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[GMCnet] Waste Tank [message #213471] Sat, 06 July 2013 10:53 Go to next message
dwayne jacobson[1] is currently offline  dwayne jacobson[1]   United States
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Back a few weeks I wrote about our 77 Eleganza spilling out sewage as I
drove it home from its winter storage. the stench was aweful. Got it on my
ramp and investigated to see where the leak was coming from. Got all sorts
of advice and one in particular was correct. The tank was full and
overflowing. So there is a problem with the very top seal.
Now the embarrasing part is I thought I had emptied the tank almost
completely but could not figure out why it was leaking on the trip home,
and especially when I discovered the leakage was coming from the top. Go
figure especially when I thought the tank was near empty. Well I have a
maceator on it and along with that there are 2 shutoffs. When I stopped to
drain it I pulled only one shutoff and not the other (the maceator would
not work so I had to use the original drain. I did not pull the right
shutoff and only pulled the one to release through the maceator - so of
course little came out. I figured it was near empty. Duh!!!!
so while at home I then opened both shutoffs and drained the waste into
buckets then down our toilet. many many buckets.
took off the sender unit and maceator and received replacements from Jim
K.
For the past week and half our daughter along with 6 teens camped on the
Oregon coast with the coach. Not problems with it except for the front
battery (she had to start with the booster battery)
Best regards
Dwayne Jacobson
White Rock
77 Kingsley
77 Eleganza II
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Re: [GMCnet] Waste Tank [message #213480 is a reply to message #213471] Sat, 06 July 2013 12:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
WD0AFQ is currently offline  WD0AFQ   United States
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Good story. Better you than me. I have 2 6 gallon gas jugs. Also keep a 30 gallon plastic tank on wheels. Haul it to the sewer clean out.
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Re: [GMCnet] Waste Tank [message #213525 is a reply to message #213471] Sat, 06 July 2013 19:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Most houses have a sewer clean out, or vent. I find it easier to run the macerator hose to the clean out and dump that way. If anyone asks, I'm taking on fresh water of course. Wink

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Re: [GMCnet] Waste Tank [message #213526 is a reply to message #213525] Sat, 06 July 2013 19:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Richard, I have done that a couple of times also. 125 feet from our driveway to the cleanout. One of the many benefits of a maserater.
Dan


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Re: [GMCnet] Waste Tank [message #213552 is a reply to message #213526] Sat, 06 July 2013 21:02 Go to previous message
dwayne jacobson[1] is currently offline  dwayne jacobson[1]   United States
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that will be in the works this August while I do reno's on the suite we
have under the garage (sloped property) and will bring a drain up to the
ramp area for direct dump.
Dwayne Jacobson
White Rock
77 kingsley


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