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Hairy Podders
Senior Member Joined: 05 Mar 2014 Location: Northwest Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 217 |
Topic: Sewer Hose & Fittings Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 7:09pm |
We were at a campground about 6 weeks ago & I asked the girl in the office where the dump station was at. She promptly told me. Then said " it gets lined up on sunday mornings, so pull into an empty full hookup site & dump there". I thought that was a great idea & used her advice.
Lesson Learned... BTW, we have a straight clear tube that I put on the dump valves before the stinky slinky. |
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Darryl, Julie & Lindsey
Cooper & Libby- Devoted Canines 2014 RP178 2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 12 Sep 2014 at 9:53am |
Actually that was Budward with the Dawn. I tried the Geo method, and found the water softener caused more odor problems. However, we were having issues with the lower toilet seal which was finally fixed this summer so maybe it would be ok now.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Luv2Q
Senior Member Joined: 30 Aug 2014 Location: Central TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 309 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 11:27pm |
Well, heck, you guys & gals have taught me a lot, and I sure appreciate it. Aside from the advice on equipment & supplies (like Dawn), it's nice to know some do's & don'ts when hangin' out at the dump station. Yep, Trailer #1 would be a real PITA and Trailer #2 .. well, don't shake hands with that guy.
And I found that the RhinoFlex and most everything else is right there at Wally World, so that was good news. Thanks again, all.
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John & Teri
Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
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Kickstart
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Location: Ocean Shores, W Online Status: Offline Posts: 267 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 9:57pm |
Combine WillThrill's water softener and TNT's Dawn and you pretty much have the GEO Method which I'm using with the new Kodiak. So far, so good. Nine camping trips with the new trailer and my tank level indicators are still accurate--imagine that!
P/S Full hook up sites I backflush the heck out of the blackwater tank using a clear HydroFlush and skanky garden hose. Dump sites and it's a 2 minute dump and run. |
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'10 RP 175-Replaced by 2014 Kodiak 173 QBSL
'12 Toyota Tundra '05 Sportster (half a Harley) Retired-We're on Beach Time! |
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 9:30pm |
well number two is a almost pushing it! lol, i like trailer #3! |
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MoPod
Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2013 Location: Pittsville, MO Online Status: Offline Posts: 105 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 5:48pm |
Several weeks ago we were 3rd in line for the dump station. Owner of trailer #1 comes out with industrial rubber gloves past his elbows, safety glasses, and bottle of bleach then flushes and flushes his tank until you could drink from it. Next, owner of trailer #2 reaches into the back of his pickup for his stinky slinky that has no fittings on either end. He holds it onto the single valve on his trailer bare-handed and lets it drain for a while. After a few minutes he announces good enough, pulls it away still draining from both ends and throws it into the back of the pickup. He wipes his hands on his jeans, jumps into the truck and drives away. I hope as trailer #3 we split the difference. No rubber gloves, but a box a wet antiseptic wipes to do our hands as we get back in the vehicle.
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Bill & Nancy
2015 RPod 179 Previously 2010 RPod 176 2014 Explorer Sport |
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 3:58pm |
Same here Doug, I've not used gloves since like my first or second trip to the dump station years ago. I wash up after with soap and then some antiseptic stuff. DW does the same job for me as your kids do, she runs the faucet!
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WillThrill
Senior Member Joined: 04 Jul 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 298 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 12:00pm |
I bought the sewer hose supports but have only used them once. I wouldn't buy them again. We dry camp to often to make them worthwhile.
I have the clear elbow and really like it. It's good to know when your discharge is clear and when it isn't. The Dawn in the black tank sounds great. I will probably combine that with what I already do: putting 1 cup of water softener in the black tank after we dump it. And don't forget that your new Pod will probably come with the sewer flush already. Combined with the other tips here, that's probably all you'll need. I would suggest that you have the dealer test it before you drive off. The check valve on ours was put in backwards, so it doesn't work. I could fix it myself, but my dealer will be winterizing ours fairly soon, and I'll just get them to fix it then. |
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"Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien
2014 Hood River 177 2005 GMC Envoy XL |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 11:18am |
I have gloves but rarely use them - at most I get a little liquid on my hands and my kids always open the door and run the faucet so I can wash up afterwards w/o touching anything. I also have them Lysol the bottoms of my shoes before I go in to wash.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Grayotter
Groupie Joined: 06 Aug 2014 Location: Morro Bay Online Status: Offline Posts: 60 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2014 at 10:32am |
Love your Dawn idea. Does it keep your blackwater sending unit clean enough to be accurate?
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