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    Posted: 30 Jun 2016 at 11:43pm
So my owners manual doesn't really tell me how to use the sewer tank flush. I opened up the black tank, hooked up water to the flush connection and turned on the water. Nothing came out. I am now pushing water through my toilet. Can we do better?

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There should be a little handle on the side of the pipe, near the end, that you pull out AFTER you've hooked up your drain hose.  Have you done that yet?
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something other than the blade valve for the black tank?  This is open.
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There has been post from others that had the same problem that when you hook your garden hose up to the black water tank flush that nothing comes out. It turns out that the inline check valve is installed backwards and so no water can flow to the black tank.

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7346&KW=black+water+flush&PID=76955&title=black-water-flush-location#76955
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What?!? That's nuts!

Thanks for the link.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jul 2016 at 4:37pm
Originally posted by Bovine0001

What?!? That's nuts!

Thanks for the link.


it is a human mistake, and easily fixed.
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Posts: 10 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jul 2016 at 6:43am
I have the same issue. can the inline check valve be fixed by a techno dummy, or should I have the dealer fix?
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Posts: 6288 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jul 2016 at 7:18am
If getting to the dealer is convenient and it can be scheduled quickly, then it would be good to let the dealer do it. If, on the other hand, the dealer is a distance away and they tell you that it can't be done for several weeks, and you can handle simple tools, then by all means, do it yourself. I did not have the problem, but others have said that it is a simple job. The hardest part is getting to it.
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Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jul 2016 at 7:34am
Originally posted by JandL

There has been post from others that had the same problem that when you hook your garden hose up to the black water tank flush that nothing comes out. It turns out that the inline check valve is installed backwards and so no water can flow to the black tank.

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7346&KW=black+water+flush&PID=76955&title=black-water-flush-location#76955

There was also a reported issue where the hose was severely kinked, not allowing water to flow.
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You would think FR would have these down pat by now and at least do enough training to keep the quality up to a higher or somewhat high standard. 
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