Nightmare

[Bob Denman]

Originally Posted by KathyBrum

I connected the sewer hose to the RV and pulled the black tank lever out not realizing that the washer was not on the hose! Closed the lever immediately of course and got a washer from another hose.
Now I check to make sure the washer is on the hose and I pull the grey tank lever to let just a little out to make sure I have a good connection.
Lesson learned.
How did we lose a washer? Probably when cleaning it out at the end of the process. Now I check every time and have extra washers just in case.
Kathy

Good point: keep an eye on that washer!

[Geronimo73]

Some of y’all have me laughing out loud in the middle of a restaurant - I needed this today.

[KathyBrum]

Now I know the difference between a washer and a gasket!!!!

Kathy
Still laughing!

[Bob Denman]

... or an o-ring...

[MLP]

Originally Posted by Bob Denman

Since the topic has been brought up...

He must have used Happy Camper because everything was dissolved.

Having the undissolved stuff around your feet is expressed as being "knee deep in brown trout and wrapping paper".

Not that a new sewer end for the pipe ever had the pipe pop the "oh s*&^t" off! I now use Dicor under all new replacement ends. Once set up, well.... always!

[trowan]

A pretty wise old guy many years ago gave me this secret that I still use. After you drain and flush the system when you head home dump the left over ice from either a cooler or ice maker and add chemicals. On the trip home the ice sloshes around while it melts. Wala, a cleaned tank with the side walls scrubbed and a fresh scene to go.

[Bob Denman]

That is sound advice.

[BMcGough3]

Pull the handle slowly!

[Laco]

Hmmm, twenty years of RV'ing, never had any issues or problems with dumping the tanks. I always dumped before they got completely full. As long as you have a flush out valve, on the black tank, I always did, just start dumping, and run fresh water in through the flush out valve while dumping for a few minutes. In twenty years rarely had any odor, never had any spill, but I was very careful to make sure connections were tight and to change out dump hoses every so often, before they deteriorated to the point they created any problem.

[Bob Denman]

. But where's the fun in that?

[Dovidas1944]

I guess I was lucky my RV came with a Lippert Waste Master hose set up. Never had any problems and absolutely no learning curve in using it. A bit pricy but it really works.

[Bob Denman]

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