Black tank flush

I'm curious.  I don't want to sound critical or be indelicate; I'm perfectly fine with "to each his (or her) own", but why would you not poop in your potty?  I think there is some shyness, perhaps when moving from tent camping to trailer camping, about sometimes noisy bodily functions in a confined area, but the wife and I have found it pretty easy to take turns walking the dog to give the other some throne time, and we've gotten used to the intimacy to some extent. 

I've heard of other people who won't use the shower.  I'm guessing they could save $5000 or more on a camper without a bathroom and shower if they aren't going to use them anyway!  I consider the full, even if wet, bathroom a significant luxury!

With a little care and nitrile gloves, I don't think emptying the black tank would be much less odious without the poop, and it's essentially hermetically sealed in the black tank until emptied.

What I'm about to say is silly, and again, I'm just trying to understand the thinking -- not be critical -- but it's kind of like not wanting to poop in your bathroom at home, it seems to me.

Any enlightenment on this issue may be too much to expect.  And take this as a general question to anyone with any thoughts on the matter.  I really don't mean to single out Jill -- because I know there are others with the same self-imposed restrictions....

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Cool Stephen good to know, in the 178 it is not easily accessible, I can see it from access on bed side of bathroom panel at bottom of wall.

My 178 - there is a one way valve in the flush line, the backflush valve. It is between the outer fill port and the tank. Mine is in backwards and doesn't allow water to tank. To fix I would have had to remove bathroom sink as it is in shower wall. Several on the forum have had like issue. I chose to add a new backflush to the drivers side near the black tank drain. Fairly easy to do and now all my drain stuff is on same side. I'm not sure where the backflush valve is on a 179. In my case it was inaccessible without removing a major piece of TT. Plus I like my flush on drain side.

We have a 2016 179 and dont poop in our potty. When hooking up our black water flush and turning on the hose, nothing happens, no water goes in and certainly no water comes out the sewer hose on the other side. Someone suggested maybe we have a crimp in our line somewhere, but what else could be the problem??? I get impatient and just put the hose down the toilet to flush it out but we want to know why our Black water flush isn't doing anything. Checking with you experts before we take it to the shop.

Originally posted by tsherv Is there a chance that something is plugged or not working properly? ... I'm thinking of adding a bunch of water to the black tank and try draining it again to make sure nothing is plugged