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4Papa
Groupie Joined: 31 Jul 2017 Location: MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 62 |
Topic: Black Tank Filled? Posted: 06 Jun 2019 at 11:11pm |
Got a 2017 R180 and I have the seemingly standard unreliable black tank sensor as it always reads full. My question is, is the pipe from the toilet to the tank, straight? It would appear so. Visually checking the level as to how close the waste is to the lower filler neck (with a flashlight and the water pump off) may be the only way to tell if I’m close to better-dump-soon time.
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2010 GMC 1500 Hybrid |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 07 Jun 2019 at 8:00am |
Mine is.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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4Papa
Groupie Joined: 31 Jul 2017 Location: MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 62 |
Posted: 07 Jun 2019 at 8:48am |
Would you say the top of the black tank is at the very bottom of the 3-4" pipe extending from the toilet?
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 07 Jun 2019 at 8:58am |
That is better than in our 179 where the pipe has a bend that makes it easier for stuff to clog. I use a good biological agent so when I do empty the tank and use the black water tank flush, I can get a reading of empty. However, it does not last. As soon as we use it and go down the road, the sensors get coated again and the reading is off. I'm not ready to spend the money on a SeeLeveL II setup which would be much more accurate since it reads through the tank wall instead of relying on an immersed sensor.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 07 Jun 2019 at 9:31am |
The gray tank and black tanks are the same capacity. The gray tank is getting all the shower water as well as the dish washing water. So, my gray tank always fills way sooner than the black tank does. If I dump when the gray tank is full the black tank is never a problem. Its hard to see a use case where you could get a full black tank before the gray tank fills up. Maybe if you're using the campground showers and/or washing dishes outside?
The sensors in the gray tank are much more reliable, and worst case scenario you have some gray water in the bottom of the shower telling you the gray tank is overfilled. Let a little gray water out so it doesn't slosh and head for the nearest dump station....
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 6:48pm |
4 Papa,
Yes I would say that. Not sure what other posts mean. I can see directly into my black tank from toilet interior. |
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 8:14pm |
Seems like a sight-glass (or a clear tube installed vertically) on the tank itself would be a cheap backup indicator. Yeah, you'd have to look under the trailer, but it sure would be handy in some scenarios.
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 9:11pm |
Yeah, I dunno. My guess is that the nature of a black tank would likely obscure a sight glass sooner or, less likely, later. Some things may be better left unseen.... TT
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 9:24pm |
I would not want to have to clean the sight glass because it got dirty from the black water.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 9:45pm |
Better to be seen, than have the tank full to the brim and sloshing around and into the trailer interior when the monitor says empty....
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