Great video! I have one that I bought b4 our 320 arrived, but I'm contented with dumping the cassette "as-is" without a hose. We have a grey hose of course, and I will bring the Americanizer in case the campground requires it (thanks for that tip!) but otherwise I'd rather just have a "grey slinky" and not a "stinky slinky"! 🙂
Thanks so much! I just made a reservation at an RV Park that requires all sever connections be "screw in type (air-tight)" and I remembered that I had seen this video. Ordering the Americanizer and a spare cap right now (thanks for the cap tip too by the way.) So far I have emptied my cassette as is with no problem and prefer not to deal with a hose used for 'black' waste but will need to follow the park rules so... I am a new T@B 320S owner and your site is so helpful! I subscribed as soon as I ordered my T@B.
What, they don't have bathrooms? It seems like a stupid rule, not to consider cassette toilets don't need the sewer hookup. I suppose, if you really have to use your hose for black water, you could always flush your grey tank after and clean out the hose. I think I'd opt for a composting toilet. Jon in rural BC, Canada
Hi Jenn. I’m VERY happy with the cassette toilet, and I’m fine with dumping as is. To use the Americanizer, do you need to bring that grey slinky hose along as well? It looks like it would be tricky to rinse clean. And then storing it… that actually grosses me out more than just dumping the sewage without the hose. Diff folks, diff preferences. :)
I'd guess you wouldn't need a dump hose nearly as long as shown. We've used a much shorter hose for dumping a river groover tank. Yeah, I agree that the hose is more of a negative personally.
Cool, thanks! I’m about to get my first rv with a cassette toilet (always had a black tank) and I’m not so concerned about me being grossed out as others watching me…
I don’t have a cassette toilet. How big is a cassette tank? It must be a lot smaller than a Tab 400 black tank. Is it 5 gallons? I’m pretty sure My black tank is 12. I can go pretty long without having to empty it. With all the nice hoses, etc, I don’t see or smell anything, so I’m never grossed out. I did add one clear elbow on the hose at the sewer tank, so I can see when it’s cleaned out after draining the gray water tank which is after the black tank. And with the nice end caps to put on the ends of the hoses, when you are done, all is good. I think I’ll stick to my black and gray tanks. How do you clean out a cassette tank at the dump station? And don’t you have to still empty the gray water at the dump station? Or do most people let in drain illegally at their camp sight? I’m just curious. Gail from Michigan PS I’m hoping to go to Ucamp next June. This is my first year camping.
Great video and I certainly WON’t be spending money on that contraption. That’s just crazy complicating something so easy. Cannot imagine why anyone would do all that extra work when it’s so simple to dump the tank. Also note if you remove the sliding cover over the large hole for cleaning, you must slide back on correctly or your cassette will NOT slide back into the trailer. Found that out in the pouring rain!
Thi😢s seems like one of those great ideas that are useless. The very reason for a cassette it to get rid of a sewer hose. For once the Europeans have it right.