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Old 09-20-2010, 09:09 AM   #1
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Black tank flushing on 8281SS

I have a 2011 8281SS with front and rear black tanks. When I connect the hose on the side of the camper for flushing the black tank, does it do both tanks or just the larger front tank?
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Old 09-20-2010, 12:12 PM   #2
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I have a 2011 8281SS with front and rear black tanks.
You have 2 Black Tanks? You sure it's not 1 Black Water Tank & 1 Grey Water Tank?
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Old 09-20-2010, 12:23 PM   #3
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Actually I have 2 grey and 2 black tanks. 1 black for front bath, 1 grey for front bath, 1 grey for kitchen/ back bath and 1 black for back bath. There are 3 outlets, 1 for the front bath grey and black, 1 for the kitchen/rear bath grey and 1 black for the rear bath. I spend like 7 days at the dump station.
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Old 09-20-2010, 12:50 PM   #4
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Damn !!!
That's a whole bunch of tanks.

Process of elimination:

To find out which tanks the rinsers are attached to, with the tanks empty and cleaned, connect a hose to the rinser inlet. Turn you water supply ON and slowly operate each tank valve(one at a time). If water come out, the rinsers are attached to that tank.
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I have a 2011 8281SS with front and rear black tanks. When I connect the hose on the side of the camper for flushing the black tank, does it do both tanks or just the larger front tank?
Thanks.
are you referring to the Large Dump hose that attaches to the sewer?
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Old 09-20-2010, 04:26 PM   #6
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are you referring to the Large Dump hose that attaches to the sewer?
Ah, ha. That may be what 4Rasnicks is talking about. I may have misunderstood.
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I figured by saying Flushing the blank tanks, 4Rasnicks is referring to Dumping the black tanks.
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Old 09-20-2010, 08:11 PM   #8
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I have an 8281SS also...and nope...there is no black tank flusher for the rear tank. I installed a tank tornado...mounted the hose connection under the rear bumper.
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Old 09-20-2010, 10:15 PM   #9
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Look really close... On mine there is a toggle switch right next to the inlet for the flush
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Old 09-21-2010, 10:27 AM   #10
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Thanks bobsquarepants, that is what I figured. I could hear it working in the front but did not in the rear. Also, you would have to keep both black valves open and they are 20+ feet apart. Thanks again!
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I figured by saying Flushing the blank tanks, 4Rasnicks is referring to Dumping the black tanks.
ok I stand corrected.
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Old 09-21-2010, 10:19 PM   #12
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Thanks bobsquarepants, that is what I figured. I could hear it working in the front but did not in the rear. Also, you would have to keep both black valves open and they are 20+ feet apart. Thanks again!
and that 20' is a pain in some sites...I use a coupler and another 15' section of hose... the 1/2 bath seemed like a good idea when i bought it
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