I regularly clean my drainage hoses with bleach, but as others have said there comes a time when it needs to be replaced I purchased a roll of gray flexible hose and use PVC sockets as joiners, the hose comes in several sizes and is fairly cheap at Bunnings or Masters.
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I store mine under the van, have access to 1 side of the hollow chassis rail and have added a length of 50mm conduit along the outside of the chassis rail with clips. So from the front double the hose in half and poke both ends into the chassis and conduit respectively, all the way and then secure the front (middle section) with a bungee strap.
No stink, no need to drain and easily out of the way. twice the length of the van so plenty of length as required.
I purchased a black waste water hose that was smooth on both the outside & inside ... 15 years ago. I think that it is readily available in light purple.
I store it in appx 7 meter lengths in conduits under the van. It would probably develop kinks if I tried to roll it up. Joins together with short lengths of conduit.
Before returning it to the storage conduit after every use, I wash it thru with water from my van's 'A' frame tap until it runs clear & then wipe the outside as I feed it in to the conduit. Still as good as new.
Never had any pong.
ps. For several years I also used it to distribute grey water around the yard at home base. Forgot to load it one trip so I got the cheapest ribbed one that I could find & when I got home I used that one for the home base grey water.
ps. Looks like Ollie & I think alike ..........
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much of the smell comes from washing water with food scraps and fat. We always make sure plenty of hot water goes down the sink, especially before moving. If you unscrew the hose from your RV sullage hose, the end of the hose should not smell and have a layer of fatty smelly stuff. Regularly tip plain hot water down your sink or hand basin to dissolve the fat and get rid of the smell. We never carry the hoses in either vehicle - in my one it sits on a tray between the draw bars
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Use Nappy San, hang your ribed tube through a tree /cloths line and fill it up from a bucket using a small funnel from the $2 shop. two hours later brand new.
Can't beat plenty of water to clean hoses etc.. I keep our hose seperate so no chance of contamination.. Last rinse with domestose then into bag.. I try not to dump chemicals as it could be septic system ?
Had similar problem after away for 2 mths tied drain hose up on rear bumper at floor level and run some water in, poured about half a cup of Mr Mussle (woolies) down each plug hole and add more water and leave good half hour. lower drain hose and flush does a good job. I cut my black hose into three and only use what is required.
What a $20.00 a length why bother going through the cleaning process if it starts to smell You could block the end and fill it with a solution of bleach and water then block the other end and after 30 minutes or flush it but ask yourself is it worth the effort
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A lot of good advice and ideas been put forward.
Many thanks to all the good folk here who once again have helped out with their collective knowledge :)
Cheers, John
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What a $20.00 a length why bother going through the cleaning process if it starts to smell You could block the end and fill it with a solution of bleach and water then block the other end and after 30 minutes or flush it but ask yourself is it worth the effort
Wash it every time as it will stink if you don't.. Mine caries black water as well.. So you can see why I clean and flush it..
