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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Topic: Black tank flushing? Posted: 23 Jun 2014 at 12:34pm |
Always a good idea, to ensure the solids are flushed out. Otherwise they will collect over time just inside the tank at the flush pipe, dry out, and then you have a really crappy problem.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Cap-n-Cray
Senior Member Joined: 22 Feb 2014 Location: Bainbridge Is Online Status: Offline Posts: 121 |
Posted: 23 Jun 2014 at 10:42pm |
Moose, you are correct. I found the valve under the bathroom sink. Looks like I need to remove the sink skirt to access the valve. I usually like to do my own work, but it is a new trailer. Maybe let a dealer repair it.
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Cary
2014 RP-177 |
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2014 at 8:55am |
Awesome, glad you found it. If it's convenient for you to have your dealer do it I would. I let mine do several warranty things that I could have done myself just because of it being new as well! Please let us know for sure if it does just indeed be installed backwards, a silly mistake at factory for sure but one that is annoying when it's your trailer that it happens to.
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Mike B
Newbie Joined: 14 Apr 2014 Location: San Diego Ca. Online Status: Offline Posts: 20 |
Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 10:25pm |
I too have this problem, brand new never used and after the first outing tried to use the flush valve and it only built up pressure. I also found the valve as Moose said and I will reverse it tomorrow. I also like to do my own work. You learn a lot from digging in and doing it. Thanks for your help.
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Mike B
Newbie Joined: 14 Apr 2014 Location: San Diego Ca. Online Status: Offline Posts: 20 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2014 at 10:04pm |
Mine was backwards also, I had to find the way the water came in to the valve first, and yes it was hooked up wrong. Not to bad to do yourself, just a lot of white sticky stuff. Thank you for the picture and the help.
Note: there is an arrow on the valve that shows the water flow. |
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R & R-Pod
Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2014 Location: Alberta Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
Posted: 16 Aug 2014 at 1:31pm |
Another valve in backwards. Located under bathroom sink in our 178. 15 minutes to reverse & test, works great now!
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Tom&Judy
2014 178 R&R-Pod 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee |
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MoggerPod
Newbie Joined: 01 Apr 2014 Location: Durango, Co Online Status: Offline Posts: 11 |
Posted: 16 Aug 2014 at 2:50pm |
This seems to be quite common, my 2014 177 had the check valve installed backwards
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Brad & Laura B.
Durango, CO 2014 RP177HRE |
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janice
Newbie Joined: 24 Jan 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 18 Aug 2014 at 8:40pm |
My black tank flush worked fine a few times; now the pressure builds with no water going in to rinse the tank. What would be the most likely cause? Since it worked for a while, the problem wouldn't be the check valve.
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 18 Aug 2014 at 9:32pm |
The hose is possibly kinked. Happened with mine.
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Bulldogpod
Groupie Joined: 08 May 2014 Location: Greenville, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 41 |
Posted: 18 Aug 2014 at 9:33pm |
Janice, I am so glad you posted this. This exact thing happened to us. 3 trips in the pod. First 2, we had no trouble at all, 3rd trip could not flush the tank.
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