| Holding tank issues [message #71276] |
Wed, 20 January 2010 12:03  |
lance
Messages: 190
Registered: December 2004
Location: Vancouver, WA
Karma: 0
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Hey guys, I have a macerator on my 76 Palm beach. It has a single holding tank but the toilet is sometimes having difficulty draining, as though a pipe is clogged. When I step on the pedal, graywater is up to the flapper valve. This is with the holding tank completely drained! Any ideas?
1974 Palm Beach
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Holding tank issues [message #71278 is a reply to message #71276] |
Wed, 20 January 2010 12:14  |
Jim White[1]
Messages: 144
Registered: September 2008
Karma: 0
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Lance-
I don't know how long you have had your coach, but when I first got
mine, we had similar problems. Turns out, I though I was draining it
but later when crawling around underneath, I discovered a hidden slide
valve partially closed which the PO never mentioned. There's nothing
much to clog between the toilet and tank in most models.
HTH-
Jim "Doc" White
Wintergreen, VA
75 GMC Stretch
*********************
On 1/20/2010 1:03 PM, Lance wrote:
>
> Hey guys, I have a macerator on my 76 Palm beach. It has a single holding tank but the toilet is sometimes having difficulty draining, as though a pipe is clogged. When I step on the pedal, graywater is up to the flapper valve. This is with the holding tank completely drained! Any ideas?
>
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
List Information and Subscription Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Holding tank issues [message #71284 is a reply to message #71279] |
Wed, 20 January 2010 12:56 |
bukzin
Messages: 840
Registered: April 2004
Location: North California
Karma: 0
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Sometimes I have the same problem.
You can clean the tank (sort of) thru the toilet.
I use a garden hose with one of those everyday
guns/sprayer.
Wal-Mart also sells a unit with a nozzle that
screws on to your hose to do the same thing.
Make sure you have a fuse or circuit breaker
protecting the macerator; I burned mine up
while trying to un-clog the system.
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Holding tank issues [message #71285 is a reply to message #71279] |
Wed, 20 January 2010 12:58 |
jimk
Messages: 6734
Registered: July 2006
Location: Belmont, CA
Karma: 9
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Being that the toilet outlet is close to on wall of the tank, solis
pile up in that area.
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Wally Anderson <wallyand@aim.com> wrote:
>
>
> lance wrote on Wed, 20 January 2010 12:03
>> Hey guys, I have a macerator on my 76 Palm beach. It has a single holding tank but the toilet is sometimes having difficulty draining, as though a pipe is clogged. When I step on the pedal, graywater is up to the flapper valve. This is with the holding tank completely drained! Any ideas?
>
> Lance,
> It might be a build up of solids right under the toilet. If you have a tank washer wand you should be able to break it up so it will flush out of the tank. I call mine a "wish I wand" as I wish I wasn't doing this.
> HTH
> --
> Wally Anderson
> 1975 Glenbrook
> Megasquirt 455 port injection science project-On the road 5918 miles
> Omaha Nebraska
> Greater Midwest Classics
> GMCES
> http://wallyandsue.blogspot.com/
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> List Information and Subscription Options:
> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>
--
Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Fremont,CA
jimk@appliedairfilters.com
http://www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
List Information and Subscription Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC
jimk@appliedairfilters.com
www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Holding tank issues [message #71314 is a reply to message #71276] |
Wed, 20 January 2010 16:48 |
 |
WD0AFQ
Messages: 7111
Registered: November 2004
Location: Dexter, Mo.
Karma: 207
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Sounds like he has it stuck up in the pipe. If you catch it before it gets that deep a good trick is to fill the toilet bowl full of water and dump it fast. That normally will push everything away and let it flow. Happens when you sit in one spot too long or dont let enough liquid get into the tank. If the tank was actually that full it would have overflowed into your shower by now.Happens to everyone at least once.
Dan
3 In Stainless Exhaust Headers
One Ton All Discs/Reaction Arm
355 FD/Quad Bag/Alum Radiator Manny Tran/New eng.
Holley EFI/10 Tire Air Monitoring System
Solarized Coach/Upgraded Windows
Satelite TV/On Demand Hot Water/3Way Refer
|
|
|
|
GMCforum
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
