MapNerd
RVF 1K Club
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2019
- Messages
- 2,298
- Location
- Prince William, VA
- RV Year
- 2020
- RV Make
- Newmar
- RV Model
- Ventana 4326
- RV Length
- 43
- TOW/TOAD
- 2020 Ford F-150
- Fulltimer
- Yes
Grey tank has been draining slowly since, well...November. It’s basically a small trickle - approximately 1/8 of the flow volume. I reported it to Newmar and they added it to my list of grievances to address in my January visit.
Last night, unbeknownst to us, whatever is blocking the tank either moved or got bigger and now the tank is completely blocked. Not knowing this, DW put on a load of laundry and we woke this morning to find a kitchen sink full of grey water. I went down to take a look and the gate valve is wide open but nothing is coming out.
I googled around a couple of weeks ago thinking this was due to Newmar’s silly tank design only to find that its apparently somewhat common for there to be construction debris in the tank. Apparently, sometimes when Newmar drills the bottom of the tank to add the bulkhead for the drain, they allow the plastic circle to fall into the tank. When that happens, it often moves towards the drain and eventually blocks it.
I called Newmar asking for assistance and they are saying that none of the Nearby dealers can take us in, and the soonest they can get a mobile tech to us is Friday. I said I could drill a small 1.5” hole in the top of the tank and drain it with a siphon and then disassemble the drain pipe and remove the obstruction, but in doing that they’d need to replace the grey tank at my next visit. They don’t want to agree to that because they can’t be sure it’s construction debris.
Any ideas for draining the tank without flooding the wetbay compartment?
Last night, unbeknownst to us, whatever is blocking the tank either moved or got bigger and now the tank is completely blocked. Not knowing this, DW put on a load of laundry and we woke this morning to find a kitchen sink full of grey water. I went down to take a look and the gate valve is wide open but nothing is coming out.
I googled around a couple of weeks ago thinking this was due to Newmar’s silly tank design only to find that its apparently somewhat common for there to be construction debris in the tank. Apparently, sometimes when Newmar drills the bottom of the tank to add the bulkhead for the drain, they allow the plastic circle to fall into the tank. When that happens, it often moves towards the drain and eventually blocks it.
I called Newmar asking for assistance and they are saying that none of the Nearby dealers can take us in, and the soonest they can get a mobile tech to us is Friday. I said I could drill a small 1.5” hole in the top of the tank and drain it with a siphon and then disassemble the drain pipe and remove the obstruction, but in doing that they’d need to replace the grey tank at my next visit. They don’t want to agree to that because they can’t be sure it’s construction debris.
Any ideas for draining the tank without flooding the wetbay compartment?