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05-02-2012, 06:31 PM
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Primetime Tracer 3000bhs black and gray water tank question....
I own a Primetime Tracer 3000bhs. The bathroom sink, shower and toilet all drain into the black water tank. The kitchen sink is the only thing that drains into the gray water tank. Is this the correct set-up?
Thanks
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05-02-2012, 07:40 PM
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No, I believe your kitchen sink, bathroom sink and shower drain to gray, toilet to black. if you have an outdide kitchen that sink will also drain to the black.
More specifically in mine there is a galley tank that collects kitchen and is tied to the other gray tank. So you may also have two gray tanks and one black.
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05-02-2012, 07:44 PM
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Do u know if there's an easy fix for this problem?
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05-02-2012, 08:10 PM
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Everything would have to be re plumbed I guess. What makes you think the shower and bathroom sink go into the black? I have never heard of any other trailer having such a setup
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05-02-2012, 11:09 PM
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The black water tank fills up when I turn the bathroom faucets on...
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05-03-2012, 07:34 AM
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I think I would contact Primetime. Surely that cant be right. If you find out something let me know. Im curious.
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05-03-2012, 08:00 AM
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Thanks....I sent primetime an email. I should know something today.
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05-03-2012, 10:45 AM
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On a few models of campers, the bathroom sink will go in to the black tank. Never seen a shower go in the black tank though, not even safe to do so.
Now you said when you turn on the bathroom faucets, the black tank fills up. Would take several hours to get enough water through the sink to fill up the black tank. How do you know it is filling the black tank? Are you looking down through the toilet, or watching a monitor panel? Are you sure you don't have two gray tanks? (usually found where there is a kitchen on one end, and a bath on the other).
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05-03-2012, 02:03 PM
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I spoke with primetime. Great customer service. They said that the camper was actually set up correctly. I asked about re-plumbing the camper and I was told that it would be at least an 8 hour job. Bottom line....expensive. Not sure why they set the camper up like this...
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05-03-2012, 02:11 PM
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I turn on the water to the sink and I check the monitor panel. I then open the 2 seperate tanks and flush them. Its not hard to tell where the water is going.
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05-03-2012, 02:41 PM
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I would think that this would be a health issue since there isn't a p trap under the shower.
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05-03-2012, 04:58 PM
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I just checked mine and the plumbing is set up the same everything in the bathroom goes to black and only the kitchen goes to gray, I wondered why the black water would fill up so much faster than our old trailer! The shower does have a trap if it didn't we would have some heavy odors! it would be nice to re-plumb this if at all possible! I have three kids an my black tank fills fast! 
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05-03-2012, 05:06 PM
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I wondered why there wasn't an odor and I do have a p trap under the shower. I contacted primetime again and they checked with an engineer and the camper is set up correctly. Not sure y they set it up like this but it is not ideal for having kids. Wish I could change this but it will be expensive and I worry about future problems if I re-plumb everything.
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05-22-2012, 08:11 AM
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Good to know! I had the same question. My dealer acted like I was crazy and didn't know what I was talking about. I am a woman so he figured I couldn't figure it out.
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05-22-2012, 09:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drb1256
The black water tank fills up when I turn the bathroom faucets on...
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I thought I had the same problem as you. Turns out the wiring to my gray and black tanks were reversed.
Dwayne
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05-22-2012, 09:50 AM
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I am staying in contact with Primetime and I will find out if they are willing to correct this plumbing issue. It's very misleading about the capacity of the tanks. I have NEVER heard of a TT being plumbed this way. People think I'm crazy when I tell them about this problem.
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05-23-2012, 10:43 AM
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I too have a 3000 BHS and had the same issue with Black/Gray. My dealer worked with Prime Time and installed a second gray tank just for the bathroom tub and sink covered under warranty. The trailer went back to the factory to repair several other issues this past winter, and while it was there they replaced the tank indicator with a new one that now shows Black/Gray and Galley. I would check back with Prime Time again.
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05-23-2012, 04:54 PM
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Thanks! That would be great to add another tank. They did not offer that when I spoke with them. They said my warranty had expired, which is not true
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05-23-2012, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CM BOXERS
I too have a 3000 BHS and had the same issue with Black/Gray. My dealer worked with Prime Time and installed a second gray tank just for the bathroom tub and sink covered under warranty. The trailer went back to the factory to repair several other issues this past winter, and while it was there they replaced the tank indicator with a new one that now shows Black/Gray and Galley. I would check back with Prime Time again.
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When we got ours it was the same thing. The dealer worked with PT and we have the second gray tank. That was back in 2010.
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05-23-2012, 09:55 PM
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I will be checking on that first thing in the morning. I was preparing to sell it and buy a different tt. Thanks.
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