There could be several issues with the freshwater system. Most obvious is a leak somewhere, and it doesn’t have to be much, just a drip, drip. I recently had a similar situation and found the nylon water heater plug had split and was slowly dripping. Another problem can be the pump diaphragm having debris caught in it. I had a major issue when ours was new because the pump was pulling plastic bits from the tank from when they drilled holes. I installed a screen filter and even after 4 full camping seasons, still find debris caught in the filter screen.
The black tank problem sounds like a very common issue experienced by many boondockers; the dreaded pyramid of poo. Typically caused by not using enough water when flushing, and/or too much TP and/or using “flushable” wipes and “stuff” just piles up and up until you have a plug at the base of the toilet. It can happen in any camping situation, but is most common in dry camping because of the tendency to want to conserve water. Think of your toilet at home where every flush uses 1.6+ gallons of water. In the camper, we tend to use a fraction of that. Your solution is to get a stick, press the toilet foot pedal and GENTLY try to push, pry and knock down the offending pile into the tank. You do NOT want to poke a hole in the tank so be gentle! Once that is done, then you can start flushing the tank again and again. It will take time and a lot of water to re-liquify everything, but that’s what needs to happen. Moving forward, make sure to use plenty of water with every flush
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