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    Posted: 31 Jan 2014 at 11:02am
We always carry a box of disposable latex gloves and a canister of handwipes for the clean-up. there is also an old towel always available. remember to dump the black tank first so the gray water will begin the hose rinsing cycle. I think it's a good idea to rinse your hose and fittings with clean water after you finish dumping both tanks.
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Great advice - thanks all!
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Jan 2014 at 6:35pm

Originally posted by wingnut2312

If you get really confused, turn the water on in the sink and open both drains. The one that drains is your grey water.

While the sink is classified as gray water, I believe some pod models have it piped to the black tank.  Possibly some of the models that have the gray and black tanks split up.
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Posts: 1042 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Jan 2014 at 8:31pm
so tech, your saying my sink may be going into my black tank...............wow, interesting.  I thought sink water was always considered gray water.  hogone
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Yes, it is gray water, but it may be impossible to pipe it to the gray tank with some of the slide-out models.
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On a 177, the sink does drain to the grey water tank. As does the shower. But Doug is very correct that there are some "plumbing issues" with some floor plans. Many a "G" model owner has been surprised to discover the garage sink is plumbed to the black tank, but not the kitchen sink...
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I'm anew by with only a few trips in and my pod is in storage.  Isn't the gray water drain gray and the black water drain black?  My memory is sketchy.
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furpod - ah, maybe that is what I was thinking of.
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It is only the 181g but our garage sink goes to our black tank while the 182g goes to the grey as normal.

Something I'm still to this day not amused by.
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Obviously grey water can go to the black tank, but black can't go to the grey -- in terms of what is hygienetically (if that's a word) acceptable, but I'd not be amused either if my sink, or one of them, was going to the black tank.  It's usually a lot easier to ration grey water waste than black water.  And if you're going to drain a sink into the black water tank, I would hope there is a check valve involved -- not just a trap.  Especially in a camper trailer.  Houses don't go up and down hills or stop and start, possibly sloshing waste water in directions not dictated by gravity.

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