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02-29-2016, 04:56 AM
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It would be the same on the 21 as the Casita, but some folks are saying they go by how many days it's been.
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02-29-2016, 06:01 AM
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You can do the same in the 21 as you did in your Casita. If the grey is full your shower floor will be wet and you can peer down into the toilet also.
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02-29-2016, 06:40 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: elmira, New York
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Holding Tank Readings
I have heard from one of my friends that he is having success with this product.
Welcome to TankTechs where we solve holding tank problems, GUARANTEED!
He tells me IF you fallow the directions and give it time to do its job. It works for clearing up censor problems.
I use it and in my eggcamper (escape wannabe) for odder control and there is no smell from my black or gray tank after it gains the quorum.
Hope this helps.
Jason
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02-29-2016, 10:20 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Oswego, New York
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Losangeles
Do you have Horst probes Jon?
Thanks for any info.
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No, although I hear they work better than the standard ones...
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02-29-2016, 10:33 AM
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#25
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: no fixed address, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
You can do the same in the 21 as you did in your Casita. If the grey is full your shower floor will be wet and you can peer down into the toilet also.
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Thanks Jim
I'm confused, though, as I know the black tank in a 21' is under the bed.... and ETI told me that from the base of the toilet there is a bend in the pipe before it goes into the black tank... so how does one peer into the tank?
the related question is how would one stick a rinsing wand into the black tank, if the pipe bends on the trip into it?
thanks.
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02-29-2016, 12:01 PM
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Well, if the liquid is high enough in the tank it must be coming around the bend, n'est-ce pas?
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02-29-2016, 01:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Well, if the liquid is high enough in the tank it must be coming around the bend, n'est-ce pas?
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Thanks for clarifying Jim.
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02-29-2016, 01:20 PM
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Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Seems to me that a bend leading to the tank would easily clog up.
I'd like confirmation of this information, cause it seems unlikely that ETI would create a potential problem with the black tank.
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02-29-2016, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Losangeles
I'm confused, though, as I know the black tank in a 21' is under the bed.... and ETI told me that from the base of the toilet there is a bend in the pipe before it goes into the black tank...
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The black tank is directly under the toilet, and to increase the volume it extends under the bed (in a 21') or under other adjacent cabinets (in other models); it isn't just under the bed, it is so big that it is under the toilet and the bed. It doesn't seem to me that there could possibly be a bend in the pipe between the toilet and the black tank, because there is no pipe between them: the toilet sits directly on the top of the tank. I think there was some confusion in the communication with the person at ETI.
It would be great to point to a photo from the It's Friday! thread to illustrate this, but I don't recall seeing this detail in a photo - the emphasis is usually on the cabinets and finishing.
I have a large fifth-wheel with a toilet up at the bedroom loft level and a blank tank under the main floor level, so there is about a metre of pipe between them and it has a couple of bends and I understand that a waste pipe is possible, but that height difference just doesn't exist in an Escape so there's no space for a bend.
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02-29-2016, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: no fixed address, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
The black tank is directly under the toilet, and to increase the volume it extends under the bed (in a 21') or under other adjacent cabinets (in other models); it isn't just under the bed, it is so big that it is under the toilet and the bed. It doesn't seem to me that there could possibly be a bend in the pipe between the toilet and the black tank, because there is no pipe between them: the toilet sits directly on the top of the tank. I think there was some confusion in the communication with the person at ETI.
It would be great to point to a photo from the It's Friday! thread to illustrate this, but I don't recall seeing this detail in a photo - the emphasis is usually on the cabinets and finishing.
I have a large fifth-wheel with a toilet up at the bedroom loft level and a blank tank under the main floor level, so there is about a metre of pipe between them and it has a couple of bends and I understand that a waste pipe is possible, but that height difference just doesn't exist in an Escape so there's no space for a bend.
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aha - all this also makes sense.
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02-29-2016, 07:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Trailer: 2015 21ft Escape "Spirit of the Plains", 2014 GMC Sierra with max tow package
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In our 21, the toilet is right on top of the tank. You have access to the tank through the bottom of the toilet. I never had an issue with the probes but spent a fair amount of time getting the trailer ready for storage. I used a product called Camco Probe Cleaner in the tank and also a high powered water jet to clean the interior of the black tank which should have hit the sensors. Loren
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02-29-2016, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Anyone use a GoPro on the end of their cleaning wand to verify they got the black tank squeaky clean?
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02-29-2016, 08:11 PM
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Tried that. The video was really crappy.
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02-29-2016, 08:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ice-breaker
Anyone use a GoPro on the end of their cleaning wand to verify they got the black tank squeaky clean?
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EEEEWWWWWW
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02-29-2016, 08:33 PM
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Tried that. The video was really crappy.
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love to hear a good dirty joke on occasion.
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02-29-2016, 08:44 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ice-breaker
Anyone use a GoPro on the end of their cleaning wand to verify they got the black tank squeaky clean?
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Not me. As long as the gozinta exits on the goesouta pipe, I'm fine.
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02-29-2016, 11:41 PM
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Member
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Location: Comox, British Columbia
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A potential cheap solution that I have had mixed results with on previous RVs is simply putting baking soda in the tank with water, let it soak for a while, then drain. Corrosion that can build up on the sensors is simply dissolved away!
Good Luck!
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03-01-2016, 12:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ice-breaker
Anyone use a GoPro on the end of their cleaning wand to verify they got the black tank squeaky clean?
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Now that's a reason for a perfectly sealed underwater case! Stopping short of the GoPro, an inspection camera would be suitable.
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03-03-2016, 06:00 PM
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Location: Sacramento, California
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Reverse flush from below
We have been using one of these Valterra reverse flush fixtures and getting good results for the tanks being clean, not so much for the indicators though.
http://www.amazon.com/Valterra-F02-4...=RV+tank+flush
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