Elkhart 4H County Fairground - Goshen Indiana June 4 through 10, 2012
Our rally is open to all RV owners.
Our rally technical day will be held June 9, 2012 if you are a vendor or manufacturer and would like to attend with your display please email admin@cedarcreekrvclub.com for the details. (Thanks)
Tentative Attending Vendors
Mor/ryde
The Cedar Creek Division of Forest River Inc., has redesigned the interiors of its mid-priced Cedar Creek fifth-wheel series built at their local facility, located in Topeka, IN. ”We hired an interior design consultant to let an expert pick the colors and themes of the units for a more residential look,” said Craig Clair, Cedar Creek sales manager. Available in eight 34- to 36-foot floorplans with a 40-footer available in February, Cedar Creek features frameless windows, six-point remote-controlled ”DaBoda Level Up” stabilization systems, Corian countertops, 6-foot 8-inch cabover ceilings, retractable HD TV in the rear livingroom, radius one-piece showers, on-demand hot water, multi-purpose Hoosier cabinets and pet dishes integrated with the kitchen cabinets. Base MSRP: $45,000 to $70,000.
Black Tank Maintenance This message contains sensitive material and parental discussion is advised
Ten years of black tank living experience have taught me the following.
After almost two years 2002/2003 of living in my RV I have a problem, seemed as my pipe from my toilet to black tank was clogged as my tank sensor says the tank is empty.
First you must picture your black tank, they are long and wide but not very deep maybe five inches deep. Then your pipe coming straight down from your toilet and goes into your black tank usually going into the black tank about one or two inches past the top of the black tank.
So as you can picture straight down comes the sewage and deposits on the bottom of your black tank usually right below the pipe coming down from your toilet into your black tank. So if you are not moving and have little water in your black tank it begins to pile up. Even if you have water in your tank it usually is hard to get it to distribute evenly through your black tank but usually begins to pipe up under the dump pipe.
In a new tank the solids spread out forming a base of about one inch thick after sitting the bacteria takes over and they become like clay. Then as you use it the solids build up like a pyramid right below the pipe opening that comes down from the toilet and can back up into the pipe. This can become very hard to remove and eventually be impossible to get out and you must replace your tank.
So it is very important from the start of getting your new Forest River trailer to make sure you use black tank chemicals and most of all flush your tank out good each time and make sure it is empty then add some chemicals and water, do not let sit stored with a dry tank.
1.Forget your tank sensor they are worthless after about a month of use and can read empty when full. However I have found if I do the following my sensors usually work OK all the time.
2.Always keep about one inch of water in the bottom of your black tank just run your toilet for awhile and it will add water after awhile you will get how long to run it, usually run mine about one minute after I empty my black tank. NEVER, NEVER, EVER let your black tank valve open all the time, only when you dump.
3.Always use black tank chemicals to help break down the toilet solids.
4.Invest in a clear tank coupler that attachés to the outside drainpipe so you can actually see what is coming out of your tank. I recommend the Flush King from camping world. You can see what is coming out and it has a water hose attachment so you can back flush your tank. The neat thing about it is there is a close off valve after where your water hose attachés so the water cannot drain and it will backup into the tank. By closing your black factory black tank valve and letting your gray tank open you can back flush that tank also. You can back flush all your tanks this way by closing all the tank valves and just letting the one open you wish to back flush.
**CAUTION THOUGH** do not let your water run to long if your tank fills up completely and backs up you will have a MESS!
5. If you store your trailer never let the black tank empty always fill it up with some water and chemicals. If you are in a freezing area just add some RV antifreeze also. If you let it sit empty the bacteria will build up on the tank walls and any solids on the tank bottom will become like concrete.
6.If you think your tank has some build up invest in a FLUSH KING Stick, this allow you to back flush each tank individually.
7.When you move your RV always make sure you fill your black tank half with water an add a double dose of tank chemicals and two cups of chlorine bleach. This is practically the only time you can get your tank clean. Because when you are driving down the road all the bumps and turns really slosh the water around in the tank and get it good and clean. The chlorine bleach will help clean your tank sensors by killing all that bacteria that has stuck to them. One you reach your destination empty and flush your tank well.
8.I myself now flush my black tank out good at least once a week weather it is full or not. I must admit I usually do not use any chemicals except when I am moving but it is recommended that you use them each time you dump.
9.If you follow the above black tank maintenance you should not have any problems.
NOW I am not claiming by any means to be a black tank specialist, this is just my own personal maintenance I have found over the years that works for me.
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