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Topic: Up s**ts creek without a paddle

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MizzMazzle

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I hope this is the right place to post this... We bought a 28ft American RV around 3 years ago to stay in Norwich, Norfolk in on our families driveway/front garden while we save for a house, the plan was to sell the whole thing to someone who could take it away once we were done with it. Sadly, we had no luck with that, so we have taken it apart, stripped the metal off of it which we plan to sell at a scrap yard and taken the rest to the dump. But... Since we had access to the facilities in the house and we knew we wouldnt be moving it ourselves so we had no way to dispose of the waste, the bathroom was never used. After dismantling the whole thing including cutting up the chassis. We have discovered that the people who sold us the RV didn't empty the black tank and I mean this thing is FULL... so now we have no idea what to do. Its too big and heavy to be moved by ourselves and its not like we can just empty it onto the driveway.... any advise or assistance would be greatly appreciated

Somersetcamping

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Get a company in to pump the tank out like the do with a domestic cess pit!

Fiona W

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Also called a septic tank. A tanker will need access.
Or ask a standard drain cleaning firm - we use one every 10 years or so, due to tree roots in our sewer. They come with a van, and might transfer the contents of your tank into your sewer via the manhole cover (which will be in your drive). They might query what chemicals are in the tank.
Might cost several hundred £.
Some size of tank, if you can’t lift it…. Not the grey waste tank? It’s much bigger.

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Septic tank emptier, simples.

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Septic tank/cess pit same thing different names!

daveyjp

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Septic tank, or portaloo hire company will clear it.

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If there is a sewer access drain cover on property don a facemask, cut top off tank & use a bucket to decant it into the sewer. Take empty tank to tip

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