Dump Station for RV - 5 RV Dumping Station Tips for Beginners 

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I grew up camping as a kid, but my dad always took care of this part while we waited impatiently in the truck...fast forward to 2023, and now I am a travel trailer owner and will be headed out on our first trip soon and this video helped my anxiety of the end of the trip and needing to dump and flush out everything while everyone stares at you. Very well explained. Thank you!

A subject no one wants to discuss but a vital step at the end of a camping trip! Very well explained! Love the videos...keep 'em coming!

Thank u for CENSORING the flow throw the hoses when u were actually dumping the the black tank! 😁 Much appreciated. I'm considering doing the RV thing and this is helpful...plus the knee pad is a great idea . Even if you don't have knee issues....Who wants a pebble in their knee?! 🤦🏻‍♀️☺️

I have a full rv hookup at my house so usually just dump at home. These are some good tips to speed up the process, especially apreciate the rhino blaster tip.

You are my ‘go to’ for C class instructions for newbies! Thanks for all you do!!

Dude, hurry up making your "how to" video so I can use the dump station. I have a long drive ahead of me! :)

I signed up for the Facebook newbie siet but it'll take a few days to be vetted. Meantime I'm in a situation that OH MY GOSH it's getting more chaotic and crazy by the day if not hour here. I watched your video and I'm ready to do this on my own. I am pretty sure I've got it nailed in my head and follow the basic directions of attach sewer hoses and clear elbow ends and get a good tight fit so they won't undo or leak. Pull the Black Tank gate release and watch it drain. Give plenty of time for it to drain. Then pull the grey tank gate release and again give plenty of time to drain. Never having done this before I may want to take a hose and I have one of those softer wands you put down the toilet into the black tank for better cleaning and flushing of any debris and I may need to do that too. Meantime the real pressure is that our temps are dropping fast here in NW MT. Four days ago we had a two day window to get this done. For some reason my husband blew the first day off. Next day we go out to head for the Dump station in town and the battery on the Class B+ won't turn over. DEAD??? All summer it was fine when we had to move it about and around. We thought we had the coach batteries set properly when on shore power to not drain the truck battery but guess some how we got it wrong. Anyway my husband decided to not jump start it but to put on a charger for the rest of the night and entire next day of RAIN. Today he took it off but did not check to see if the battery had charged. And today we never got out of the 40's. To add to the calamity I'm feeling with temps dropping and having put 5-7 gallons of water and holding tank cleaners in the RV a few weeks ago...summer was still with us then. I'm also on call for Federal Jury Duty the entire month of Oct...not called up this week but do not see any dry days the entire week. I'm not good at playing a victim so watching a few more of these wonderful videos to shore up my understanding and then ready to jump start the RV if need be tomorrow myself. The RV is my cup of tea. Hubby of 51 years has made it clear he's not a camper but has been fine with my tent camping solo for years and sometimes I've had a gal friend who loves the outdoor glamping adventure as much as me. With the ownership of my first RV there's a lot of firsts and the next stop for me is the DUMP STATION. I just hope no one drives in behind me cause I know I'm going to be SLOW making sure all is done by the book or in this case the VIDEO's how to. I've got my gloves, sanitizer, totes to hold the brand new sewer hose and apparatus. I have new gates to install but that will be next year now. Wish me luck everyone. And the same to all of you who are as green as I am and lets drink to not becoming green during the actual process...Thank you for posting Videos for us RV Newbies. Reminds me of when as a teenager I studied for my drivers test. I never parallel parked in my life but in the day MT had this wonderful little book that talked you through how to with great drawings. I was scolded over and over by my family and friends "YOU have to practice or you'll fail." No I have this my standard reply. And as I returned to the police station with the driver cop he told me to parallel park and I pulled up along side the car he pointed to and followed those directions to a T in my mind and when I had finished he turned to me and said...I've been doing these tests for over 20 years and YOU are the first person who ever did it precisely by the book. That was the best parallel parking I have ever seen.....I PASSED. And to this day I avoid parallel parking if I have options. And so to any nay sayers....my first experience at the dump station is this...."I've got this"....but I owe it all to these wonderful people who make these HOW to Videos. Freezing temps are way to close at hand so I have no choice but to HAVE THIS. 😊🙃😊

As a soon to be rv owner in the near future, I found your video the most informative. You broke it down into easy pieces. LOL the thought of doing this scares me to death. Silly I know. Thank you for this video, I am sure I will be watching it again soon.

I love my Rhino blaster!! I did get the one without the valve and have no issue filling my black tank.

I have been binging your videos and learning so much! Thank you!

Leaving the campgrounds I would see the long lines at the dump station, and always thought how anxious I would get using it. When we finally get our Casita, I'll be much better prepared now! Thanks!

Great video for a newbie 👍

As newbies I really appreciate your help!

Great video Mike & Susan. Thanks. Dan Q

Outstanding!

You guys make the best videos 🎥thanks guys...

Excellent video. Thank you

Great vid thanks

Great!!

Interesting and very helpful

Thinking of buying my 1st RV , here in OC Ca it would be great for beach days. Great Video's , TY , Mike.

Very well done video. New to the RV world and appreciate this subject. Nice work!

Great video I do like the cleaning station. I will watch. Kim

AWESOME VIDEO

I was wondering where that caterpillar dump assist was! Ordering gloves also. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome

Thank you for this great video. It will be very helpful as it will be my first time RVing.

Informative

Great video and tips!

Great video.

Great video. I am learning a lot from all of them. Question, when do you add your tank treatment? When you set up? If you are traveling to another site, after flush? I havent seen that in any videos yet. Thanks

I use the Rhino Blaster without the gate valve, because I have an actual black tank flush hookup and use the hose hookup on the Rhino to clear any clogs I may have.

Great vid! I don’t think our trailer has a black tank gauge so how do I know when to stop filling without fear that water will spray up through the toilet or something else drastic?:)

Iam sure did but don't forget to put back the dump stations hose fixture that you took off and put your green hose on. After you took off your green hose off and put it away. I also liked you connected green hose ends.

Hey Mike, we have a newer Minnie Winnie that has a built in waste tank flush. Do these systems get the job done. Thank you

Forgot to make sure you is level. Some stations have a grade that causes your to lean away from the drain and you never get your tanks fully empty.

When/where do you dump the extra clean water with the tank chemical that you added at the end? We just picked up (and put directly into storage) our first RV. I booked our first trip today (at a MI state park), and this is the process that has me the most nervous, so this video was much appreciated!

Now I see how you tell when the black tank is full with the Rhino blaster, thanks. If you have built in blank tank flush, is that as good or better?

Great video! I am now a subscriber :)

I enjoy your videos. Thorough and well done. We’re getting our first motorhome this week. It has a black tank flush. I assume we don’t need a rhino blaster?

Can the Rhino blaster attachment be left in as a permanent attachment or only during use?

Will that rhino blaster fit on a camco hose set up

Hey we like this sort of subject when it comes to basics of rv how too's. Good video keep em coming!

I am new to this, but I've noticed the RVs I've been looking at have a "black tank flush" port. Is that something new? I assume that is how you fill your black tank with clean water and takes the place of using the rhinoblaster. Am I missing something?

Do you add a cleaner of some sort into the black tank before the rhino blaster?

Newbie question. If I am at a campground with full facilities, can I complete the dump station process at my campsite? Full flushing and such or do I just let the gray water drain into the campsite facilities. When you are new, a lot of stuff is overwhelming at first. Thanks

Newer rvs have a built in black tank flush so the rinoblaster, doesn't need the gate valve to fill the black tank. Also most people flush the black tank before emptying the grey tank so the grey tank cleans you sewer hose.

Mike, were did you find the holder for the gloves. Haven't been able to locate them either.

Newbie question: Is the dump station for those that didn't do all these steps, before leaving their camp site, where they had unrestricted access to their sewer & water lines or for those that were boon docking?

How do you know when the black tank is full?

We are new to this camper life. How long in total does it take to do all this stuff?

At what point do you refill your tanks and add the treatment? Do you wait until you are home?

Do you leave any water in the black tank after flusing? I've seen a few that suggest you leave about 1/4 to 1/3 full to avoid the dreaded poop mountain.

What hose do you use to clean out grey tank

How did you find dump station? Have APP?

Do you have a 4 in 1 adapter in your Amazon store? I could not find it

Safety glasses!

Thanks for this informative video!

Very good information love the explanation but the prices on this buckets are insane no respect for money at all

Why did you sensor it?

slight confusion (newbie here) so... open the black valve to drain, then close it before opening the grey tank valve? and guessing i have to close the grey tank valve again before rhino flush? can you just come camping with me please....

Re: the gloves you said can't be punctured, at 3:15 aren't those holes in the gloves?

Why the “censored” on the dump process?

There is a gizmo you can attach to your hose that counts how many gallons have flowed through it. I attach that to my hose and then I know how much water is going into my black water tank. I saw this on another RV blogger channel. (Sorry, I cheated on y’all!). Gizmo is called a “P3 Save a Drop Water Flow Meter”.

Orange Gloves are great, except there are none available from any suppliers and they have no idea when they will be available again. One suppliers stated that may have been discontinued. Amazon has no idea either.

some campers have black tank rinser on the other side of there camper. hook the hose up and turn it on at the same time they open the sewer drain . so as they empty they are rinsing at the same time. so no need with the extra gate valve on there rhino connection. why they sell 2 types i would think. it seems you don't have one. maybe good for the gray tank. good to leave during the week instead of the weekend less stress if possible. PS: your way takes longer because of lack of a rinser built in. so anyone looking for a camper that is one feature you might want to consider.

Glove Works even stated they have no availability timeline. If anyone finds a sorse, get a few boxes and let the rest of us know.

The glove tips are great but after about the thousandth time you think about the animals that died under the wheel you just took off you really start to consider how little your gloves matter.

Those gloves look great! I'm going to get some, I bet they have 101 uses.

This is AWESOME! Thank you so much. We are learning as much as we can and soon to be RVers. Great video

Your glove literally had a hole in it as you mentioned the durability

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Fun Fact: You saw this on creator on the rise

Sorry, but not a video for newbies. You are not detailed enough in the beginning. Video of under where your working would be great. You seemed to be more of an advertiser than a teacher.