How to unclog your Grey water tank with the Flush King

Our Grey tank is clogged and if we use any more water I'm afraid its gonna flood our trailer. I did some research and if I use the Flush King tank flusher I might not have to cut the bottom of my trailer out. But if this doesn't work I might have a very big job on my hands in the freezing cold winter.
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[@lindivoss1935]

THANK YOU!!! After searching and trying almost every trick I could..(1 month of plugged kitchen Grey water) I decided to try 1 more time! And i found your video! I had never heard of the flush king so I got on Amazon and ordered one asap! It arrived today! Hallelujah it didn't disappoint 🎉! Living in an RV is such a learning curve and I am SO THANKFUL for folks like yourself who share your own challenges and triumphs so others can be blessed and triumphs too!! Every RV owner should have 1 of these!!!

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

I’m so glad your clog was fixed and that our video helped you out. Hope you stay awhile and enjoy our channel. God Bless.

[@raeann8473]

Thank you for the step by step vid. It was way easier than I thought it would be.... and it solved my problem!

[@KevinCoop1]

A few comments. A Flush King was the very first thing I bought when we got our first RV. I do not use the black tank sprinkler. Use the FK until it comes out with nothing but clear water, both black and gray. Never leave your valves open. Close them and open to drain. You have a holding tank, not a septic in an RV. Never use bar soap. Soap scum will form in the tank. Use liquid soap (actually detergent). To keep your sensors in your black tank working, you need to stop struvite from forming. Use 1/2 cup of Borax dissolved in hot water and either some laundry or dishwasher detergent in the tank. Leave it in until you dump. The Borax, every time, the detergent maybe every third time. Best wishes on building the house. My wife and I built ours on weekends 38 years ago. Still living in it.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

all good input for RV life. Thanks for all the helpful hints and tricks, and daily use input.

[@RickGoodman1911]

These work great. Glad it worked for you. One key component is a $10 water flow meter so you don’t overflow your tanks. In this case it wouldn’t be accurate due to the water held by the clog but in a normal flush you would want it or want to have someone watching the sensor at the very least.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Good input, thank you.

[@christinastewart9830]

Wahoo! Showers and dishes!!!! I'm so glad that's done. LOL! I had no idea about that kinda stuff. You are so knowledgeable. This is a later video cause I know you showed a video with the roof beams (whatever they're called) being put up. I can't wait for the newer videos of the house build! I know y'all can't wait! This living in the rv will become a distant memory. Love y'all! God bless!😊❤️

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Mondays video will be a new house build video. And yes Christina I can’t wait for this RV to be a distant memory.

[@doriskuhberger8559]

Good job Donovan. I am so happy for you both. Linda, you did good too, you do camera work. Love and Blessings to you all. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Thank you Doris, Love and Blessings back at you.

[@caroldibben9344]

Glad that worked for you guys. Gotta love Oklahoma winters Won't be to long until your in your home. Keep up the good work. Blessings

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Thanks Carol we can't wait, by the way Ellie got a strong talking to about her actions on the live. Probably won't be having any more issues like that again.

[@caroldibben9344]

@@TeamTateOutdoors Thanks Donovan. Can't wait to see more of your adventures.

[@oscarverduzcojr.5687]

You bring much light, and joy to many of us.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Thank you for saying that Oscar it means a lot, it really does. I pray you are blessed.

[@sandymanning8744]

I am happy you were able to get the drain working again. Love y'all and God Bless 💕💕💕

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Thank you Sandy, we were too. Its tough when you can't use your water. Glad its fixed.

[@jonathanberens1171]

excellent video on the gray tank! thank you for posting this very helpful video!

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

It really works if your is clogged. Just get it. Link in our description

[@shannonRoy-x7k]

Thanks hopefully that will help my smell too in my grey tank

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

It can definitely get it rinsed out if you do it enough times I would think.

[@marythursby4291]

Thank you that was great you explained everything very well for this old lady to understand, question why did mine come with an anti siphon valve ?

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

I’m not sure. Maybe they made a change to their product. Hope it worked as mine did.

[@TheCynthiacross]

Thank you !!! I am going through the same problem 🙏🙏🙏 thank goodness I can do on my own 🙏

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Is pretty easy to use Cynthia best of luck on getting it unclogged.

[@johnbubbajohnson5630]

Great job. Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your whole family...🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Thanks John have a great night. God bless.

[@roypoe1865]

One thing to add to the flush king, is a online water meter that goes between the water faucet and the flush king. You can monitor how many gallons of fresh water you putting into your grey or black water tank.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Good info there Roy, thanks.

[@gailbyers6925]

I feel for you all thats for sure. We are still under construction here of trying to remold our lofted cabin. Still a lot to do in the kitchen area . Still heating water for dishes Winter hit us to soon so drain there and sink not complete. Still have to add the addition on as well. So glad its beginning to warm up some. Blessings to you and family :)

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Well I hope your remodel construction goes quickly as well. It’s tough having to beat fish washing water. When I was in Iraq in 2003 we had to use the Suns heat to heat up jugs of water to take a shower with and if you didn’t shower at the right time after the sun went down you either got burned or took a cold shower.

[@gailbyers6925]

@@TeamTateOutdoors I know that feeling well/ When we moved here It was rough Fill up old double wash tubs to let sun heat and ouch . But wouldn't change it for nothing. We try and live as close to the old ways as we can and I love it. Blessings Have a rest full night God Bless

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

@@gailbyers6925 thanks Gail, you guys do the same.

[@branmichaluk445]

You had ice blockage in the grey line, the water pressure freed it. The same has happen to me on numerous occasions.

[@valfrasier39]

I'm happy for you that it went well.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Thanks Val, it did go way easier than the frozen pipe situation that’s for sure.

[@bdwillis8284]

Just ordered one thanks.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

It should fix your problem.

[@Ooohmy]

I use Zep orange degreaser found at Menards or Amazon and put a full gallon in each gray water and try to leave it for a week (during summer months) and it works amazingly at cleaning the stink and particles left behind.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

I have used Zep for different things and it’s a good brand.

[@mauibubbs8654]

Thank you ❤ great video!

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Thank you hope it helped. It’s a great product and you can find a link to it in the description. Thanks for watching.

[@enyoc3d]

lifesaver! thanks

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Glad it worked for you too.

[@brenthenry9958]

Nothing like free flowing pipes!! Lol. I use exlax for mine. 😂

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

LOL, you kill me brother. Love you bud.

[@lakebum6211]

Awe, the joys of RV ownership. Ain't nobody wantin' to mess with the stinky slinkey.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

😂 that’s right, come do it for me Carl please????? I can’t wait to be moved in to this cozy house but for now the show must go on in the trailer.

[@lakebum6211]

@@TeamTateOutdoors I hear ya. Gotta do what ya gotta do.

[@beckystanton5741]

That worked great!

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Thank goodness it did.

[@carllawson4235]

Question for you we have the same set up with the drain hoses with the (Y) connector but when I open one drain to empty when it comes down it also runs into the other hose instead of just to the below ground sewer do you have the same problem and ifso do you have a solution for that ?? I am thinking only way to fix is to buy 2 more waste gates and add them to the Y

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

We have to drain ours at the same time because our tanks are hooked up to same rinse hose and we can’t isolate them.but then we end up back flushing both of them anyways so it washes out both hoses. I guess if you didn’t want the waist going into the other empty hose towards the other tank or you could put a waste gate like you said between the hose and the Y that would work.

[@hrhornby]

Do you think that maybe your gray tank was just frozen and that was the clog?

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

No, it wasn’t frozen, it has been trickling out for awhile but. I’ve seen other pale have their hole cut it pieces get stuck in the hole sideways.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Plus we have tank heaters and the belly is well insulated.

[@cb-gz1vl]

This didn't work for me because my grey tank valve handle was broken and not actually opening the door inside. However I did find you can also make a Flush King from a flush pipe and a valve piece. My Camping World didn't have the King.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

When I looked at making something myself it would have cost me the same if not more plus time to build something similar to the flush king but having a broken valve doesn't mean the flush king didn't work it means you have to have a working valve handle before you can properly use the flushking. I hope you got your issue resolved. 😁

[@cb-gz1vl]

@@TeamTateOutdoors Yes I had to replace the valve. Took about an hour. I'd recommend you buy a bore scope for your cel phone so you can look into your plumbing and see what was blocking things.

[@TheCSRTech]

You trust your tank level sensors? And how in the world do you clog a grey water tank???

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

I believe the grey water clog was due to the round plastic cut outs that they drill into the tanks and leave in the bottom, also known as the slugs. We normally dump every Friday but we do check our sensors, however I thinks it’s best to know how many days of full time use that you can do before having to dump. Like driving a vehicle with no fuel gauge. Lol

[@jackiebulmer515]

Crazy Chemtrails there. A clog is the least of your problems 😅

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

lol, well not anymore. But the clog was a pretty big worry, but all good now.

[@andrewdavis7794]

Chemtrails?

[@kim-xi1fp]

​@@andrewdavis7794 in the sky the spaying they do with planes NOT contrails.

[@jacquelynngriffith4929]

What if I don’t have access to my grey tank? For example my grey tank just empties into the black tank with only one opening to dump them both. So if I tried this I would be flushing black tank water up into the grey tank 🤮

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

What model do you have maybe I can look it up and try to help you figure it out.

[@jacquelynngriffith4929]

@@TeamTateOutdoors thank you I appreciate that it’s a 2015 Jayco Jayflight 32BHDS

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

@@jacquelynngriffith4929 so I looked it up and it says it has a 41 gal grey water tank. Can you send me a pic of where your valve is and where your pipes come down. Send to our email [e-mail] and I can try to help you get this right.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

@@jacquelynngriffith4929 everything I’ve read says there is a lever but it’s underneath one of your slides. So you have to crawl up under it to get to the lever. I can help more if I can see what’s going on.

[@noeleenfalkner4557]

MY BLACK TANK HAS BEEN BLOCKED NOW 3 WEEKS I HAVE GOT THE VALTERA HYDRO FLUSH UNIT AND THE ATTACHMENT (ONE) FOR HOOKING IT ONTO THE PIPE UNDER THE COTTAGE RV. I WILL TRY AND GET THE OTHER CONNECTION OFF THE PIPE IN THE CUPBOARD AND GET A PLUMBER TO CONNECT IT UP THEN WITH THE VALTERA HYDRO FLUSH SHOULD DO THIS JOB WELL THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEO THE CLEAR PIPE TELLS ME THAT YOUR GREY TANK CLEARED WITH NO HASTLES SO I TAKE IT THAT THE BLACK TANK WILL AS WELL IF MY SON IN LAW CAN DO THIS CONNECTION WILL PAY HIM TO COME AND DO THIS JOB MANY THANKS

[@noeleenfalkner4557]

THE FLUSH KING IS NOT AVAILABLE HERE IN NEW ZELAND

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Sorry about that. Can they not ship you one?

[@paulvirag1852]

Frozen hose? Take in in the camper shower for 15 min to thaw

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Not that dirty hose in my shower.

[@RichardJones-us1xl]

Why are you saying in your add pic how to dump your Gray Water Tank When it's The Black waist tank showing editor????

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

It was the grey water tank we dump. We did nothing with the black water tank. 👍

[@RichardJones-us1xl]

Ok I was confused looked like waist coming out ...

[@stevenmansito6379]

I hate it don’t I hate it when people rammer on and don’t get to.

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

you can always skip forward Steven to get to where the how to use it portion is. But it was frozen out and well sometimes it just goes that way.

[@mattharper588]

Screw Camping World

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

You can buy it right through our link in the description.

[@roypoe1865]

Sorry inline, not online

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

I figured.

[@mikeheiser7938]

Those are notably wrong. Good lick

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

What’s notably wrong Mike I’m not tracking? Help me understand. Thanks

[@mikeheiser7938]

@@TeamTateOutdoors the tank level lights.they get coated with material and they don't read right I have also found out from a RV technician that the folks building the trailer just drill holes where they want to No 2 like trailer indicator sensors are not in the same spacing thus don't read the same level of water The best way i have found after 40+ years of having trailers is to drain the tanks when the indicator shows half full. Also don't leave the drain valve open all the time when parked. That way you have enough water to flow out and suck out the solids in the tank

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

@@mikeheiser7938 gotcha, thank you for that. You would think they would be a bit more stream lined in the building process, but I guess there is no fireman that’s gonna check every trailer to see where they were mounted. I think allot of our issue is that the trailer has settled on the gravel and it’s leaning to the east ever so slightly. I think that is also giving us a false read.

[@mikeheiser7938]

@@TeamTateOutdoors true on the settling in the soil. You could set it back on the truck hitch and lift the front legs up and resting them with blocks and put an extra one on the low side to lift it up. Also put blocks on the low side and then use the stabilizing jacks to give some lift and then put the other side stabilizers to just snug up the trailer. It is worth a shot. I have good and bad luck on doing it. . I have actual leveling arms on this trailer that takes out the juggling act. Good luck

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

@@mikeheiser7938 yeah this one has a double in the back and a double that you can adjust each leg height in the front but it’s so close that I’m not gonna worry about it. Just a couple more months and we will be in that house. 🤞

[@WizardOnYoutube]

Terrible. Just tell us the product, what it does. How to use it. Then add your personal quirk

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Your terrible! You come on someone’s video looking for help, find the help you were looking for and because you didn’t get the instant gratification from this video you call me terrible? Your just a user! Your welcome for making a video to show you how to properly use this piece of equipment, if you don’t want to watch the quirky part of my video skip over till your satisfied but this video is just another video in my homestead journey about my retired life from the military, how I built a home for my family and the bumps and good times along the way. I don’t appreciate you adding your two cents in about how good or bad you think my video is. Who are you Steven Spielberg? Give me a break guy.

[@WizardOnYoutube]

@@TeamTateOutdoors then add time stamps. Its misleading to showcasr something then give 5-6 minutes of yapping about anything but what was advertised on the video

[@WizardOnYoutube]

@@TeamTateOutdoors also imagine as enraged as you are to where you felt the need to wrote out a ninja scrolks worth of yappology in order to make yourself feel better on a comment that didnt even directly insult you rather than just the pacing of the video itself

[@WizardOnYoutube]

@@TeamTateOutdoors once you post yourself online. You are immediately subject to any and all forms of critisim Good bad smart stupid and even hateful Thats the risk that comes with projection

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

@@WizardOnKZbin to the measure of which you judge you shall also be judged. Mathew 7:2

[@Name-ii7ox]

Our toilet was so clogged it exploded and sht went everywhere

[@TeamTateOutdoors]

Using this device? Wow!! you should have addressed it long before it got to that point. But sorry to hear that. Hope it’s all good now.