| Waste water system in RV is self - sufficient when | | | | Make sure that you drain tanks one at a time and |
| on the road or settled in a campsite. The basic parts | | | | close the valves after draining. Take off the sewer |
| of the RV waste system are the holding tanks, toilet | | | | hose from the station inlet and place it back to its |
| and tank dump valves. Its drainage system includes p - | | | | proper place. Put the termination cap back on the |
| traps and roof vents for the odor and gases to | | | | outlet and apply a deodorizing agent that is approved |
| escape just like in your normal households. | | | | for RV use. |
| RV Travel Trailer Waste Holding Tanks | | | | After emptying the tanks and closing the valves you |
| Waste Water is divided into black water and gray | | | | can start placing water on the water in the holding |
| water. Black water pertains to the waste that is | | | | tanks to prevent the solids in building up. |
| flushed down from the toilet and kept in one tank | | | | RV Travel Trailer Toilet |
| called the black tank. Gray water refers to the waste | | | | The RV trailer toilet operates through water supplied |
| water coming from the RV sink, shower and tub | | | | from the fresh water tank or from an outer water |
| drains and is kept in one or more gray tanks. The | | | | supply that is connected to a campground water hook |
| waste tanks are emptied through a single outlet and | | | | - up then flushes directly to your black water tank. |
| each are controlled by separate valves. | | | | Building Up of Solids on Your RV |
| Dumping valves should be kept closed even when | | | | One of the main problems on RV travel trailers waste |
| they are attached to an outer sewer hook up. Handling | | | | system is the building up of solids. One way of |
| proper dumping is to empty your RV tanks when they | | | | reducing the risk of build up is to use a lot of water |
| are almost full. This will help in sending huge volumes of | | | | when flushing your travel trailer toilet and keeping the |
| water passing through the tanks and hose at one time | | | | valves of the holding tanks closed until the system is |
| assisting the solid waste in flushing down from the | | | | ready to flush. |
| system. | | | | In case of build up, closing the valves and fill the tanks |
| Dumping Your RV Travel Trailers Waste Holding Tank | | | | with fresh water and drive your travel trailer a few |
| In dumping the waste holding tank on your RV travel | | | | miles to shake the solids then you can drain the tanks. |
| trailer make sure to put the end sewer hose into the | | | | Proper use and maintenance of your RV water |
| dump station inlet before twisting the termination cap | | | | waste system is an integral part in taking care of your |
| outlet. Then attach it to the sewer hose to lock the | | | | RV travel trailer. A well - maintained RV will keep it |
| end levers over at the termination end by turning in | | | | away from any further damages. It is necessary to |
| clock wise. Open and drain the black tank termination | | | | manage your waste properly and dump them only on |
| valve followed by the gray tank termination valve. | | | | approved sites. |