I read on another thread where one guy would put a bucket full of ice cubes down the porto and cruise around for a while to get things broke loose..Prior to the flush.

 

My Raptor has a compartment on the side for the sewer hose. It is big enough for a 10' & 25' hose along with all the fittings. I just rinse real good and store it.
And then of course, wash my hands.

 

This is a common method for helping out with false sensor readings too.

You guys may also want to search something called the "geo" method. It is a cheaper alternative to conventional tank treatment chemicals. Worked well for me.

 

My wife found a case of 10 boxes lying on the side of the road. Each box contains 100 Nitrile gloves. 1000 total gloves. Box in the camper, box in the garage, box under the sink, a box each for a few close friends. That was last winter and I still have 4 unopened boxes sitting in the basement.

They are great for handling the stinky slinky, oil changes, mixing herbacides, etc.

 

You give a whole new meaning to the world Road Grimm......yack!!!!!

 

Great idea with the bleach bottle. I'll have to try that

 

Big jet aircraft that use vacuum toilets have sensors that will shut off the vacuum blowers when the tank gets full. Well the sensors get covered in crap and none of the toilets work. A trick is to raid the galley and get all the left over ice cubes and dump them down the toilet furthest away from the waste holding tank. You have to trick the computer to get the blower into working but the ice cubes come down that pipe pretty fast (they don't call them 500 MPH $hit suckers for nothing) and enter the tank knocking off the crud on the sensors. Using ice cubes works in this method but I can't see it working if they just sit in the tank and get bounced around a little.

 

I have read that the ics cubes do help the sensors. I think having 2-5 gallons and fresh water(after dumping the tank), with chenical(Thetford or whatever) works exteremly well keeping the tank clean. The main thing is never let your black tank run dry, ever.

 

You need to drive our roads...it will be more than just a little bouncing around

 

Camping world sells a PVC pipe for sewer hose storage. It comes with brackets for mounting. I put mine above the drain pipe on my toy hauler.

 

Roads? You have roads? All we have up here is wagon tracks

 

My 5er came from the factory with a black tank flush. It's the best way to keep the tank clean also keeps the sensor's in the tank clean, no false readings as P.J. said.

 

After dumping my tanks, maybe every 3rd. or 4th. time, I always add about 10 gallons of water with 2 cups Calgon water softener powder and a 1/4 cup dawn dishwashing soap. We then drive home and to the next campground letting the concoction slosh around in the tanks. You won't believe how dirty the water is that comes out. Once at the next campground we rinse and drain tanks and the water comes out perfectly clear.

So far this method has worked well for us.

 

I have heard of the water softener trick before. I'll have to try that before winter storage this year. How much dish soap do you use so it doesn't foam too bad?

 

I use automatic dish wash soap for these projects. It is low suds plus has grit to knock the scum loose. cup per 8 gallons