{"id":321908,"date":"2023-02-02T00:35:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T07:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactcp.com\/blog\/bishscom\/?p=321908"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:32:40","slug":"rv-sewer-hose-valve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactcp.com\/blog\/bishscom\/rv-sewer-hose-valve\/","title":{"rendered":"A Nifty RV Waste Valve to Help You Empty Your Camper Sewer Tanks and Get Away Clean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hands up!  Who loves dumping the black and gray tanks on your RV?  No one?  Shocking.  As with all things in life, you take the good with the bad and if you make a mistake dumping your camper tanks, it’ll go so very, very bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RV Sewer Anatomy Lesson 1<\/strong>: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The sewer pipes under many campers have a valve with a release rod you can reach through a docking station, an exterior access panel or underneath the trailer. These valves keep your black and gray holding tank contents under your control. This is one time when being a control freak is a positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RV Anatomy Lesson 2<\/strong>: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The valve attached to the release rod and the actual end of your sewer pipe<\/strong> can be anywhere from a few inches to many feet worth of pipe and that\u2019s the area where yuck can happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ponder if you will, you\u2019ve pulled the release valve, all the contents have gone into the dumping station, you flush the tank, close the valve and pop the cap back in the end. What\u2019s still in that sewer pipe and where will it go?  Residual yuck is still in there and it\u2019s waiting for you, silently and without remorse about the mess it\u2019s going to unleash when you take the sewer cap off the next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So how do you empty your RV sewer tanks without creating a mess?<\/strong>  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Josh the RV Nerd, you can take a step in the right direction by installing a simple sewer valve, like the Valterra Twist-On Waste Valve<\/a> or the Camco Ready to Use Gate Valve with Built-in Clear Adapter<\/a>, at the end of your black\/gray tank pipe.\u00a0 Hook your sewer hose onto the valve, pull the handle and anything left behind in the pipe from the last time you used it is safely contained in the sewer hose, not dribbling out the moment you pop the cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s his super short video explaining what an RV waste valve is, how it works, the brand he likes and a deeper explanation on why he feels this is worth the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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