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View Poll Results: What valves do you leave open when hooked to a campground sewer system?
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Black tank open, grey tanks closed?
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Black tank closed and grey water tanks open?
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All tanks closed? Open only to dump and then close again?
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All tanks open
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Don't hook up to sewer until ready to dump?
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04-08-2014, 03:57 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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When hooked up to a campground sewer system
OK, lets have a poll as to what folks do when they are hooked up to a campground sewer system.
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04-08-2014, 04:00 PM
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Resident Masshole
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Southeastern MA
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Nothing...until the tanks get full or I leave (whichever comes first), then I dump black first then the gray.
I usually connect the hose as part of the initial camp set up, but I leave the valves closed.
This is a trick question, right? 
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04-08-2014, 04:02 PM
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Average Joe
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Mechanicsville, MD
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Don't see a poll...
We leave grey and black closed until it's time to empty. Making sure we have grey water left for rinsing the slinky... 
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04-08-2014, 04:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Gray open until the day before we leave.Black closed until it needs dumped.
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04-08-2014, 04:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Eastern Ontario
Posts: 4,167
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Black tank valve closed until ready to dump with plenty water. Grey tank valve open until night before we leave, then I close it to have water in grey tank for final flush of sewage hose the day we leave. Also rinse black tank with integrated black tank flusher.
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04-08-2014, 04:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Leave my Grey/Black/Gally vents Closed until 2/3 then dump Black/Gray/Galley in order then close 'em up again!
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04-08-2014, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by force
This is a trick question, right? |
Nope, it's in response to the other thread.
For us, it's everything closed until it's time to leave, or until the kids fill a tank, whichever comes first. Black tank flushing only on final dump before leaving CG.
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04-08-2014, 04:06 PM
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Location: Birmingham, AL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by force
Nothing...until the tanks get full or I leave (whichever comes first), then I dump black first then the gray.
I usually connect the hose as part of the initial camp set up, but I leave the valves closed.
This is a trick question, right? |
This....
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04-08-2014, 04:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
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Black tank when needed, gray as needed.
Our first/last trip dumped the black once on the day we left the gray got near full on the third day so I dumped about half.
Black has a washout system so keeping the gray to flush after the black just saves a little water.
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04-08-2014, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Jefferson County, MO
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It depends on how long I'll be at the park. The black tank always stay closed until at least 2/3 full...always.
The grey tanks are another story. On short 2 or 3 day camping trips both grey tanks stay closed until ready to dump. When we're at one location for an extended period of time, as we were in Gulf Shores, I leave the shower tank open and the kitchen tank closed. When I dump the black water I follow that with a 15 minute black tank flush and then drain the kitchen tank.
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04-08-2014, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HSVBamaBob
Leave my Grey/Black/Gally vents Closed until 2/3 then dump Black/Gray/Galley in order then close 'em up again!
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I keep closed to prevent pest intrusion.
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04-08-2014, 04:57 PM
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Black and gray remain closed till either tank is at least 2/3 full. Black dumped first then closed then gray and then closed and both remain closed till next time a dump is needed.
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04-08-2014, 05:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Orlando
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Black closed until almost full, gray water always open, with 5 people in our camper the gray tank fill up really fast! I close the gray in the morning the day we're leaving.
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04-08-2014, 05:28 PM
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Location: New York
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Quote:
Originally Posted by force
Nothing...until the tanks get full or I leave (whichever comes first), then I dump black first then the gray.
I usually connect the hose as part of the initial camp set up, but I leave the valves closed.
This is a trick question, right? |
This is what I've done for years works for me
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04-08-2014, 05:31 PM
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Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by force
Nothing...until the tanks get full or I leave (whichever comes first), then I dump black first then the gray.
I usually connect the hose as part of the initial camp set up, but I leave the valves closed.
This is a trick question, right? |
Definitely not a trick question. We just want honest answers to what everyone does. It was mentioned on another thread that 75% leave their grey tank valves open and I just wanted to see if it were factual. No tricks, controversy, snide comments, just what do you do.
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04-08-2014, 05:37 PM
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Resident Masshole
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Southeastern MA
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Noted, and I was (mostly) kidding, as I hadn't read up on the related thread.
I would think leaving the grey valve open would let odor back through the camper, no?
Unless perhaps you run your sewer hose so that it has a dip / trap in it.
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04-08-2014, 05:45 PM
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I leave black and grey tanks closed and dump as needed
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04-08-2014, 05:57 PM
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Camper Less Camping
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NW
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All dump handles closed...dump as needed (make sure black tank is mostly full before dumping).
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04-08-2014, 06:06 PM
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Location: Virginia
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Dump as needed even with 5 grownups along we can usually get at least weekend out the the tanks.
Black first then grey but if grey fills up 1st either dump one grey tank or part of both just depends...........
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04-08-2014, 06:21 PM
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Carknocker Family
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Arkansas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fonzie
Black tank valve closed until ready to dump with plenty water. Grey tank valve open until night before we leave, then I close it to have water in grey tank for final flush of sewage hose the day we leave. Also rinse black tank with integrated black tank flusher.
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This is what I do also.
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