You need a sewer hose to connect the RV drain valve
to the parks sewer line or dump station. Unless you use your RV only a few days a year we recommend you get a heavy duty hose.
They cost a little more but they're worth it. I've seen fellow RVers out wrapping duct tape around a leaky drain hose... always
at the worst possible time if you know what I mean.
Most of the time you will need 10 feet of hose or less but
if you travel enough you will find a time when you'll need more.
We used to carry a 5' and two 10' hoses. By coupling them
in different combinations I could get a length at least close to what we needed without have a lot of extra hose snaking all
over.The problem is that it's impossible to stuff all that hose into an 8' bumper. And we don't have a lot of other storage
space. Not to mention having to have extra connectors. Now I carry one 12' Sewer Master hose and a 10' standard heavy duty
hose.
The Sewer Master hose looks like any other sewer hose but
it has the ability to be whatever length you need between its compressed length of 4 feet and its maximum length of 12 feet.
You know when you first buy a new sewer hose how nice and
compressed it is? But then, after it's been stretched out for a while, you can almost never get it compressed again? And even
if you do it want's to spring back out again. Well, the Sewer Master will easily compress back to it's 4' storage length and
stay there! Only six feet to reach the drain? Just stretch out enough Sewer Master to reach and the rest stays compressed.
As long as the rig is within 12' of the drain, I always
have just the right length. On the rare occasion when I need a longer length I add the other hose.
I use the red EZ threaded plastic couplings made by Valterra to make up my hoses. My extra hose has a valve/hose adaptor on one end and the male bayonet fitting on the other. The Sewer
Master has a valve/hose adaptor and the universal sewer adapter.
If I need one hose I use the Sewer Master. If I need two
hoses the regular hose attaches to the sewer valve on the trailer and the Sewer Master connects to the bayonet fitting. Essentially,
I can make a hose twenty-two feet long.
Whenever the sewer pipe has a threaded end I like to use
the sewer thread attachment in addition to the universal sewer connector. This assures a good leak proof connection. Some
parks require their use.
I also have a heavy duty hose about 4' long with a valve/hose
adaptor on one end and the male bayonet fitting on the other. This is my dump station hose. The coupler fits down the sewer
pipe and help prevent the hose from pulling out while dumping.
At $44.95 plus $8 s/h the Sewer Master is more than you
would pay for a standard hose but it's a quality product and comes with a 30-day money-back satisfaction guarantee and an
unconditional 1-year warrantee. For full timers and other serious RVers I think it's money well spent.
Available from Phase Four Industries toll free 1 877 RVSTUFF
(1-877-787-8833) www.phasefourindustries.com
Valterra EZ Couplings are available at RV stores or online
at: http://www.valterra.com/RV/ez_coupler.htm
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