Black tank flush

[hammer]

Here is a little warning. Don't turn on your tank flusher and then get sidetracked. Very messy and smelly. Not only does it flood the bathroom but it also floods the bins under it and the belly pan under the tanks. Other than that it was a good trip.:mad::eek:

[ByDesign]

Easy to get distracted, especially at a site w/camping. Hope the clean-up is successful.
I'll be posting about a brown water close-encounter of my own this weekend.

[yogi154]

Yep, I did the same Darn thing in Texas. We were Lucky as we super flushed at the last Campground. Were I screwed up I left the flush valve open when I turned on the water. Marti was sick but, the water was some what clean. We used a lot of towels too. We were OK smell wise.

[hammerdown]

When I flush out I always leave the dump value OPEN. Of course I'm hooked up to the CG sewer connection. And I have been distracted at times, but not to worry cause it's all going down the drain. :D

[hammer]

Ya I was hooked to CG sewer when it hapened. The problem was that this was the maiden voyage and the tank valves are labbeled wrong. The tag that says black water is a grey water. I think I'm going to the dealer to have them clean the mess on jayco. I had the gate that said black open.

[Seann45]

Ewww time to trade in....

[hammer]

seann 45 Iwish I could trade it in but it is only three weeks old. I got her looked after. lot's of water and a wet vac and fan. The smell is gone and everything is dry and put away. Not fun but I got it.

[ByDesign]

Black tank flush ......... when ever I see this thread I can't help but think its some kind of evil magic spell ... or a Santana song.

[Hondopatrick]

YES! I'm pretty sure Carlos Santana could build some nice guitar rifts around a song titled... Black Tank Flush

[bmet2000]

Mine has leaked, twice! First trip out, I saw all this black water running out from under the belly on my new Eagle. Took it in and they found that the leak was from the rinser port. It worked fine for about 10 months. Then when we were in WY at Yellowstone, we noticed a 'smell'. I thought it was from full hookups and/or venting etc. But turns out it was the rinser port leaking AGAIN. Hopefully it is fixed and won't be a problem anymore. FYI it was leaking with no hose hooked up, it was just running out the port from the inside. And since we have the underbelly, you don't know it's leaking right away.

[ByDesign]

I plan on, at sometime this summer or fall, to remove the bottom covers and give a look see. Of course my unit is 8-9 yrs old, so I'm sure I'm not voiding any warranty. I'm curious as to the lay-out under there. I may see something that needs attention.

[hammer]

I went to my Jayco dealer todoy and complained:) about the tanks being labellad wrong. They are going to remove and replace all the fabric in the bin's, remove and replace the insulasion and belly pan on the underside on the 5er no trouble. You gotta love people that stand behind there product. Glad I bought a Jayco.

[ByDesign]

Are the underbelly panels user removeable ??? It appears that they are. They have multiple screws holding them in place.

No telling what I may find, but its impossible to assume till ya look.

[Seann45]

Are the underbelly panels user removeable ??? It appears that they are. They have multiple screws holding them in place.

No telling what I may find, but its impossible to assume till ya look.

Yep they are... the dealer has already had mine dropped twice.. and the unit is only 4 months old.. no one can figure out why I cannot get heat in the kitchen living room. Bedroom is like a sauna K&LR freeze. I have blocked off all the other room vents and still little heat to those rooms.

[ByDesign]

I'm planning an extended weekend coming up and may remove an enclosure panel or two just out of curiosity.

Hope things will appear to be in order.

[Texas Sam]

Sean 45,

We have had a similar problem with our 2008 and 2010 RLSs--bedroom too hot when door is closed compared with bathroom and living room/kitchen. We now leave the bedroom door open, the bathroom door open and the door between the living/kitchen and the shower/sink area open half way (to block out light from the living/kitchen area. However, when our grandsons are sleeping in the living room we have to give them extra blankets.

In another thread on this forum another owner had his unit in for repairs and the dealership found that the duct work from his furnace as too small, resulting in the furnace cycling on and off too quickly. The dealership installed larger ducts at no cost to the owner. Perhaps you can ask your dealer to evaluate your ducts and determine whether Jayco will approve installation of larger ones as warranty costs if the dealer determines the ducts are too small. I will see if I can find the other thread and repost it on this thread for you.

[Texas Sam]

Sean45,

Here is a link to the other thread--see the second paragraph:

http://www.jaycoowners.com/showthread.php?p=4751#post4751

[Seann45]

Thanks guys...
I never shut the door in the bedroom just no air going to the living room...

[Seann45]

Dealer finally got it fixed... they found that the furnace blows harder in certain areas of the fire box so just moved the lines so the high pressure area went to the living room... now the front and back are within 1 degree F of each other.. I am happy again...:D:):cool:

[Seann45]

I went to my Jayco dealer todoy and complained:) about the tanks being labellad wrong. They are going to remove and replace all the fabric in the bin's, remove and replace the insulasion and belly pan on the underside on the 5er no trouble. You gotta love people that stand behind there product. Glad I bought a Jayco.

that sure would not have happened if you had bought a Keystone... been there done that.. Love my Jayco

[Albertaguy]

Sean 45,

We have had a similar problem with our 2008 and 2010 RLSs--bedroom too hot when door is closed compared with bathroom and living room/kitchen. We now leave the bedroom door open, the bathroom door open and the door between the living/kitchen and the shower/sink area open half way (to block out light from the living/kitchen area. However, when our grandsons are sleeping in the living room we have to give them extra blankets.

In another thread on this forum another owner had his unit in for repairs and the dealership found that the duct work from his furnace as too small, resulting in the furnace cycling on and off too quickly. The dealership installed larger ducts at no cost to the owner. Perhaps you can ask your dealer to evaluate your ducts and determine whether Jayco will approve installation of larger ones as warranty costs if the dealer determines the ducts are too small. I will see if I can find the other thread and repost it on this thread for you.

That was me. I had a chance to check it out on the only trip I was able to make this summer. The larger vent sure made a difference and the furnace purred like a kitten. I am more than happy.

[skypilot7103]

Hi Seann
Please let me know what you find out about the heat problem. We have new 31.5 RLDS and are having the same problem very little heat out of the living room register.
Thanks
Ed

[Seann45]

Ed according to the dealer ( and they have lied to me before) they just changed the pipes around where they come out of the furnace. THEY claim that they found some parts of the furnace box has low pressure areas and that is where my LR Kitchen feed was coming from. So get in there and switch a couple of the supply hoses and see if that helps.. or since you are under warranty let the dealer do it... Also you can talk to Roger at Jayco customer service as he was working with the dealer on this problem.. Mention my name and listen to him faint,,,LOL
Seann

[rbrumfield]

Hi Seann
Please let me know what you find out about the heat problem. We have new 31.5 RLDS and are having the same problem very little heat out of the living room register.
Thanks
Ed

I had the same issue on my new Jayco. I took the cold air return grate off and low and behold, the pipe for the living room register wasn't even attached to the furnace. I reattached it and put a screw in it to prevent it from falling out again. Probably should have put screws in the other three as well but they seemed OK. If the heat has another issue, that will be the first place I look.

[dannygraves]

I know that I am late for this discussion but they didn't even hook my valves up in my 2010 Jayco 313rk just left them open. Nice suprise at the dump station:(

[Seann45]

Hey Danny they put my hose connector on "sideways" so if you are doing the graywater garden hose dump you cannot get it all out...:eek: