Sewer Hose & Fittings

Originally posted by Kickstart Combine WillThrill's water softener and TNT's Dawn and you pretty much have the GEO Method which I'm using with the new Kodiak. So far, so good. Nine camping trips with the new trailer and my tank level indicators are still accurate--imagine that! P/S Full hook up sites I backflush the heck out of the blackwater tank using a clear HydroFlush and skanky garden hose. Dump sites and it's a 2 minute dump and run.

Combine WillThrill's water softener and TNT's Dawn and you pretty much have the GEO Method which I'm using with the new Kodiak. So far, so good. Nine camping trips with the new trailer and my tank level indicators are still accurate--imagine that!

P/S Full hook up sites I backflush the heck out of the blackwater tank using a clear HydroFlush and skanky garden hose. Dump sites and it's a 2 minute dump and run.

Several weeks ago we were 3rd in line for the dump station.  Owner of trailer #1 comes out with industrial rubber gloves past his elbows, safety glasses,  and bottle of bleach then flushes and flushes his tank until you could drink from it.  Next, owner of trailer #2 reaches into the back of his pickup for his stinky slinky that has no fittings on either end.  He holds it onto the single valve on his trailer bare-handed and lets it drain for a while.  After a few minutes he announces good enough, pulls it away still draining from both ends and throws it into the back of the pickup.  He wipes his hands on his jeans, jumps into the truck and drives away.  I hope as trailer #3 we split the difference.  No rubber gloves, but a box a wet antiseptic wipes to do our hands as we get back in the vehicle. 

I bought the sewer hose supports but have only used them once. I wouldn't buy them again. We dry camp to often to make them worthwhile.

I have the clear elbow and really like it. It's good to know when your discharge is clear and when it isn't.

The Dawn in the black tank sounds great. I will probably combine that with what I already do: putting 1 cup of water softener in the black tank after we dump it.

And don't forget that your new Pod will probably come with the sewer flush already. Combined with the other tips here, that's probably all you'll need. I would suggest that you have the dealer test it before you drive off. The check valve on ours was put in backwards, so it doesn't work. I could fix it myself, but my dealer will be winterizing ours fairly soon, and I'll just get them to fix it then.

Love your Dawn idea. Does it keep your blackwater sending unit clean enough to be accurate?