer pipe. This aids in reducing sewer gas infiltration in your RV.  If you are planning to be in one place for a while, you may want to consider hard piping, instead of flexible sewer hose. Enjoy your RV time!!!

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