Black Water Tank

Hi,

We are new Rpod owners and new to RVing, we just picked up the Rpod 178 about three months ago and did a short two day stay at a local KOA. We both loved the Rpod. Last week we took her out for a two day stay at the ocean and had a great time. On the way home I thought I would empty the black and gray tanks as they were showing 2/3 full. The black water tank dump fine but I hooked up the black water tank and could not see any clear water or anything more coming out of the tank, yes the water was turned on. All of a sudden water started to flow out of the bottom of the Rpod. I tuned the water off and went inside and had water on the floor and in the bath room, I was not sure what was going on. I went back and empty out the gray water tank. We headed home; once I got home I called the dealer and got an appointment in two weeks to drop it off so they could look at it. I have spent 30 years working in facilities maintenance and hate it when things don’t work right and I don’t know why. I searched the forum for black water tank flush, and found a reference to a check valve under the sink in the bathroom for the black water tank. I hooked up a hose to the tank flush and had my wife watch the check valve while I turned the water on and guess what we had water coming out of the check valve. Not sure if it is installed wrong or broken but I will let the dealer fix it under warranty, at least I can tell them what is wrong with my Rpod. Good to know I was not doing some thing wrong.

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