RE: Please explain water capacity

fivegonefishing · Sep 28, 2003, 07:05 PM

The brochure has Fresh Water Capacity 31 Gals, Gray Water Capacity 30 Gals and Balck Water Capacity 30 Gals.

I m not 100% sure what this means...is there one holding tank for all the water and depending on where it s used it goes into the different area or are there three seperate tanks? How easy or difficult is it to fill and empty the different tanks? Most of the parks we camp at do not have sewer hook up so we will have to dump at a dumping station.

TIA Tammy

Y-Guy · Feb 13, 2003, 02:19 PM

fivegonefishingGrey Water tanks are from the shower and sinks.
Black Water tanks are from the toilet.
Fresh Water, well you know that.

Draining/filling really isn t a big deal, but a few things will help. For draining and cleaning our tanks we use what is called a Flush King, which is a $30 device that connects between the house and the camper drain. It allows you to back flush the tanks to keep them clean. It works pretty good, though low water pressure can take a while to backfill a 31 gallon tank I ve found, and it usually takes a few flushes. You can also buy a want that connects to a hose to spray out your tank. Problem I saw was dragging a hose through the camper, you ll also need a Y splitter and enough hose to get from the faucet around the camper and through it. So figure 50 of hose. That s why we went with the Flush King.

Basic drain is to hook up your hose to the camper, then to the dump and open the valve on the camper to release the waste water. Its a good idea to place a rock or your foot on the hose near the drain as it may want to pop up at first. You can also buy, or your camper may come with an adapter to keep the hose in the drain firmly. Don t leave the valve open all the time, let the tank fill a bit between flushing while camping. It also prevents sewer gases from entering the camper.

Our first trip our we had water but no sewer connections. No big deal we thought with 31 gallons of grey water we should be fine. Not! Our kids found the sink and managed to fill the tank. So our choices were to fold up and drain at the dump station. Luckily one of the club members had a 10 gallon portable tank, so we were able to take 3 trips and empty the tank. Since then I ve purchased my own 10 gallon tank with wheels.

Things we have for our tanks: TSP Grey Water and TSP Black Water tank fluids, to help break down solids and eliminate odor. Flush King, 15 of hose (never used for drinking water), two 10 waste hoses (so far only used one), disposable gloves and diaper wipes. I keep those all on the side of the camper with the hose connections.

I also have two 25 drinking water hoses, normally only one is needed but the second one along with a " Water Thief" adapter would allow me to fill my tank with the non-threaded faucets. I also have a 7 gallon collapsible drinking water tank to refill in extreme cases.

Sorry for the length, but hope that helps to see how we deal with our waste water.

calstate360 · Feb 13, 2003, 02:25 PM

fivegonefishing

QuoteORIGINAL: fivegonefishing

The brochure has Fresh Water Capacity 31 Gals, Gray Water Capacity 30 Gals and Balck Water Capacity 30 Gals.

I m not 100% sure what this means...is there one holding tank for all the water and depending on where it s used it goes into the different area or are there three seperate tanks? How easy or difficult is it to fill and empty the different tanks? Most of the parks we camp at do not have sewer hook up so we will have to dump at a dumping station.

TIA Tammy

Fresh water is a tank just like a popup only larger and fills the same.
Grey water is a tank and fills from the sink and shower drains.
Black water is a tank and fills fron the toilet.
All are built into the trailer.
When you leave the campgroung you drive to the dumpstation hook up the dump hose that comes with the trailer and dump the grey water & black water tank.
You might want to pick up a backflush adapter to help cleanout the tanks.
Most people do the black water first so the grey water helps cleanout the drain hose. Also a package of disposable gloves and a seperate hose to use for rinsing out the tanks

campertime · Feb 14, 2003, 07:18 AM

fivegonefishingHere is a little tip for those of you with hybrids.

Your gray water tank usually fills up the fastest. Before you dump your black water tank you always have to add water, right?

Well if you do your dishes using two dish tubs, one to wash, one to rinse you can then dump the tubs into your black water tank via the toilet. This will conserve space in your gray water tank and add the needed water to your black. [

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fivegonefishing · Feb 20, 2003, 11:51 AM

fivegonefishingOK, so does this mean that the fresh water tank holds all the water and the grey and black water tanks get filled up from water supplied from the f/w tank?

MtnCamper · Feb 20, 2003, 12:48 PM

fivegonefishing

QuoteORIGINAL: fivegonefishing

OK, so does this mean that the fresh water tank holds all the water and the grey and black water tanks get filled up from water supplied from the f/w tank?

Yup, Fresh water tank, is your supply. grey and black is the waste water. You will get drinking water from either the fresh water tank, or a supply hose, that you have hooked up. If you re at a full service site.

Camper Dan · Feb 21, 2003, 10:32 AM

fivegonefishingHi all[

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One thing to remember is that the maxium fresh water capacity rating usually figures that the hot water heater has been filled. Example: Fresh water capacity is 31 gallons,...it has a 25 gallon fresh water tank & a 6 gallon water heater.

When filling up our fresh water tank in the campground...we take the time to purge the air from the water system before topping off the tanks. This includes filling the hot water heater. That way we have a full compliment of water.

Hope this helps![

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