How do you unclog an RV GREY tank?

If your grey tank is not draining, then the easiest method to clear your clog would be to flush the pipes using hot water. This can help to clear out any built up gunk is cleared up. You will have to boil 2 to 4 pots full of water. Any strainers, drain gates or caps should be removed.

How do you drain an RV black and GREY water tank?

Hook up one end of your sewage drain hose to the black tank valve on your RV. Secure the other end of the hose to the valve at the sewer line or dumping station. Pull the valve to empty the black tank, allowing it to drain completely. Flush the black tank with water to clean it.

What to do when Grey tank won’t drain?

It’s going to be harder to get a ton of water into the tank all at once. First put holding tank treatment into the kitchen sinks, bathroom sink, and bathtub and then try and dump as much water as you can down each drain all at the same time to get as much water flowing into the grey tank as possible. Hopefully doing this will unclog your grey tank.

Why do I have gray water in my holding tank?

A climb to the roof might be in order, if you have more one than stack, determine which is to the gray tank, open the gray valve insert hose down the pipe and dw or someone to watch for drainage. Dirt/mud daubers, wasp, and other varments can build nest and cause these symptoms.

How to get grey water out of a motorhome?

As previously suggested, a piece of curtain wire or back flush with a water hose should dislodge the offending debris (with the grey water stopcock open of course). Use the old method, a sink plunger. £1 from asda. Solved….. I put a hose pipe all the way up the outlet and turned it on. Cleared instantly! Solved…..

Is the Grey tank the same as the black tank?

There is also no direct opening to the grey tank like there is to the black tank. It’s going to be harder to get a ton of water into the tank all at once.

Where is the low point drain on a Thor Motor Coach?

On the exterior of the coach, in the basement area, locate the city water connection, water filter, and low point water drains. Start with the “low point drains” and rotate the handle counterclockwise to open the valve. This should start draining water from the interior water lines.

It’s going to be harder to get a ton of water into the tank all at once. First put holding tank treatment into the kitchen sinks, bathroom sink, and bathtub and then try and dump as much water as you can down each drain all at the same time to get as much water flowing into the grey tank as possible. Hopefully doing this will unclog your grey tank.

What kind of vent does grey water tank have?

The Grey Water Tank will have a roof vent to keep any odors away. This tank will have it’s own Waste Gate Valve to drain it. The shape of both the Black and Grey Tank is such that it has a “low point” in it to facilitate it draining quickly. This picture doesn’t show a vent hole, but it does have one.

A climb to the roof might be in order, if you have more one than stack, determine which is to the gray tank, open the gray valve insert hose down the pipe and dw or someone to watch for drainage. Dirt/mud daubers, wasp, and other varments can build nest and cause these symptoms.