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Originally Posted by TandE
So I have a 2013 hideout 22rbwe with the outside kitchen and as some of you know it just has a pan with no drain in it that you have to dump out. I was doing a few things on the trailer and decided to look at it a bit more to see if I could put a drain on it.
Here's the question- could I add a fitting to the side of the black tank and run a pipe up to the outdoor kitchen compartment? Of course right under the compartment would be a P-trap and then go to the tank.
And then inside the compartment there would be a cap on the pipe to the tank where I could make a quick connection of some sort to connect to the sink pan but can be removed when the kitchen is stowed (still need to verify clearances but looks as though it might work).
Would this be a bad idea connecting to the black tank? My only reasoning for connecting it there is to help with black tank draining and of course not having to worry about emptying the sink pan.
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I would be very reluctant to add anything to the wall of the black tank on my own. The chances for failure of the seal are just too great for my tastes. If you really wanted to dump into the black tank, cut into the vent pipe several inches or more above the top of the black tank. That way it takes an overfill condition to even reach the possibility of a spill. And, fittings for the 1.5" ABS vent pipe are readily available and very easy to work with, creating a better and much safer seal.
However, draining into the black vent pipe may not work so well depending on the height of the sink bottom. If you can't attain at least a foot of drop or more between the bottom of the sink and the tap point on the vent pipe, I think you'd be running the risk of some kind of messy accident sooner or later. Remember that the anti-siphon device on the black tank flush systems is at least 36" or higher above the tank.
If you regularly camp where there are waste water hookups on the sites, you'd be better off to rig up a "T" with a valve to go into stinkly slinky and just drain the sink water that way.
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