Jayco Redhawk 2017 - Black and Gray Water Tank Management

B lack And Gray W a t er T a n k M a n a g eme nt
SE TT ING U P CAM P
E m pt yi ng And Fl u s h i ng T he B l a ck W ate r T an k
U SI N G Y O UR C OA CH
1. Be s u r e that the c oa c h is l e v e l to en s u r e that a ll f l u i d s and s o li d s
will be f l o wi ng f r o m the tan k .
2. En s u r e that the s e w e r ho s e is p r ope rly c onne c ted at both end s .
3. Pu ll the b l a ck w ate r gate v a lv e out to a ll o w the b l a ck w ate r to
d r a i n i nto the R V pa rk’s s e w e r sys te m .
4. T u r n the w ate r s ou rc e Off at the h y d r ant.
5. C onne c t a ho s e ded ic ated fo r th is pu r po s e ( b l a ck w ate r on ly)
bet w een the R V pa rk w ate r s ou rc e and the top ho s e c onne c t i on
(circl ed i n r ed, be l o w) .
6. T u r n on the R V pa rk fau c et.
• En s u r e that the b l a ck w ate r gate v a lv e is s t ill i n the open
po si t i on.
7. Let the w ate r r un fo r a w h il e s o that the w a s h i ng m e c han ism
i n si de the tan k c an r e m o v e li qu i d s and s o li d s i n the tan k .
8. T u r n the w ate r s ou rc e off.
9. Disc onne c t the ded ic ated b l a ck tan k f l u s h i ng ho s e and s to r e i n
a w a y that the f r e s h w ate r ho s e and s u rr ound i ng a r ea s c annot
be cr o ss c onta mi nated.
10. R e c onne c t the f r e s h w ate r ho s e and open the fau c et.
An a l te r nat iv e m ethod, a l though not qu i te a s
effe c t iv e, is to a ll o w the g r a y w ate r tan k to f ill to
about 2/3 to ¾ c apa ci t y . Afte r d r a i n i ng the b l a ck
w ate r tan k , open the g r a y w ate r gate v a lv e and
a ll o w the g r a y w ate r to both f l o w i nto the b l a ck
w ate r tan k a s w e ll a s th r ough the s e w e r ho s e.
W hen done, the s e w e r ho s e s hou l d be “r e l at iv e ly”
cl ean.
N O T ES
1. C a r e s hou l d be ta k en w hen hand li ng an y c onta mi nated w ate r .
It is s ugge s ted that y ou u s e d is po s ab l e r ubbe r g l o v e s .
2. So m e f i nd i t c on v en i ent to u s e a “ Y ” c onne c to r at the w ate r
s ou rc e s o that both ho s e s c an be c onne c ted at the s a m e t im e.
If u s ed, a c he ck v a lv e s hou l d be p l a c ed bet w een the Y
c onne c to r and the ded ic ated b l a ck tan k f l u s h ho s e to en s u r e
that no f r e s h w ate r is c onta mi nated that c an c au s e ill ne ss .
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