Hoping someone can give me some suggestions on unplugging the black tank.
Our last trip was in January. We went from Northern CA to Texas and back, about 2 weeks. Our gauge for the black tank has never been accurate and the last dump it said it was 2/3rds but not much came out. I figured it was empty and the gauge was off.
Well we used it over the weekend for a volunteer event (Relay For Life) at our fairgrounds and I added sanitizer and hooked up the hose to the flush fitting/in-tank sprinkler to add water to get it ready. Normally I hear it spinning and spraying. This time, no spinning and it kinda had a gurgling sound. When I got to the fairgrounds I dumped and only liquid came out. I would estimate 10 gallons. When I tried to flush with the hose via the fitting I could hear the water going in but very little came out at a trickle. I confirmed the right valve was open. If I add water and let it sit for about 5 minutes, the water comes out pretty quickly and then stops. When I add more water while dumping, it only trickles out.
Correctly me if I'm wrong but this tells me there is solids that are blocking the valve after I open it, and when I add water it takes a while to get through the blockage and to the valve. At this point I have no idea how much is in there and how big the solid blockage is. It is obviously full enough or big enough to stop the in tank flush from spinning. I am hesitant to use a snake as I don't want to tangle it in the in-tank sprinkler/flush.
Any suggestions on something that will dissolve the waste that is in there?
Do they make an adapter to hook on the drain and backflush? Am I mat risk of pushing "bad stuff" up the toilet or out of the vent?
Any help would be gladly accepted.
Martin
Our last trip was in January. We went from Northern CA to Texas and back, about 2 weeks. Our gauge for the black tank has never been accurate and the last dump it said it was 2/3rds but not much came out. I figured it was empty and the gauge was off.
Well we used it over the weekend for a volunteer event (Relay For Life) at our fairgrounds and I added sanitizer and hooked up the hose to the flush fitting/in-tank sprinkler to add water to get it ready. Normally I hear it spinning and spraying. This time, no spinning and it kinda had a gurgling sound. When I got to the fairgrounds I dumped and only liquid came out. I would estimate 10 gallons. When I tried to flush with the hose via the fitting I could hear the water going in but very little came out at a trickle. I confirmed the right valve was open. If I add water and let it sit for about 5 minutes, the water comes out pretty quickly and then stops. When I add more water while dumping, it only trickles out.
Correctly me if I'm wrong but this tells me there is solids that are blocking the valve after I open it, and when I add water it takes a while to get through the blockage and to the valve. At this point I have no idea how much is in there and how big the solid blockage is. It is obviously full enough or big enough to stop the in tank flush from spinning. I am hesitant to use a snake as I don't want to tangle it in the in-tank sprinkler/flush.
Any suggestions on something that will dissolve the waste that is in there?
Do they make an adapter to hook on the drain and backflush? Am I mat risk of pushing "bad stuff" up the toilet or out of the vent?
Any help would be gladly accepted.
Martin