Toilet Clog RP 181g 2011 - Event Date: 15 Jun 2017 - 25 Jun 2017

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   Any good solutions for a black tank that's not draining? Never had this problem before, but this is also the first time that we've been in it this long. 
Normally our trips are 2-4 days. This trip has been 14 days and won't be done for at least another 6-7. 
DH said it's not in the pipe that goes from the toilet down around 20 in. because he stuck his whole arm in there. (eew)
He says that black tank must be completely full and isn't draining at all. 
He's been working on this for over 3 hours.
Any suggestions welcome - please help?

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osbornpodppl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2016 Location: North Dakota Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Calendar Event: Toilet Clog RP 181g 2011 Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 12:34am
	Any good solutions for a black tank that's not draining? Never had this problem before, but this is also the first time that we've been in it this long. Normally our trips are 2-4 days. This trip has been 14 days and won't be done for at least another 6-7. DH said it's not in the pipe that goes from the toilet down around 20 in. because he stuck his whole arm in there. (eew) He says that black tank must be completely full and isn't draining at all. He's been working on this for over 3 hours. Any suggestions welcome - please help?
	R-pod 2011 181-g 2010 Toyota Tacoma 4WD Nick and Christina

osbornpodppl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2016 Location: North Dakota Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 12:49am
	We did see techntrek's info in the instruction manual he's put together about the "mound of stuff" that can end up "drying rock solid" near the drain pipe. The question is this - if that is what we indeed might have - how do we get rid of it?
	R-pod 2011 181-g 2010 Toyota Tacoma 4WD Nick and Christina

osbornpodppl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2016 Location: North Dakota Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 12:55am
	Plunger - not working, Hot boiling water - not working, snake - not working.
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osbornpodppl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2016 Location: North Dakota Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 1:01am
	DH has now announced that he hates travel trailers and that he hates camping... Anyone??? Please help???
	R-pod 2011 181-g 2010 Toyota Tacoma 4WD Nick and Christina

Happy Tripping Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 1:41am
	I can only offer moral support - I had the black tank drain torn off by a roadway 'alligator' and the experience of the repair was memorable. Your's is extremely memorable. I am very sorry.

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 7:43am
	My guess would be the valve has failed.. 1st, are you sure you are opening the black tank valve? 2nd, are you sure it didn't drain? tank sensors suck. If those are neither the problem.. next best guess is that the gate valve has broken, or the handle has come off internally. It threads in to the gate itself.

Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 7:49am
	Assuming the gate valve is open (it's hard to believe nothing would come out if it is), you can stick a running hose up into the valve. After that, be sure to use plenty of water when you flush so as to keep things soupy in the tank. Draining the tank maybe once a week during use is probably a good idea too. TT
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osbornpodppl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2016 Location: North Dakota Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 9:31am
	Appreciate the moral support, Happy Tripping! Furpod - #1 - Yes. DH is saying that he checked the valve and it is opening. He says there's the outside valve, you look inside the drain, you pull the handle and he can see the valve opening. He took the hose off just to look - "risking sludge coming at me". #2 - DH says it didn't drain. "It's full because it's all the way up inside the toilet". When we flush, the water fills up the toilet bowl but won't go down. The bowl will just get filled. We don't really go by the tank sensor. Tars Tarkas - We are and have been at full hookup campgrounds. Since we're just waking up from all the "fun" of last night. If nothing has changed, we'll probably have to go with your suggestion next. DH is asking if anyone has a schematic of the system so he has an idea of what it looks or is shaped?
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furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 11:17am
	No "schematic". It is an oblong tank, with a small bit of drop towards the center. vent out the top, and "inlet". PVC pipe elbow out the bottom front, 90 degrees to the dump tube/valve/outlet. Sticking a hose or snake up from the bottom is the only real/workable answer.

jimandclare Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 13 Apr 2016 Location: Erie, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 96	Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 11:17am
	Plenty of YouTube videos on methods to clear blocked black tanks and what could cause the problem. One rv repair person connected the drain hose to the tank and a dump station. The hose had a small hole in it which allowed him to run a snake or stick into the tank and break up the blockage. There are some sites which claim that the blue tank chemicals cause a buildup of a hard calcium type deposit to grow in the tanks and cause blockages. Difficult to remove.
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