[C320-list] Waste Tank Question

[Martin Rosenberg]

I thought about it but rejected it for a few reasons. First, two fittings
on the side of the tank with the potential (Murphy's Law) to leak. Also,
unless the tube diameter is substantial, I'd be afraid of constant
clogging. Besides, do you really want to look at it?
Martin
#823


On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 1:11 PM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anyone considered putting in a couple L shaped fittings on the tank,
> one near the top and one closer to the bottom and connect them with a clear
> hose? Just take a look. Or would it get so dirty that you couldn't see
> anything in the hose?
>
> I have considered it but haven't done it yet.
>
> John Meyers
> #406 Wind Chime
> Muskegon, MI
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Martin Rosenberg <
> martinlrosenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > How do you check the status of your waste tanks? The PO of my boat stored
> > it for the winter with the tank FULL. I didn't know and since I wasn't
> > using it assumed that it was empty. I finally removed the vent hose and
> > unscrewed the fitting to inspect and found that it was inches from the
> > vent!!
> > Anyway, short of emptying it every week from paranoia, I need a reliable
> > way to check the tanks. I've been looking at different tank monitors and
> so
> > far, the iSeries from Tech-Edge is the only one that looks decent. Since
> > it's over $200 I'd like to get some references. What do you all use?
> > Martin Rosenberg
> > "Avalon"  #823
> >
>