{"id":3309,"date":"2012-04-05T22:27:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T22:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/main\/?p=3309"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:50:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T23:50:41","slug":"plugged-tank-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/blog\/plugged-tank-solutions","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Prevent a Plugged Black Water Holding Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

As anyone who has experienced a plugged tank will attest, it is not fun and can be extremely difficult to clear without making a big mess!<\/p>\n

To prevent you from ever having to experience this unfortunate situation (or other black holding tank issues<\/a>) you will need to remember 3 key things.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Use lots of water!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

People don’t seem to realize that they should use more water than the volume of water used during the flush cycle. A good rule of thumb is to fill the bowl a second time and dump it, to insure you are using enough water. This is just one way to avoid a plugged tank.<\/p>\n

\"bucket2. Do not use Toilet Paper<\/strong><\/em> in the toilet!<\/p>\n

Sounds a little bizarre but you have a couple of choices. Boat owners have always had a waste basket beside the toilet and they fold the paper after use and put it in the basket. Their motto is, if it has not been in your mouth it does not go in the toilet. A second way to do this is much more appealing (at least to me).\u00a0 Add a bidet to your toilet. We carry such a device called the Biffy<\/a>. This eliminates any possibility of odors, and is actually better for you. The toilet paper is used simply as a drying device, cutting the volume of toilet paper in your holding tanks dramatically.<\/p>\n

\"biffy<\/p>\n

3. Keep an eye on the Grandkids.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It turns out that kids seem to like putting toys,\u00a0or cats,\u00a0where they do not belong. I can’t think of a less desirable find than a fuzzy\u00a0cat as the culprit of a plugged tank!\"cat<\/p>\n

The other, more common than you would think, culprit that you have no control over, is the RV manufacturer leaving plastic plugs from the hole saw, used to penetrate the tank for input plumbing from the sinks, shower etc., and of course the roof vent which goes on both the black and gray water tanks. This is an example of a hole saw plug.<\/p>\n

\"plastic<\/p>\n

As always, common sense applies when using your RV and if it doesn’t feel good it probably needs investigating.<\/p>\n

Do you have a suggestions to add?\u00a0Any plugged tank stories to share? We welcome them here in the comments section below.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As anyone who has experienced a plugged tank will attest, it is not fun and can be extremely difficult to clear without making a big mess! To prevent you from ever having to experience this unfortunate situation (or other black holding tank issues) you will need to remember 3 key things. 1.\u00a0Use lots of water! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"As anyone who has experienced a plugged tank will attest, it is not fun and can be extremely difficult to clear without making a big mess!\n\nTo prevent you from ever having to experience this unfortunate situation (or other black holding tank issues<\/a>) you will need to remember 3 key things.\n\n1.\u00a0Use lots of water!<\/strong><\/em>\n\nPeople don't seem to realize that they should use more water than the volume of water used during the flush cycle. A good rule of thumb is to fill the bowl a second time and dump it, to insure you are using enough water. This is just one way to avoid a plugged tank.\n

\"bucket2. Do not use Toilet Paper<\/strong><\/em> in the toilet!<\/p>\n

Sounds a little bizarre but you have a couple of choices. Boat owners have always had a waste basket beside the toilet and they fold the paper after use and put it in the basket. Their motto is, if it has not been in your mouth it does not go in the toilet. A second way to do this is much more appealing (at least to me).\u00a0 Add a bidet to your toilet. We carry such a device called the Biffy<\/a>. This eliminates any possibility of odors, and is actually better for you. The toilet paper is used simply as a drying device, cutting the volume of toilet paper in your holding tanks dramatically.<\/p>\n

\"biffy<\/p>\n3. Keep an eye on the Grandkids.<\/strong><\/em>\n\nIt turns out that kids seem to like putting toys,\u00a0or cats,\u00a0where they do not belong. I can't think of a less desirable find than a fuzzy\u00a0cat as the culprit of a plugged tank!\"cat\n\nThe other, more common than you would think, culprit that you have no control over, is the RV manufacturer leaving plastic plugs from the hole saw, used to penetrate the tank for input plumbing from the sinks, shower etc., and of course the roof vent which goes on both the black and gray water tanks. This is an example of a hole saw plug.\n\n\"plastic\n\nAs always, common sense applies when using your RV and if it doesn't feel good it probably needs investigating.\n\nDo you have a suggestions to add?\u00a0Any plugged tank stories to share? We welcome them here in the comments section below.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,46],"tags":[82,56,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90],"class_list":["post-3309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drain-master-valves","category-rv","tag-12-vdc","tag-drain-master","tag-dump-holding-tanks","tag-gray","tag-gray-water","tag-happy-customer","tag-led-light-drain-master","tag-plugged-holding-tank","tag-rv-manufacturers","tag-rv-related"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3309\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drainmaster.com\/rv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}