Should you ever get distracted while flushing the black tank
- Thread starter RockDr896
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Wow. I'm not sure I understand why he was flushing mid trip. I only flush upon departure Why would you want to flush In the middle of the trip just to fill it with poo 5 minutes later?
I only use a flush king to flush I don't think tank rinsers are very effective. However I do understand a lot of people use them, But the potential to forget and leave them on is much greater than the flush king. Especially when you have them sort of permanently Attached into your water system.
The automatic shut off device is a good idea. I will generally set a timer when I am flushing.
In this particular case I can see how the hose bib being out of sight ,meant out of mind and he walked away without turning it off.
In the end it's still a very costly careless mistake but stuff happens!
I guess that's why we all have insurance in the long run.
I only use a flush king to flush I don't think tank rinsers are very effective. However I do understand a lot of people use them, But the potential to forget and leave them on is much greater than the flush king. Especially when you have them sort of permanently Attached into your water system.
The automatic shut off device is a good idea. I will generally set a timer when I am flushing.
In this particular case I can see how the hose bib being out of sight ,meant out of mind and he walked away without turning it off.
In the end it's still a very costly careless mistake but stuff happens!
I guess that's why we all have insurance in the long run.
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George
Prominent Member
Embarrassed to tell it but I had a fubar one time with an unintentional black tank flush on our last RV.
I use quick disconnects on my hoses but use a different one on the short black hose whip to avoid mistakes. 🙄 However I need an adapter at home to hook to my garden hose. I mistakenly left the adapter on the short black hose by mistake. We pulled into our first campground and I pulled out a hose from the wet bay to hook up the water. You guessed it, I hooked to the short black hose. Fast forward 30 minutes to a knock on the door from our neighbor saying we had water running off the roof! I shut off the water and it took me a few moments of looking at the wet bay panel to figure what I'd done. I went back inside to check for water leaks and ALMOST mashed the foot feed on the throne. That would have added insult to injury. At least the tank had been mostIy unused this being our first stop. I got a good black tank flush too. The moral is, "You can make it fool-proof, just not damn fool-proof".
I use quick disconnects on my hoses but use a different one on the short black hose whip to avoid mistakes. 🙄 However I need an adapter at home to hook to my garden hose. I mistakenly left the adapter on the short black hose by mistake. We pulled into our first campground and I pulled out a hose from the wet bay to hook up the water. You guessed it, I hooked to the short black hose. Fast forward 30 minutes to a knock on the door from our neighbor saying we had water running off the roof! I shut off the water and it took me a few moments of looking at the wet bay panel to figure what I'd done. I went back inside to check for water leaks and ALMOST mashed the foot feed on the throne. That would have added insult to injury. At least the tank had been mostIy unused this being our first stop. I got a good black tank flush too. The moral is, "You can make it fool-proof, just not damn fool-proof".
I think you hit the nail on the head. Try as we may, you can never make RV'ing or life in general 100% foolproof!
Murphy's law redefined "Whatever can happen will happen!
I am hoping that never hits my list of "things I have done"! Did it destroy your floor like in the video?
Fishfnatic
Well-known member
I did something similar with flush king. Did not let tank drain all the way. Thought I had more room. Wife goes I hear water running , I look and water coming down inside storage bay. Had to dry storage bay and floor in bedroom. Lucky it was third flush so mostly clear. Was distracted. 😏
George
Prominent Member
It did not get any water inside the unit. Thank goodness.
Which is kind of surprising because the strap that holds up the balck and gray tanks broke about a year later and the poop tube was not connected anymore to the black tank when it dropped. Was a PITA to fix the strap. But it's better than new now.