Best way to really clean black tank

[DouglasReid]

Well thee you go..............several methods:

Backfill Valve

Backfill adapter

Hose in toilet

Pour water in toilet

Put wand in toilet

Take your pick. In my opinion they will all work.

I use one of these methods but I won't say which because I dont' think it matters what you do, so long as you do a thorough job.

There is one I won't dignify with even a mention. I know it was offered in jest.

[Wolverine 1945]

Originally Posted by 7Murph7

I am new to RVing and I have a 2010 Heritage Glen Wildwood. Which does not have a hose to backwash my black tank to make sure that is really clean. Is there another way to make sure you get all the waste out of the tank. I was thinking of sticking a hose in the toilet and letting it get 3/4 full and then opening up the gate. To make sure everything is out of the tank.

I think a lot depends on the shape of your Black Tank,,,
With our last Trailer the Toilet Wand worked Great !!!
I think I have seen them @ Wally World !!!

[rockfordroo]

You can add your own flush system:

https://www.amazon.com/Camco-40126-T.../dp/B000BUU5TU

[frank4711]

we always have or keep water in the tank if that makes sense ... after we dump at site with a good back flush we add water and a new drop bag for the ride home and it is ready to start next trip ..... we always flush twice after each use so I keep a eye on tank level ... we are new but I think plenty of water is the key ... we are lucky to have what seems to be a really good black tank back flush on the new Rockwood ...

[Philkaty]

Originally Posted by Jhut

When I bought mine, the dealer said to make sure I have plenty of water in to start. He recommended at least 10 gallons. Which would help in the emptying process.

If you fill it with 10 gallons when you go out boondocking, there goes a fourth of my tank on our Class C

[Wolverine 1945]

Originally Posted by frank4711

we always have or keep water in the tank if that makes sense ... after we dump at site with a good back flush we add water and a new drop bag for the ride home and it is ready to start next trip ..... we always flush twice after each use so I keep a eye on tank level ... we are new but I think plenty of water is the key ... we are lucky to have what seems to be a really good black tank back flush on the new Rockwood ...

We travel home with a few gallon of water & some laundry detergent & some Calgon !!!

[rockfordroo]

Originally Posted by 7Murph7

I am new to RVing and I have a 2010 Heritage Glen Wildwood. Which does not have a hose to backwash my black tank to make sure that is really clean. Is there another way to make sure you get all the waste out of the tank. I was thinking of sticking a hose in the toilet and letting it get 3/4 full and then opening up the gate. To make sure everything is out of the tank.

Originally Posted by Wolverine 1945

We travel home with a few gallon of water & some laundry detergent & some Calgon !!!

X2 - Geo Method!

https://sites.google.com/site/cbruni/

[DouglasReid]

Originally Posted by Philkaty

If you fill it with 10 gallons when you go out boondocking, there goes a fourth of my tank on our Class C

but if you dont' put any water in there you can end up with a "Brown Pyramid".

[Philkaty]

Originally Posted by DouglasReid

but if you dont' put any water in there you can end up with a "Brown Pyramid".

what I am saying is you don't need 10 gallons. I use this stuff: TankTechsRx . It works great. We go out for about 4 days at a time, so between number 1 and 2 there will be plenty of water in there.

[Iwritecode]

Originally Posted by itat

Here’s why I suggested the Rhino Blaster would be useless. It’s the same thing as the Hydro Flush in this video. Go to 9:42 in the video to see how well they perform.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=dfTd0Slt_cU

I thought that too when I first saw it, but the one he uses in the video is different than the one Anderson posted above. The one posted above has a built in valve that allows the water sprayed into the tank to stay in the tank.

The one in the video the water just sprays in and then comes right back out.

So if he's using it mostly to fill/dump his black tank several times, it probably works just fine.

[Philkaty]

Our Class C has a built-in tank flush that I hook up a hose to ( not white lol ). It also has a sprayer in the bathroom.

[itat]

Originally Posted by Iwritecode

I thought that too when I first saw it, but the one he uses in the video is different than the one Anderson posted above. The one posted above has a built in valve that allows the water sprayed into the tank to stay in the tank.

The one in the video the water just sprays in and then comes right back out.

So if he's using it mostly to fill/dump his black tank several times, it probably works just fine.

The Rhino Blaster that Anderson15 was referring to is just a clear 45 degree bend with a garden hose hose fitting, the same as the HydroFlush thing in the Fit RV video I linked to. There is also a Rhino Blaster Pro that has a 3" valve built in which would be basically the same as the setup in the Fit RV video, but in use there is already a 3" valve on the black tank dump pipe. Either would slowly fill the black tank but really offer no jetting inside the tank - just a refill and drain. So its much less effective than a wand or Tornado device that jets water in the tank.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADeAzZGMMqg

[Iwritecode]

Originally Posted by itat

The Rhino Blaster that Anderson15 was referring to is just a clear 45 degree bend with a garden hose hose fitting, the same as the HydroFlush thing in the Fit RV video I linked to. There is also a Rhino Blaster Pro that has a 3" valve built in which would be basically the same as the setup in the Fit RV video, but in use there is already a 3" valve on the black tank dump pipe.

He posted a pic of the Rhino Blaster Pro with the built in valve.

The one in the video was more like the regular one without the built-in valve. The valve in the pic represents the one on the trailer itself.

Originally Posted by itat

Either would slowly fill the black tank

It will never fill the tank because you have to keep the valve open to get the water into the drain and it just drains right back out again. He even shows this in the video. Only the pro version allows the tank to fill because the jet is behind the built-in valve.

Originally Posted by itat

but really offer no jetting inside the tank - just a refill and drain. So its much less effective than a wand or Tornado device that jets water in the tank.

Agreed. Although as mentioned above, you might have to drag a hose through your trailer to do that. Not to mention the fact that some of those spray wands only work if you have a straight drop into the tank. Although they do make flexible ones.

[mbbutler]

How did we know she didn't have teeth?

[Iwritecode]

Originally Posted by mbbutler

How did we know she didn't have teeth?

[seanfulton]

Put approx 1/3 tank of water in, add 10 lbs of ice, drive 10 miles over bumpy road, lots of start stops, drain ... repeat until your levels show empty!

No toothbrush required!

[Stetay]

I read somewhere a guy would dump 5-10 lb bag of ice in the toilet before heading to the campground

[Stetay]

You just beat me!!

[Anderson15]

Originally Posted by Iwritecode

I thought that too when I first saw it, but the one he uses in the video is different than the one Anderson posted above. The one posted above has a built in valve that allows the water sprayed into the tank to stay in the tank.

The one in the video the water just sprays in and then comes right back out.

So if he's using it mostly to fill/dump his black tank several times, it probably works just fine.

Yes, thank you

[Anderson15]

Originally Posted by Iwritecode

He posted a pic of the Rhino Blaster Pro with the built in valve.

The one in the video was more like the regular one without the built-in valve. The valve in the pic represents the one on the trailer itself.

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It will never fill the tank because you have to keep the valve open to get the water into the drain and it just drains right back out again. He even shows this in the video. Only the pro version allows the tank to fill because the jet is behind the built-in valve.




Agreed. Although as mentioned above, you might have to drag a hose through your trailer to do that. Not to mention the fact that some of those spray wands only work if you have a straight drop into the tank. Although they do make flexible ones.

Wrong, it has its own gate valve. It will fill the tank...

How about ACTUALLY looking at the picture.