Waste Water System Maintenance
- Proper care of your waste water system is critical to the operation of your monitor panel and your dumps valves.
- Always use RV toilet tissue and RV chemical in your toilet tank (black tank) and plenty of water to flush out the waste when pulling the valve.
- If you’re RV did not come equipped with a tank flush to clean your black tank you should have one installed. This will help remove all waste after you have pulled your dump valve.
- When staying at a park for a long period do not leave your valves open thinking everything will run out. This will not happen in your black tank. All of the liquid will run out and all of the solid will remain in the tank causing the tank to plug and not drain. Keep the black tank valve closed and use plenty of water when using the toilet and then pull the valve when necessary to drain the tank. You can keep the Grey and Galley tanks open all the time as the are sink and shower water.
- Periodically you should use a drain valve lubricant down the drains to lube the valves and keep them working properly.
- It is not uncommon to have an improper tank level reading from your monitor panel. These sensors are inside the tank and will become corroded over time and will give a false reading if they are not periodically cleaned. This can be done by using a tank flush and by always using chemical and RV toilet tissue.
- Install odor extractors on your roof top pipe vents to eliminate odors coming from your holding tanks.
- Check your dump valve cap to ensure it is place before every trip. It is illegal in most states to be driving with your cap not in place.
