When to dump?

This is what you do:

Always keep a bag of frozen grean peas in your freezer. To check black tank level, fill toilet with about two cups water. Place 10 frozen (important that they are frozen) in the toilet and close the lid. Quickly exit the pod and open the black tank flush cap on the side of the pod. Count to 20.

Now, re-enter the pod, open the toilet lid and count the number of peas that have sunk. That will tell you exactly how full your tank is. Five peas sank - 50% full. Eight peas sank - 80% full. Two peas sank - 20% full.

You can use fresh peas, but you will have to count to 45, instead of 20.

Hope that helps!

BTW, I learned this method after my first unsuccessful night of snipe hunting. They told me to hold the burlap bag on the trail and call, "Here Snipe, Here Snipe". Didn't catch anything.

Next time you see frozen peas in the freezer, you will remember this. Come to think of it, I wonder if it will work with my septic system.

Cheers!

fred

Originally posted by GLBCamper That's all that's ever in my black tank anyway. Two peas.

Touché!!
Really, very good retort.

fred

Yikes!! Quick!

Anybody know the Heimlich Maneuver?!

I think Leo is choking on a frozen pea!

Originally posted by techntrek Do you need to convert to metric if you do the pea test in Canada?

Actually, I believe our northern neighbors came up with the idea with their Canadian yellow peas. Really! Google it. 600,000+ hits for Canadian yellow peas! That's a lot of yellow pea.

What were we talking about?

fred

Don't over complicate things folks.  When you flush, glance down the hole.  If you see crap, it's time to dump.