Tank Dumping

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   I sorta do the same thing. The storage facility where we keep our 179 has a dump station, so we wait to dump the tank there on the way in.

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TheBum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407	Topic: Tank Dumping Posted: 15 Nov 2017 at 1:50pm
	I sorta do the same thing. The storage facility where we keep our 179 has a dump station, so we wait to dump the tank there on the way in.

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289	Posted: 15 Nov 2017 at 1:46pm
	If possible, I dump at home. I purchased sufficient hose to reach to the sewer clean-out that is in the yard. Since this is where flushed toilets from the house flow, I figure it is the best place to dump since I can do so after a drive and when the tank is full or I can add water through the BW flush valve. The TankTechs Rx treatment that I use suggests to leave the black water in with the treatment until it is full since the bacteria work best when there is something on which they can work. In your case, you may need to dump while on the road. In that case, dump when it is convenient as long as you have sufficient content in the tank to help move any solids out.
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NAP1947 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14 Aug 2017 Location: Ottawa, Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 72	Posted: 15 Nov 2017 at 10:44am
	We get our 179 in April and I am busy browsing for information. There is general agreement that tanks should be dumped when the black is about 2/3 full. There does not seem to be any consensus as to when to dump, as you are leaving or arriving at a camp ground. Cleaning articles always seem to favour dumping after a drive when everything is well shaken (not stirred). Seems to me, as long as travelling with the extra weight is not an issue that dumping on arrival should result in a more thorough job plus less chance of a line up at the dump station. I would greatly appreciate your views, we will be using the pod for significant trips of a month or more with single location stays of not more than 2 or 3 days.
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