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07-13-2011, 05:14 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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Septic backing up into shower
The stuff is starting to get deep!I've been trying to drain the auxiliary tank, but nothing was coming out. Today, the shower was full to the top with black water. Opening the main tank, the shower drained. But now it refuses to go down any further, and it does smell... and I need a shower... Help? Plunging hasn't cut it.
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07-13-2011, 05:22 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
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What year/model trailer are you dealing with here?
Shari
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07-13-2011, 05:46 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
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Duh... Yeah, that would help. It's a 77 Airstream 32'(?) Landyacht.
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07-13-2011, 06:11 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 26
Morrill
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I think your trailer has 2 dump valves. One for the grey tank and one for the black tank. Are you saying that when you open the black tank valve it backs into the shower? Does either tanks contents empty thru the hose connection?
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07-13-2011, 06:17 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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I open the grey water valve, nothing comes out. The shower filled up with black water, and would not drain until I opened the black water tank.
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07-13-2011, 06:40 PM
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Retired.
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Next question: Do you know if it's ever worked correctly?
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07-13-2011, 06:55 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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It did, more or less, until recently. Then I couldn't get anything out of the grey water tank.
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07-13-2011, 06:56 PM
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My owner's manual says to empty tanks, put on drain hose, open valves, when tanks are empty close valves.
I wonder if a valve is broken. . .
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07-13-2011, 07:09 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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I hope not. I don't even want to think about fixing that.
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07-13-2011, 07:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt Quirk
I hope not. I don't even want to think about fixing that.
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I'd much rather fix a valve than have a shower full of black water. Just saying . . .
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07-13-2011, 07:20 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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I'll just keep the blackwater open, and shower outside... it is still summer
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07-13-2011, 07:32 PM
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Rivet Master
2009 27' FB Flying Cloud
1982 31' International
1991 35' Airstream 350
Jay
, Oklahoma
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Open the gray water dump and turn on some faucets. Does water come out the dump port? Are you sure you don't have the valves mixed up? It seems that on my early 80s unit had the black tank was labeled main, and the gray as aux.
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'09 27FB Flying Cloud;'82 31 International
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07-13-2011, 07:41 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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The tanks are labled the same as when I got the trailer. I'll try turning on some faucets tomorrow, when there is light.
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07-13-2011, 07:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt Quirk
I'll just keep the blackwater open, and shower outside... it is still summer
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If you keep the black tank valve open the liquids will drain away and you'll end up with a poop pyramid at the bottom of the tank right below the toilet.
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07-13-2011, 07:57 PM
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My owner's manual says to empty the black tank when it's full, then do a partial fill and dump as a rinse. If the gray valve is stuck closed, the black water wouldn't be able to find a way to the shower. If the gray valve is stuck open, the black water would be able to back flow into the gray tank with the cap on the drain, and the black valve open, but to what level?
If both valves are open, the cap's off, the hose is on, and there's water in the shower pan, something's broke or clogged . . .
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07-20-2011, 06:22 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jdalrymple
Open the gray water dump and turn on some faucets. Does water come out the dump port?
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Negative. There is water leaking out all over the underside, but nothing from the dump pipe. I am about ready to just punch a hole through the bottom of the pipes.
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07-20-2011, 07:49 PM
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one of those
2011 27 FB International
'03 F250 PSD
, Airstream summers, Catalac winters
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Been any non-marine toilet users who might have flushed a cloth diaper or anything like that visiting lately?
Any wild eyed dope fiends dash in, lock themselves in the head, flush a few times and then run out looking thinner?
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07-20-2011, 07:53 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gringo
Been any non-marine toilet users who might have flushed a cloth diaper or anything like that visiting lately?
Any wild eyed dope fiends dash in, lock themselves in the head, flush a few times and then run out looking thinner?
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Nope and nope.
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07-20-2011, 07:55 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
Vintage Kin Owner
Schererville
, Indiana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt Quirk
Negative. There is water leaking out all over the underside, but nothing from the dump pipe. I am about ready to just punch a hole through the bottom of the pipes.
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Oooooh....that's bad.....that's very, very baddddd...... You're gonna have to rip into things to find out what's going on. Maybe a junction came loose or something.....stinks to be you (sorry, couldn't help myself)
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1964 Bambi II
1988 Avion 32S
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07-21-2011, 07:22 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Tennille
, Georgia
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If'n I have to "rip into things", I'll end up having to gut the whole thing. I'm not ready to do that yet.
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