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    Posted: 30 Mar 2015 at 10:06pm
Would I be able to stick a hose in the open toilet valve and flush the tank, in addition to using the flush inlet on the side of the trailer?
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Good idea if you don't want to tow with that extra weight, although if it is only 1/3 full it should be ok until the next weekend trip when it will then be 2/3 if you don't mind moving it around.
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As an aside - when I'm out for only a one or two night stay: before dumping, I'll run fresh water into the toilet to raise the water level in the black tank.  A well positioned shampoo or body wash bottle will generally keep the toilet flush handle held open so that it can fill while I'm packing up camp.
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Some more info for those that come here via the pod manual page.

Some pods have both tanks connected to the same outlet, some have 2 different outlets (usually due to the design of the slide out models).  This applies to both versions but I originally wrote it when addressing someone's question about having 2 separate tanks:

You can leave the sewer hose attached to the gray tank and leave it open, but close it when you know you are getting close to emptying the black tank so you have some water to flush the sewer hose with.  You don't want to empty the black tank until it is at least 2/3 full.  You will hook up the black tank, empty it, then hook up to the gray tank and empty it, leaving the hose on the gray tank again.

Follow my advice earlier on this thread about adding water to the black tank.
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Originally posted by johnmaci

Here is a great video on calibrating your sensors. I have done this and it works pretty darn good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvVGBFdJ_vo



Only good if you have the exact same monitor. The video shows a Newmar MH. And the method assumes the measurement points are spaced correctly and equidistant in the tanks. Most, if not all, are not. Certainly not applicable to the RPOD monitors.
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Here is a great video on calibrating your sensors. I have done this and it works pretty darn good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvVGBFdJ_vo
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Mar 2015 at 5:16pm
I've had some success with the fresh tank, but for the other tanks and the battery, you are right!
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Posts: 1797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Mar 2015 at 5:14pm
Originally posted by techntrek


Rule #3, never dump the black tank until it is at least 2/3 full.  Since the sensors are almost always useless sometimes the best you can do is wait until you see the pipe below the toilet start to fill up (at that point you usually have one more flush before it is full).  Then you know it is time.


Doug,

Almost? You're giving the probes far too much credit Disapprove
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Mar 2015 at 4:55pm
Right, you want to make sure everything is floating good before you pull that trigger!
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Added to the pod manual.     
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