HOW TO USE YOUR RV TOILET | Quick Tips with Randy Murray

Three additional points. (1) Many modern black tanks have a hose connection that you can use to flush the tank with campground water after you dump the tank. It is recommended that you use a separate hose from your freshwater hose so you don't contaminate you freshwater supply. (2) After dumping the black, dump the gray through your sewer line to flush it out, (3) When connecting the sewer hose, test it first with a the release of a little from the gray tank to make sure your hose connections do not leak.

Great description, which answered a lot of questions for me! Nothing like seeing it done while you describe it!

This is a great help! I will be a new full-time RV'r and need all the help I can get. Sweet!!!!!!!!

Interesting about the pipe aspect, something I never considered. I will change my method to follow the preload a few gallons of water first than add the enzyme. Great job as usual Randy, keep up the great work. Chris

Bought a smaller used camper recently and I treated our system the exact same way as you've shown. An idea to consider: I'll pour a few yeast packets into the house toilets to recharge the septic tank with enzymes. I'm considering the same with the camper's system, much less yeast, of course.

Thanks for the great lesson.

thanks randy good to know ..for a new rv owner

Good to know. Well spoken.

We consider our unit to be a travel trailer, yet contrary to your "most" tanks, our black tank holds ten gallons. We have a 17' Casita.

We never number 2 in our RV. We use the campground bathroom for that.

Never thought about the amount of water in the pipe, just the tank.

That open slide valve and closed "safety cap" could set you up for an ugly surprise when you go to hook up the drain hose!

Very good info, thank you Sir!!!!

awesome info, thank you

So it's a waste putting it in right away as it just sits in the bottom of the drain pipe?

How do you prevent struvite? Just my opinion. A holding tank is not a septic tank. They are not performing the same function. An rv holding tank only needs to hold it until dumped. No need for digesters, and TP dissolves from water. Holding tank has 3” drain. If it went down the toilet, it will drain. A septic system is for making it safe to dissipate the water into the ground. So, it must be dissolved. No need for enzymes there either. Your body makes them and go into the septic tank and work. I do not use any of those digester products, and I have no issues with smells, and my sensors work because no struvite. I use 3/4 cup Borax dissolved in hot water, and a clothes washer pod in my black tank.

Is it wrong to thoughly flush out the black tank so its completely cleaned out after dumping or should you leave some waste behind for the bacteria to grow on.

Great video, as always! Do you have a link to the chemical that you used? Thanks

what was the name of the product used after emptying the tank? Thanks

What product name was that?